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Mundorf Silver/Gold in Oil Supreme Caps Any Good?
"Mundorf Silver oil poly caps are far more balanced and natural sounding at 1/2 the price"In my dictionary = Balanced & Natural as you state above is what I considered to be Neutral in my comments about the silver's, or correct sound.. sorry f... 
Mundorf Silver/Gold in Oil Supreme Caps Any Good?
Well, The Gold's are not as neutral from my understanding as the silvers..And they are probably way more picky in the application.. The bass is Excellent with the silvers in a Preamp I can tell you that.. However I would not use these exotic caps ... 
Zu Definition 1.5 vs Merlin VSM-MXe
Hmm.. Well this is interesting.. I do have to go on record, you can call me nuts, but if in anyway the Zu's with a total of 12, 10" drivers cannot reproduce the explosive transients of a classical recording with ease, over a sytem with a total of ... 
How do I glue my magnet back on
Just use JB Weld... It will never move again guaranteed, the stuff holds engine blocks together. about 3.99 for the kit at any local walmart, auto store etc... 
HELP...Bubble Wrap Marks in PIANO BLACK Speakers??
You might have to use an actual car buffer, the rotating wheel with some speed and use a good amount of polish carefull not to burn the finish or if there is a clear coat. But basically by hand sounds like you will not have the pressure or speed t... 
Do I need better center ch speaker-dialog unclear?
Gotta tell you,, I have found many movies are not mixed that well all the time and the dialog is just killed by the other sounds sometimes even in a calibrated system.. However what I found that really seems to be the culprit in many cases is the ... 
Anyone using Nuforce Ref 9 Mono Blocks?
Heres a couple links if interested...Odyssey august 2006, also the new extremes use Vishay resistors, red boards and some fancier top plates for the 2006-2007 models, some other upgrades too from my understanding.http://www.audiocircle.com/circles... 
Xover parts quality,/sound difference?
Jade, truth is that is a lot of parts like you said, and might take longer to settle in and then bigger changes will occur. When I did my last pair they sounded more efficient having to use less power to drive at first but sounded a little restric... 
Xover parts quality,/sound difference?
Sean, I see what you are saying. I agree, also just to clarify I was simply trying to keep it more 'well more simple I guess. I was also more or less just stating that the simpler design in the crossover might have the quicker and more apparent re... 
Anyone using Nuforce Ref 9 Mono Blocks?
If you have any glare or anything from odyssey, Its A- Due to you have to adjust the Bias to custom setting due to your voltage is not 120 volts in the house and klaus will infact do this on order, but I prefer to keep it at the standard 120 volt ... 
12AT7 tubes
Well I guess exactly what you said, they sound warmer which counteracts the steril newer stuff most the time. Very detailed, deep quiet, bass is all there.. And they normally run dead silent in comparison to all other tubes I have had.. Yes JJ's a... 
12AT7 tubes
Mullards are the best I have heard... Can change systems from nice to incredible.. Most of the time the gear is beyond the quality of the tube used in it and you would never need a 15 k piece of gear, just some real good and silent musical tubes o... 
Anyone using Nuforce Ref 9 Mono Blocks?
If you prefer a boat anchor try out odyssey extremes.. About the same price and return policy you search, with traditional but very powerfull sound, No RFI issues, and put tube pre's in front of them and they easily compete and beat most stuff any... 
Xover parts quality,/sound difference?
definatley the more complex with higher slope designs, the more expensive and lesser sound to be had per dollar. 
Any Boulder pre/power amp users here?
B'older' & B'oUlder'....Cables... Boulder the electronics are spelled with a 'U', Bolder Cables does exist.. Bolders Digital Cable is excellent and a giant killer, however I have not tried the interconnects or speaker cables.