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Electrostatic pros and cons.
My first and most long lasting love in speakers was the Quad ESL 63s. I had and they made a lot of beautiful music for more than 20 years. Not a perfect speaker, but did everything right with the music I listened to - contemporary pop, jazz, Celti... 
The Science of Cables
@calanderWas NASA mentioned in a now deleted post?I don't think so. Maybe cleeds said something - Who knows......Jim 
The Science of Cables
WOW! jsauter - Get with it! Read the post - I said that $.26 per ft. is what some cable manufactures pay for their bulk 24AWG bulk ins. copper lead wire from China.Not NASA, or anyone else, except HEA, uses $1K per ft. signal or data transfer cabl... 
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@cleedsI have been trying to avoid a name game here.OK here are two that claim to use Graphene in their cables: Courious Technologies - Graphene Matrix and Graphene Extreme; cerioustechnologies.comMad Scientist - Flexible Carbon/Graphene   madscie... 
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@jsautterMy statement was plain and simple..... Aside from HEA, there is not one single industry that uses $1K per ft signal transfer cable - period.So, you show me one that does! 
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@cleedsWill you please tell us exactly which $1,000-per-foot audio cable you are referring to here? Will you please tells us which specific claims are troubling you?Wow really cleeds? I’m not going to start dropping names here. Do a google search ... 
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Well, you know Geoff - coated with Graphene; or filled with incredible, semi-conductor liquid; or made in USA ultra high grade, specially treated, conductors - with multi layers of high-tech shielding (actually come from China bulk conductor wire ... 
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@douglas_schroeder Thanks.Yes, I am open to trying something new and will reserve further opinions until I have tried for myself.....Jim 
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@jsautterMaybe a bit of arrogance, but I can guarantee you, not ignorance, my friend.Again, - show me one other industry, tech or otherwise, that buys into or uses $1,000.00 per foot signal cable. Hint - "They Don’t"It’s amazing that the ones ques... 
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;-)  :-)  ;-) .........night Lizy 
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WOW Lizy! Took you to be much older than 12, I guess that explains allot. 
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Thanks Douglas, same here. I will give it a try.@elizabeth first you have no idea of how much I do or do not have to spend on anything; second my opinions come from 30 plus years in a field of some of the most sophisticated electrical and mechanic... 
The Science of Vinyl/Analog Setups
@celanderNice follow up on the original thread of "The Science of Cables" A lot of interesting posts here and some good points on both sides of the discussion. @elizabeth thanks for posting that wealth of info. @millercarbon very good points made ... 
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Maybe a combination of ignorance, greed and ego 
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@douglas_schroederJimI won’t hold your being an analogue lover against you. ;) Thanks!So, you trust what the sellers say about the cartridges, but don’t trust me with a free method? Seriously, how is the improvement of a platter , tone arm, mat, p...