tonywinga
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| How do you find time to enjoy your $$$ speakers and system? In college, the music didn’t stop until late into the night. Every Friday night the local DJ would play Martian Boogie (Brownsville Station). It was hard for a while after college working in silence at the office. I have had a stereo system eve... | |
| Dedicated power circuits When I ran my MC cable I used metal boxes for the outlets so that the MC cable jacket is attached to the metal outlet box and the metal case of the breaker box. I believe the metal casing of the breaker box is grounded. I did not know that the M... | |
| Furman Elite 15 PFi - just purchased 3-2023 I bought the same power conditioner several years back and found it made a positive difference in the sound of my stereo. And then, as I worked on major upgrades to my stereo, I moved up to the AQ Niagara 5000. Expensive, but an even further imp... | |
| Dedicated power circuits I have Pass Labs mono amps. Combined they pull 740 Watts at idle. Nice little heaters. Until I exceed the Class A bias current that wattage is constant. I think they are Class A up to around 80 Watts if memory serves. My preamps and DAC use ... | |
| Choosing new cables One line of cables not often spoken of on these forums but worthy of serious consideration is Purist Audio Design. They are not glamorous looking and come in a canvas bag. You can audition them through The Cable Co. $15k might not be enough dep... | |
| Some famous reviewers have atrocious listening rooms! I would not want to review equipment. It would take the enjoyment of the music away for me. I would not be able to separate the work side from the relaxing pleasure side. Listening would become work all the time for me. I grew up in the 1960s ... | |
| Buzz from mouse in speaker Next time say it this way, “Buzz in speaker from mouse.” I didn’t want to read your post at first because I thought you had a live mouse in your speaker making noise. Ewwww. Anyway, what they all said. The computer is a noisy source. Ditch th... | |
| Dedicated power circuits I have two dedicated circuits using MC 12 AWG. Each branch is less than 40 feet long. One feeds the front end and one the mono amps. Originally, I had the two breakers side by side, ie. separate legs. Somewhere in these forums I read that it i... | |
| New Outlets Lead to Better Sounding and Tasting Coffee I like Beethoven’s symphonies. Just like MS Windows- the odd numbered ones are better than the even numbered ones. | |
| DAW vs Alexia 1 vs Sasha 2, descending order of $$ I'll give you my impressions about the Sasha DAW and the Alexia 2. I love listening to my Sasha DAWs. I have had them 7 months now. About 2 years ago I heard the Sasha DAWs and the Alexia 2s in a store. I went back a few months later and audi... | |
| Is Imaging Worth Chasing? @kota1 Those are speakers? They look like transporter inhibitors. What century are you from? And that top picture- are those cooling fins on the back of those speakers? I played the violin back in school (1960s). Never thought to nail it to ... | |
| New Outlets Lead to Better Sounding and Tasting Coffee Since someone brought it up… When I bought my AQ Niagara 5000 for the stereo, I moved my Furman Elite 15 Power Conditioner to my HT System (trickle down). The picture on my TV improved quite noticeably. It is sharper and has brighter colors. F... | |
| New Outlets Lead to Better Sounding and Tasting Coffee Just yesterday morning my Barista downtown was telling me that when she was in Guatemala the ladies would grind the coffee beans by hand. They crush the beans with rollers and depending on the purpose of the beans the fineness of the grind would ... | |
| New Outlets Lead to Better Sounding and Tasting Coffee Score one for erik_squires. It's the little things that sometimes give us the greatest pleasure. Basic things like stable power in our homes will enhance the performance and longevity of equipment from refrigerators to speakers. Underdesigned e... | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? I watched the video, well I jumped through it. Their comments about the Isoacoustics Gaia feet were that it improved the sound but the mid range became harsh sounding. They seem to attribute this problem to the Gaia feet but I'm thinking the Gai... |