wolfie62

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Why are there so many wooden speakers?
Like Kenjit preaches, “Ya gotta listen outside the box, too!”And just like Kenjit often tells me (I’m his friend, ya know), “Open baffle speakers are like eggs from open range chickens.....” 
Why are there so many wooden speakers?
Kenjit and I are close friends. He doesn’t post pics in order to save his intellectual property rights. His speakers are made of hollow concrete filled with lead (Pb) granules. They are incorporated into his walls; a boxless design. They are immov... 
Bose 901 Series 1 & 2 versus KEF 104/2's and 105/3's
I have 3 pair of Panasonic Thrusters I’ll gift you, to match the 901s!Then report back! DSP should help! 
Do Audiophile Cables Matter? Here's PROOF!
I haven’t even watched the YouTube video, and I can ALREADY hear the difference!WOW!!Not.Waste Of money. 
8 track tape vs 1st press vinyl
There was, and is, NO 8T ever made that was better than a “decent” cassette tape or deck. Very few cassettes could better a decent LP on a decent table with a decent cartridge!why are we even discussing this??8T tapes were recorded enmass just lik... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Testing my mod’ed GE VR1000 cartridge.1965 Bobby Hackett and Glenn Miller Orchestra.Phenomenal!!! 
How to select a good Speaker Cable
I just use 0000 AWG welding cable. $40/ft at my local welding supply store.NEXT. 
2k to 4k Streaming DAC
Digital is perfect, so anything more than $200 is a waste of money. They’re all alike. 
Who says cables don't make a difference?
I’m definitely a BELIEVER in cables!!When disconnected, the sound is dull, lifeless, practically non-existent!!when I reconnect them, the DIFFERENCE is IMMEDIATE!!So count me IN on the cable wars!! 
Why perfect speakers dont exist the truth revealed
This is different from kenjit’s last system. THAT was the perfect system, wasn’t it??!So now we have a DIFFERENT perfect system!Kenjit, you sound NO DIFFERENT from any BOSE speaker salesman!! 
Flexible/Compliant Speaker Cables
For true audiophile performance, the cables MUST match!!I use the same cable from cartridge to speaker. Interfacing different sized cables causes serious sound degradation!!I use multi-strand 32 AWG from cartridge to phono pre, same to amplifier. ... 
Anybody want a laugh?
I’ve found those switcher boxes lousy for selecting multiple turntables into my phono preamp.Lousy for signal level switching too. Worthless. Not any use for audio at all.  
Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers?
Bobby Hackett. “String Of Pearls.” Sides 1, Then Side 2. Tests everything I need to know. 
Does it improve the sound of a MM or MI cartridge by playing it through a phono stage?
I’ve got several AcuTex carts. All this hoopla and hand-wringing about preamps, over a clone of an AT cart!Really?? The Acutex carts are just unauthorized copies of run-of-the-Mill AT carts. Instead of V magnets, it has mumetal “Mickey Mouse” ears... 
Will a $700 turntable outperform a CD player?
I’ve been playing records since 1965. That was on my dad’s Garrard and HH Scott receiver and Wharfdale speakers. I enjoy records immensely!i also have CDs. I also have streaming digital sources. I dont spend a lot on vinyl, not on my (14) turntabl...