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| Can upgraded power cords help my setup? I obtained my undergraduate chemical engineering degree from Manhattan - I worked in the pharmaceutical field developing drugs a few of which were successfully brought to market. This required learning about and becoming proficient in computers, e... | |
| Can upgraded power cords help my setup? David and Mr Kaic,I invite you to come listen to my system, a moderately high end system and see if you can determine (blindly) when expensive power cords are being used and when they are not.Everyone that has listened easily determined when the e... | |
| Speaker recommendation for married couple May I recommend a pair of Aerial 5B speakers? They're an excellent value and make beautiful music. While they're not super efficient, they're not difficult to drive either. And they work very well is both small and large rooms. | |
| Cable elevators Try the thick black foam that is used to insulate 3/4" or 1" copper pipes. The stuff I get is usually ~ 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" thick, so the OD of the insulation is about 3 1/2" to 4". I cut it to the length / height I want and viola, instant cable elev... | |
| WORST Experience Ever in Dealing With Woodbridge Stereo NJ I have experience with UPS, Fed Ex and Woodbridge Stereo / Video.Shippers:I've had much better experience with Fed Ex than UPS, fortunately Fed Ex hasn't damaged a package of mine yet. I've received multiple damaged packages from UPS - including a... | |
| Pass Labs upgrade? Call and speak with Kent English at Pass Labs. Kent spent time with me during our quest to get the "right" Pass amp.He's honest and straight forward - a refreshing break from our marketing induced culture.Kent explained each step up the Pass line ... | |
| McIntosh MC601 vs Pass Labs XA 100.8 (or 160.8) Semaj,I happened to review this post and wanted to ask what you decided / did?Hope you're enjoying both music and your system.Most sincerely, Thomas | |
| McIntosh MC601 vs Pass Labs XA 100.8 (or 160.8) I've lived with Pass amplifiers for a long, long time. From Nelson's Threshold days, with his Aleph amplifiers to his next to current designs.We currently have a pair of XA-200.5's for our Sasha I speakers, MIT Oracle cables, Meridian 800 series d... | |
| Looking for audiophile friendly master electrician Nassau county Long Island NY Altoman,I may be able to help you, and I can be reached at seven three two seven seven nine one two five seven.Kindest regards, Thomas Foti. | |
| buyer beware do not buy from this seller A simple method to resolve this is to use your credit card when funding PayPal.I've had a dispute using PayPal and their process (several years ago) offered no refund if the seller was found guilty (this for an expensive new motorcycle exhaust sys... | |
| GamuT M230 Mono Amps - Anyone have a pair? Take photographs of the amplifier with the top off, the front, rear and sides. Send it to GamuT directly and or an authorized retailer and let them tell you.Also, contact the retailer they were purchased from - you didn't state if you were the ori... | |
| Best in wall speaker rated cable I use Monoprice 12 guage CL rated speaker wire (CL = UL rated for in wall use).99.95% pure copper, well made with good quality outer jacket, flexible and very reasonably priced.It comes in 2 and 4 conductor configurations.2 conductor wire is $33 f... | |
| Audio Research Reference 5 SE Preamps For Sale? Anyone see the Ref 6?It's ugly - REALLY UGLY! | |
| Time to replace Tice Solo? Tice Power Conditioners - Wow!We used 2 sets of Power Block & Titans, Series II with TPT Treatment for years.Not sure why the 10 year age was referred to, we used ours for longer and our friend bought them and currently uses them in his system... | |
| looking for truly transparent affordable amp s The Pass XA-30.5 is an easy recommendation.While it'll be slightly higher then your $2,500 limit, it will EASILY be worth the few extra hundred dollars.We've used this amplifier with our moderately high end system (Meridian 800 Series Sources, MIT... |