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| keeping perspective on evaluating improvements @twoleftears - have you considered whole house surgeprotection?https://www.schneider-electric.us/en/product-range-presentation/61969-square-d-hepd80-home-electronics-protective-device/Would guard against surges caused by power outages, but does no... | |
| Speakers least affected by room acoustics @recordchanger2018 - RE:...i have an acoustic problem, a high ceiling that echos.I’m with @audiotroy on this one - sound bounces off everything hard in a small space and creates havoc- higher the room the more it bounces One of the most effective ... | |
| Isolation stands: snakeoil? Ooops - a typo - should have been.... It’s a bit like buying a hammer and then using it to hammer home SCREWS - it works, but it will never achieve that really strong joint. Old Age :-) | |
| Best DIY power cable. Why not make? @dgarretson - I agree with your design approach - specifically for that application - it makes a lot of sense.May I suggest braiding the three main conductors - not twisting them - it should improve dynamic performance and noise floor even further... | |
| where best to spend $2-3000 upgrade dollars in my system @ bksuperphon2 - I believe your cables are your weakest link!Take a look at KLE Innovations cablesFor IC’s start with the gZero3’sFor Speaker cables use the gZero6Don’t be put off by their appearance - they put all of their R&D dollars into pe... | |
| Isolation stands: snakeoil? I think the issues with most things deemed "Snake Oil" is with the terminology used to promote each particular brand of snake oil.e.g. "this gadget reduces (or eliminates) vibration"What kind of vibration?- airborne vibrations - floor vibrations- ... | |
| Best DIY power cable. Why not make? @sophie999 - apologies for the delay - been busy :-)RE: - Is there a huge advantage in twisting conductors around each other vs just running them next to each other?Yes there is an advantage to twisting conductors - it actually reduces the effect ... | |
| Rega Planar 3 It may a combination of the Motor RFI/EMI and a tonearm grounding issueTry testing for continuity across the ground wire and the tonearm - if that is OK then your cartridge is sensitive to noise from the motor. Grado carts used to be very sensitiv... | |
| Two Type of sound and listener preference are there more? @audiotroy - you might want to track if the hearing of either camp is omni vs. uni directional - it might explain a lotOmni Directonal hearing people do not like being in a crowded roomUni Directonal hearing people can focus on a single conversati... | |
| Best DIY power cable. Why not make? A word of warning regarding the use of solid core conductors for power cables...They can...- break- come out of the plugs/connectorsGranted after a while - but that time frame really depends on the userI’m all for safety and will always use strand... | |
| Best DIY power cable. Why not make? @sophie999 - also take a look at thesehttp://image99.net/blog/files/d048bbacfce9bcad4a025be804771d9a-76.htmlAnd get these Bananas - they outperform bare wirehttp://image99.net/blog/files/f6ae775e30339e2b0375b739988237b7-77.htmlDuelund wire would b... | |
| Speaker cable suggestions @bi0drain - the KLE Innovations are significantly better than the JW Audio cablesYou may think that is hard ot believe, but for me there is nothing betterExtremely articulate, very open with superb imaging, exceptional bass control and very deta... | |
| Speaker cable suggestions @bi0drain - take a look at KLE Innovations QPURITY8's or the gZero6Probably the last cables you buy- except for their interconnects and power cablesI had the gZero6 for a couple of years and they were exceptoinal - the QPURITY offers s little more... | |
| Avant-garde speakers @russ751 - Whilst auditioning a Bluesound Node 2, I had the sales person hook it up to a system with the Duo’s - just for fun :-)They wowed me from the get go...- extremely articulate and detailed- very balanced sound- superb imaging - even in the... | |
| Best DIY power cable. Why not make? @leezmaze - the rhodium plated plugs are the most "affordable" I could find on eBayI actually prefer the Sonarquest or Vanguard silver plated copper because silver plated copper has the best conductivity ratingPure copper (not plated) have a tende... |