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Quality Y connector for a subwoofer?
Try Radio Shack. You can buy a ready made set or make your own. With a little wire, cute gold connectors, srink tube and a soldering iron you can make great connectors at a fair price. Now here's the fun part! Tell all your audiophile friends you ... 
beethoven 9th..which recording
I have two CD versions: The Royal Philharmonic Orch., Rene Leibowitz conducting. It’s on the Chesky label and is ADD. The recording was made in mid. 1961 and remastered in 1990. There is a minor tape hiss but it is an outstanding performance. The ... 
Out of Control
I can't add a thing to what's been written! I totally agree. 
Speaker Fetish
I am gald to find I am not alone. I need a larger house for all the old equipment I never sell. Has anyone else tried to get a huge pair of Electostatic speakers in to a closet? The walls will never look the same..lol. My wife is just as bad as me... 
Anyone heard "O Brother Where Art Thou?
After reading these post this morning I went out and got the disc today. I love it! The first track is a little weird. I have not seen the movie, so it took a few seconds to figure out what they were beating on..lol A few week ago I picked up an o... 
Grouding for dedicatied lines?
My best advise, Hire a Licensed Electrical Contractor and make use He or She pulls a permit for the Job from your local Building Dept. This will cover your ass with your insurance company if some jerk burns down your house. 
Multi channel much better than stereo?
Tireguy, I agree with you. I'll hate myself in the morning. I have a seperate mid-fi video system in my family room and the DTS DVD of the Eagles Hell Freezes Over concert sound pretty dam good. I for one am not looking forward to the possibility ... 
Pink Floyd - The Wall Sony 2000
Bjack, I agree the DS remasters are outstanding. I have Meddle and DSOM on MoFi and the 1994 remasters. The MoFi disks are muddy. The 94's are clear, clean and have twice the detail. A big plus for me was the remastering of Pink Floyds Obscured by... 
Granite Under Speakers Over A Wood Floor
My system is also on a wood floor. I use 3/4x15x24 inchs slab of Granite under each spiked speaker. I work in construction and get it free. When a builder puts in granite counter tops in a kitchen the sink and built in range top are cut out and le... 
Most overpriced audio component made
I am a Building Inspector, so I have unique knowledge. At the same time I am an Audiophile, I do understand the need for the ?Best?. I did put in a ?Dedicated 20 amp circuit? for my amp. I did it because my amp?s Owner Manual recommends it. When I... 
Most overpriced audio component made
For me it’s Power Cords. A person pays $200 for the latest and greatest, then plugs it into a $1.95 receptacle/wall outlet which in turn is connected to 10 other outlets/devices and then runs 50 feet back to the Service Panel. The wiring in most c... 
Freak Me Out
You want weird, here ya go. I love Electronic Music! Try these:1) Anything from Synergy aka: Larry Fast2) LOGOS or UNDERWATER SUNLIGHT from Tangerine Dream3) Anything by Kraftwerk4) Peter Gabriel SecurityAll of the above should give your head and ... 
Help: Re tubing Jolida JD 1000
Thanks for the response Al. I think the factory tubes are Chinese, they are unmarked. What I would like to achieve after re-tubing is greater dramatics, if possible. The mid?s appear to be muddy and lack punch. The bottom end is at present is fine... 
X-10D tube buffer to tame 9000ES bright?
I use the device coupled with a 11 year old magnavox cd player. It has smoothed out all the rough edges and added the missing detail. I have used it with a very cheap magnavox DVD player and loved it. I have found the cheaper the player the better... 
Krell versus Levinson experience
I was at CES in Vegas last month. The ML and Krell booths were in the main convention hall with ALL the mid-fi gear. Most of the other High End companies were miles away at the Alexis Park Hotel. That fact alone makes a person wonder.