knownothing
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| how much should you spend on cable? Reviving this thread in light of recent discussions here on cabling. I am currently running two systems. On my main system, investment in cables is about 20% based on retail prices. On my secondary system my investment is closer to 40%. In bot... | |
| 2017 ‘Keeper’ speakers under - $25K blindjim, looks you are still on your search. I saw you seemed lukewarm at best on the Harbeth suggestion on at least basis of price and need for stands. I think they sound great, price to performance is subjective but the need for stands is not... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? @randy-11 thanks for your reply. I think you are talking about this: http://www.analog.com/media/en/analog-dialogue/volume-41/number-1/articles/hgh-speed-time-domain-mea...I am talking about the speed of audio signal rise and decay as experienced... | |
| 2017 Honest Cabling that doesn’t promote bankruptcy Hmmm, how about biwiring with Duelund 16 and 12 gauge to each speaker terminal | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? randy-11, yes you can "measure" tone, but those measurements often fail to identify perceived differences in "tonality" at the listening end for pretty much every form of audio gear, including cables. This is why two amplifiers that have impeccab... | |
| Power Cable DIY - Please advise @knghifi how did you like the Nanotec #308 cables? | |
| Bass distortion-Playing LP's only,,,,please help How compatible is that Ortifon cartridge with the VPI arm? Is it possible that this is just an arm mass - cartridge compliance mismatch that accentuates rumble on certain albums, and that it becomes more evident at higher volumes? Have you tried... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Dynaquest4Thanks for your reply, similarly busy. I first started experimenting with cables in a serious way over 10 years ago in an attempt to improve a crappy system with out changing any of the boxes that I wanted to like. We are not talking h... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Dynaquest4I will not attempt to change your mind about, well, anything. But I will use one of your statements to make a theoretical case for several ways cabling interacts with your whole system, and how that can be more rewarding with more accura... | |
| 2017 Honest Cabling that doesn’t promote bankruptcy Hi blindjim, I have recently discovered some boutique IC and power cables with colloidal metal coatings and teflon dialectic from Nanotec that have turned out to be a revelation in my system. Check out Jaguar Audio Design online for source. They a... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, thanks so much for your labor of love on this thread (and to others who are regular contributors!). I have been on Agon for a long time and this is the best overall equipment thread I have followed to date. I found it a couple of years ago w... | |
| Can upgraded power cords help my setup? Drawding, you say:"Also keep your PC away from your interconnects or if they must cross have the cables at 90 deg to each other."Here you locked onto one way well designed cables can help your "system" by helping to address the cluttered "cable ec... | |
| Hearing is believing?........power cables....... Below is link to a previous Agon discussion about how well-designed power cables can change and improve the sound of an audio system. My thoughts are in short that it has less to do with the power supplies and more to do with stewardship of the cu... | |
| Noise from Xfinity cable box Thanks slbenz, I went back to Xfinity, complained and got a different (earlier?) version of the X1 box which is much quieter. Now I can only hear the fan when I am within a few feet of the gear. | |
| To power condition or not to power condition AVR Thanks ptss |