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| DIY speaker: braid vs twist vs straight I have never used silver wire in my speaker cables. I did use it once in a preamp I modded, and it was too bright. If you use a SET amp w/ transformer induced problems like high-end rolloff, it can be used to somewhat compensate for that. I really... | |
| Audiogon Hall of Fame? And the nominees are... Since I am named above, I am staying out of it. :^) But seriously, I very much enjoy this site and it's posters. I've made friends here. Everyone, especially myself, can get a short-fuse now and then. And I'm sure I'm known as being highly opinion... | |
| Tube Preamp for Dynaco ST 70 Good suggestions, Dekay. I would also like to add the MFA Magus to the list. Also, the Counterpoint preamps. They are very good preamps w/ phono sections. The MFA can be had used, of course, for under $600, and sometimes the Counterpoints are seen... | |
| How often do you upgrade your other passions? Since I had to do a paint job on my Jag XJS anyway because of that tree limb falling on the hood, I decided to put 2 rows of hood louvers into it before repainting. Of course, all the little flaws in the body will get the perfection treatment, and... | |
| Ok, so what does Phase Inversion actually do?? I have always been under the impression that if you have a phase-inverting preamp, you should correct the phase, either in the IC's or the speaker leads to ensure proper phasing at the output. If you do not do this, the initial impulse of the driv... | |
| Can someone recommend a few Joni Michell albums? "Miles of Aisles" is a double LP that has many of the most loved Joni songs, recorded in a live performance. The recording is a good one, and the crowd doesn't really interfere with the songs. The song "All I Want" on this LP is IMO the best versi... | |
| Review: Axiom Loudspeakers M-80ti Speaker Do you have the speakers on spikes? If they are standing directly on the carpet, you can get even better sound for real cheap, by using spiked feet under them. A very effective easy improvement. | |
| Love for music shatter by highend equipment I enjoy both the music and the gear. I generally buy what I consider to be the best "bang for the buck" type products in the medium priced category, which for me is about $1500-$3000 per component. I enjoy what effect it has on my listening experi... | |
| HD Digital Radio Chip announced I haven't heard anything about it. Can you tell us more about what it is, and what it does? Will it be a subscriber service, like the satellite radio? Is there a sampling rate or protocol that would limit sound quality like CD? Can it be added or ... | |
| DIY speaker: braid vs twist vs straight Dekay, my big tubing is from Lowe's. I think it is polyethelene. I would have liked to have gotten Teflon, but I wanted to get the wires done, and didn't want to wait for mail order. Also, I figured that if the wire was not having alot of contact ... | |
| DIY speaker: braid vs twist vs straight Cdc, I used the 22ga radio shack magnet wire on my 3 meter speaker runs. You can go without the tubing because of the protective enamel, but the enamel can get rubbed off and there is a small chance of shorting the wires together. For this reason ... | |
| Does anybody read reviews? I try to read most of them, and I've commented on a few. I agree that the quality of most of them is not real high. I also agree with Sugarbrie that they should have their own section. I don't know what use could be made of some of these reviews, ... | |
| Review: Harman Kardon T-60 Turntable The T-60 is a good sounding TT. Probably the best of the mass market TT's of the 80's. I sold quite a few of them when I worked at the audio store. HK was our mass market line, and it had some pretty good performers in just about all the areas. Th... | |
| Lowether spakers: Any dissappointment: good/bad? Ake, it's me again. The real choices that you have for drivers are the Lowther, Fostex, and the AER Mk1. AER is more expensive and 16 ohms. They are all good. I have the new Lowther and I think it is the best choice for your amp. The old midrange ... | |
| DIY speaker: braid vs twist vs straight CDC, if you don't have some room in the tubing you will never get the wire through it. You will be very frustrated with the trouble you are going to have as it is. Do not "kink" the wire by pushing too hard on it. If you do, the kink will make it ... |