williewonka
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| Cable Controversy Psag, I, like you, believed balanced were the best solution.Then I got the opportunity to compare a 2 meter Kimber Kable silver balanced IC to a 1 meter KLE Innovations gZero3 single ended IC on a very nice Ayre/Magic system.The gZero3 sounded ... | |
| Integrated Owners: I Need an Excellent Power Cord KLE Innovations has just announced their power cable.If it is anywhere near as good as their other cables it should be a contenderRegards | |
| Cable Controversy One thing I discovered about some pretty high profile cable manufacturers is - their speaker cables can actually degrade an amp’s performance to the point of failure.This applies to speaker cables that have a high capacitance - they should NOT be ... | |
| Has anyone had any luck with Lovan equipment racks? Had one for around 5 years and very satisfied with it.I've upgraded the turntable and amp shelves to 3/4" mdfI also added sorbothane damping to the struts between the posts to stop them ringing.They do a great job of eliminating vibrations.Regards | |
| New Room (from House to Apt) advice wanted on minimizing complaints How serious do you want to get?checkout i.e. Google "Green Glue" it allows you to mount a second layer of drywall and provides dramatic reduction of noise transfer without the loss of realestate. The website has mounting details.You can get mass l... | |
| Looking for IC and speaker cable suggestion Cygnus, here’s my two cents worth- KLE Innovations- Anitcables If you are not afraid of getting your hands dirty here is a DIY solutionwww.image99.net/blogthey perform extremely well and reside in my system, KLE Innovations gzero6 speaker cables b... | |
| Cable Controversy Some light reading.....www.image99.net/blogBTW - these are extremely good cables.But if you are not into DIY there are some great alternatives...- KLE Innovations- Anticablesregards | |
| First "audiophile" system, now what? Any easy fixes here? Etwilley, you are in about the "same place" I was a few years ago.I fealt that the system components were adequate, but believed there were some areas that needed to be addressed.I started looking into cables and started by upgrading the power sid... | |
| Strange Oscillation Falconquest - much of this thread points to issues unrelated to my comments below, but there are a couple of comments which made me wonder....I do have first hand experience with a problematic Ayre amplifier and internal osculation issues.The amp ... | |
| difussor's I've been playing with traps and diffusion for over two years and what I discovered about my listening environment surprised me completely.- Room - 11.5 x 15 x 8ft (tall)- Hardwood floor with 5 x 8 carpet in the centre- system is at one end of the... | |
| Balanced or single ended phono cable to Aesthetix Io? +1 on the KLE RCA's - I use them everywhere and they are much better than all other RCA's I have tried - including WBTKLE IC's and speaker cables also rock and worth every penny | |
| Balanced or single ended phono cable to Aesthetix Io? Apparantly - and I stress apparently, because it is just something I have heard - so don't shoot the messenger.Balanced (XLR) cables are significantly better where the cable is longer than 30+ feet. However, there is an opinion that the balanced c... | |
| Bookshelf speakers on a budget Look at the Tannoy Mercury lineup - good value and performance.Quite neutral and well balanced.Depending on the model you may find a sub will provide significant improvements without the need for those floor-standersRegards... | |
| Audirvana 2.x Upgrade Benefits Rbstehno, when you were looking at music servers, did you happen to try the Blue Sound?I've auditioned it and it sounds really nice. Just wondered how it comparesCheers | |
| Audirvana 2.x Upgrade Benefits Samleung - Interesting.... I’ve tried it with Version 1.x, but not 2.x. No plans to try it just now because I would have to give up the remote control feature because I use a droid device for remote control currently.Of course, once Damien comes o... |