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| Power cable dilemma If we’re looking for lab tests, after searching, I can’t really find any. I thought for sure there would be at least one or two out there, but as of yet, I haven’t found one. It looks the only tests out there (beside manufacturer’s descriptions) ... | |
| Luxman 590AX II Break-In What are your associated components? | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… Various ECC8100 tubes are readily available. I bought four on ebay.de | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… @ortodox My FinkTeam KIM speakers have a sensitivity of 86db, and the A200 drives them without difficulty. | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… @grannyring Have you found that vibration control has made a meaningful difference in how your A200 performs? | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… @hchilcoat That's very interesting! I was seriously considering a pair of WvL SON, but due to space restrictions, went with the smaller FinkTeam KIM. The field coil bass of the SON is sensational, but the KIM also employ a (custom) AMT tweeter. | |
| If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over............. Back to Oakland by Tower of Power (ideally the 2008 Japanese remaster) One of the greatest Soul/Funk albums ever produced. | |
| I can't believe this. I bought a high-end BRYSTON digital player and stablemate DAC pre-owned. I sent the player back to BRYSTON for a full software reinstall and general status look over . It went in on or about October 2021 and I got it back on or about March 2022, ... | |
| Qln, Joseph Audio, Audiovector, Marten, or Canton...? I have been using FinkTeam KIM speakers for about a year now, and they are <$15k and superb. Note that they are technically stand-mount, but are affixed to the integral stands at the factory. FWIW I did audition the Martin Parker Duo (a step up... | |
| Flat Screen Television behind speakers I have a 65" SONY flatscreen TV between my speakers. It is also slightly above the top of the speakers, which are placed about 20" in from the screen. No doubt that the sound is better when I place a fabric cover over the TV. I had one custom mad... | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? A very respected loudspeaker developer told me that they had put needles into a potato and used that as a loudspeaker cable. They couldn't distinguish the sound of the potato from that of the very respected high priced cables. Yes, but you negl... | |
| Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference? I'm an electrical engineer and many time have serious doubts about one might consider "woo-woo" claims about the impact of more expensive interconnects, power cords, fiber optic, etc. And yet, based on the rest of your above post, you apparent... | |
| Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference? I am not an "objectivist", and, as mentioned in my initial comment, do believe that cables can make a difference. But since a poster recommended these: Iconoclast 4x4 UPOCCC Gen 2 I thought that some readers might be interested in Amir’s revi... | |
| Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference? Hi @ryder I’m skeptical. No, not a "cable skeptic", as I have spent significantly more money on cables than any true skeptics ever would, and believe that they can indeed make noticeable differences. But I am also a strong believer in diminishin... | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? @akg_ca Thanks for sharing your experiences. Obviously related components can be a very important variable, and then there is the ever present question of diminishing returns. The other issue is that even if one wanted to A/B speaker cables, it... |