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| WHY CABLES MATTER! I think Harmon has advocated the single speaker for listening as well. Stinger cables were one of the things we tried back in the 70's. Zip cord seemed to be better. | |
| Velodyne DD15 - worth repairing the plate amp? Did not like them when new as I could always seem to localize them. I DIY, but if I were to go looking to buy, SVS and REL come to mind. | |
| Would you choose 1 ou 2 subwoofers for a stereo set? Two if you can. Much easier to tune. I actually like 12 inch or smaller for better control. I use an Antimode Cinema for DSP control. Works very well and is only in the sub path. Rel, Rhythm, and SVS appear to be the leading subs these days.... | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! Let's be clear. I am NOT saying there is no difference above the "bad" level. I am not telling you if you hear something or not. I am not saying the simplistic measurements sometimes quoted are the whole story. I do want to be clear we can measu... | |
| Adding a power trigger to an amp that doesn't have one I noticed a lot of newer equipment has the standby button problem. One of the reasons I picked a Schiit Vidar is it also has a signal detect. I was looking at integrateds and found only some like Audiolab were still "stupid" Many had trigger out... | |
| Recommend me a DAC under 3k Do not be swayed by arrogant, "must be exotic or it is junk" posters any more than the SINAD chasers. Use your own ears in your system. As there are clear preferences in sound from the many DACs mentioned, that kind of confirms you need to liste... | |
| New AV preamp setup Be sure your AVR firmware and version of Audssey is up to date. With a battery, you can prove phase. Just any AA or other 1.5 V battery. Both could be out of phase if the speaker itself has the woofer and tweeter out of phase so the software ... | |
| era mk 6 c off and on by pass ? Not a problem is you do it carefully. | |
| Oracle CD2500 MKI Bluebook was usually buy @ 25%, sell @ 50 unless it was really special. I suspect you could do better than a nostalgia player for performance. Several new players have come out with much newer electronic technology. Disclosure: I spool FLAC fil... | |
| 3.2 Channel with upgraded L/R or 5.2 channel? Looks like you are looking for an excuse to change a top notch system, just because. You have gone past the excellent equipment and already invested in dubious tweaks. Buy more music, more movies. Leave your system as it is. | |
| Bacch Dsp, True stereo? Actually, too much separation leads to point source sound in my experience. Maybe just thinking about 60's 2 channel, not stereo. Think early Beatles. One would need source material that was not screwed up in the mastering would think. For hea... | |
| Integrated Amplifier for Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution Agree with the DAC and streamer upgrades. Subs are good, but are you taking the LF load off the amp and main speakers? That is where the real improvements come at anything above background levels. You may not like the response Dirac tries f... | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! Found a case where the cable mattered! My Mocero hub that monitors my crawlspace for humidity was flakey. Intermittent Ethernet cable! New generic cable from Amazon, works fine. I do love how those grain crystals are "diodes" so direction ma... | |
| Can I do any better than BJC LC-1 or Gotham GAC-1 Ultra Pro for the money? There are three levels of cable performance: Bad ones. Not just cheap, some very expensive ones are crap. Most cheap ones are not the best in at least RF filtering. Good ones. WBC and Blue Jean LC-1 seem to fall into that category. So do most... | |
| Best place to buy Mcintosh Integrated Amp Your local authorized dealer unless he's a jerk, then just find another one. Prices are all the same. Service may differ. A big part of Mac price is the dealer service pre and post. |