vair68robert
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| Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ? It does seem to work for those who have tried it but there is no way to measure or prove why it seems to work .This is why I am asking the question .As for kool-aid It worked for the Grateful Dead ! | |
| Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ? To explain , when I said converting to bi-wire I meant adding speaker posts and re-configuring the crossover wires .One guy did a test using individual wires of 18 gauge ( 1 @ for per post )after liking the bi-wire configuration he re-wired the cr... | |
| Suggestion for speaker cable for aerial acoustics 7T Have you thought about making your own ?I made my own using Cardas chassis wire and Kimber spades .Have you thought about using 2 sets of cables ?one for the bass and the other for the mid/tweeter orone cable for the positive terminals and the oth... | |
| Thiel Owners beetle , Tom I have my wires taped to the sides of Cardas speaker wire blocks ,which are 2" wide and then crossing in-between each spacing with them being seperated about 1/2" apart at the crossing .I did this so they aren't parallel possiblity r... | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthielSir , you are going way beyond anything I would have imagined ,I never expected to have created this much curiosity , let alone you taking time to actually set up tests that can be measured .Straight wire's original configuration balances... | |
| Thiel Owners @unsound Think of consumers having 2 cables going to thier speakers ,imagine manufactures trying to sell you 2 cables per speaker ,let alone the increase in cost .My freind came over with Shunyata Balck Momba speaker cables ,2 per speaker and only... | |
| Thiel Owners @beetlemania @tomthielI was thinking of a way to test the different connections at the same time, but is sounds like you used a simular method when building your crossovers .But the more I think about it listening in mono might have limited value ... | |
| Thiel Owners @beetlmania I'm glad that you like what your hearing ,more open , clear and dimensional is similar to what TT heard when he tried it , page 155 .Does your preamp have a left / right channel and mono option ?If this does end up sounding better to ... | |
| Record mishaps I won the bids on 3 Pentangle records from Japan on E-bay and somewhere in the mail they got bent !Yes bent , one actually had a fold looking like a stair step !!I send my records out to be ultrsonically cleaned and lucklyhe also offered a flatten... | |
| Thiel Owners After mowing the lawn for the 3rd day in a row , (1 acre with an electric mower ) I thought I'd do something fun likechecking out other Thiel owners virtual systems , they are beautiful !Soon ( I hope ) my room will be presentable enough to show .... | |
| VTA on the fly @larryi for VTA on the fly remotely try Expressimo Audio .for me it's stop everything , loosen the bolt that holds the tonearm and raise or lower then tighten the bolt circa 1985 Merrill turntable . | |
| How far away from your speakers are you? 16 feet from your speakers and only 8 feet apart !8 feet apart and 8 feet to my ears , an equilateral triangle , 39" from front and 30.5 from the wall , not perfect but close to theCardas method . | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @tomic601 @spiritofradioThak YounI've been fortune enough to have seen him live 2 times in the 70's ,he's joined his old friend Steve Goodman . | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Today in memory of John PrineI'll be playing nothing but JP albums ,I have them all .R.I.P Mr. Prine | |
| Thiel Owners @beetlmania Thanks , when I made my speaker cables there were 2 main variables replacing the 2 x 11.5 awg ( 8.5 awg ) Neutral Reference speaker cableswith 1 x 9.5 awg chassis wire and keeping them sperated to eliminate capacitance .I was well rew... |