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| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. OK, Rhodium is off the list. Presumably the copper needs a periodic Deoxit wipe. I have done that before when using bare wire to degunkify. Looks like it's "Hi-yo, Silver, away"! | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. OP Erik - I always enjoy your informative and well-informed posts. Thanks! There are 4 metallurgical options on the Viborg link you provided, Each one has a brief summary as follows: 1) Gold Plated - 【Enhanced Sound Quality】 2) Pure Copper ... | |
| Extract vocals or instruments from tracks with AI! Hi, Bliss Thank you for posting this! Sent me down a most helpful set of rabbit holes. Turns out (of course) that there are other alternatives. A kwik google surfaces, among other links: Top LALAL AI Alternatives for Audio Extraction in 2... | |
| Contemporary Classical Composers - new discoveries OP Nice way to open the discussion. +1 Re: Silvestrov. And big +1 for Helene Grimaud. She will be touring US and Europe (although with a more traditional repertoire) Here is the link should anyone out there be near any of the venues. Unfort... | |
| Speaker placement Quandary +1 on getting the sliders. Many references to Jim Smith's Get Better Sound on other threads here. Book, DVD www.getbettersound.com Jim also does direct consultations. Highly recommended. | |
| Music that has a hold of me beyond understanding “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta” from La Rondine* Wonderful that the OP started out with Puccini. I suggested that a friend take a listen to a few arias I particularly like. “I hate opera” said my buddy, politely yet firmly refusing my offer. OK, ... | |
| What was your first record? Me? Introducing the Beatles on VeeJay records. Hi, Glenn. If you like Mary Robbins, may I suggest you check out the Carolyn Sills Combo. Great musicianship, brilliant songwriting One of their albums, Return to El Paso, retells the story in 5... | |
| Costliest Brainfart My beloved KEF Ref 105.2s... Two wall sockets next to each other, one always on, one switched so it can turn on/off the table lamp. Plug the amps into the wrong outlet (switched). Turn off the lights. Oops, the music disappears. Double oops.... | |
| Amplifier stability with very low impedance, high efficiency mid/tweeter section??? Ralph (atmasphere)- Thank you for all you clear and concise info. Question: What about the potential use of autoformers to improve impedance matching? ,,. e.g., Paul Speltz' autoformers:, quoted here (not a recommendation, I I have no connection... | |
| Looking for an amp that punches way about its weight and I can grow with Hi, Justin (OP) and all, Subject to... your system, ears, preferences, etc. I have had great results with Odyssey (Kismet mono's in the Khartago cases). I don't have Martin-logans but have run the Kismets through my various systems that include B&... | |
| What makes speaker's sound big? Hi, Martin (OP) Much wisdom spread throughout the thread here and elsewhere online. My 2 cents... For a great condensed reference that touches on all this and much more, you may want to get a copy of Jim Smith's "Get Better Sound" https://www.getb... | |
| Looking for a Great Sounding Outdoor Speaker I am looking for speakers for my boat (outside) & am considering the NHT Outdoor One. Some of their other gear has been rated Class A in Stereophile & has always been reasonably priced. So, in the home rig, if 'the room matters', so must t... | |
| Magnepan Unitrac+Denon 103 to need a turntable Hi, Dgd. I've also got a Magnepan Unitrac Arm. I also have an Oracle Mk III with full Brooks Berdan mods as well as a Rega P3 TT. The Unitrac has been mounted in the Rega since I put a Graham arm in the Oracle. I bought the local dealer's personal... | |
| Tube Buffers worth it? In my system, yes, for the digital front end. Analog not so much (vinyl into separate minmailist SS preamp). Viridian is correct with respect to impedence matching & quality / 'oomph' of source(s) driving your amps. I run the MF X10v3 into Lev... | |
| "Old" vs. "new" digital equipment Hi, Bikecommuter. You asked a question that has been on my mind as well. I have a Gen II Theta DS Pre (not DSPro - the Pre includes a passive attenuator for our non-Theta brethren & cistern) fed by a Proceed PDT II. Should I move up the food c... |