toddverrone
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| Speakers: Isolation? @jtsnead those look brilliant. What an elegant, simple design. Especially if they work well. | |
| Speakers: Isolation? Did you mean isolation effectiveness is inversely proportional to spring rate? Effectiveness goes up as Fr goes down, yes? | |
| Speakers: Isolation? Thank you! I love equations... | |
| Does a new cd transport require break-in time? Check the fuse in the Oppo.. | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? I think that might be more accurate for delusions.. | |
| RE: Finite Elements Cerabase Slimline Precision Audio Footers are Recommended Ooooo, I never thought of dollhouse plates! That's brilliant. I've been trying to DIY roller bearings forever but haven't found a good bowl for the bearing. | |
| Speakers: Isolation? Geoff - what's the formula for Fr? You posted it ages ago and I never wrote it down.. | |
| Audiophiles should learn from people who created audio Agreed. They've been busy lately. I've had all kinds of posts removed this past week, probably close to 10 or so. Before that, I had two posts removed in approximately 6 months. | |
| Speaker Cable Banana Plug Breakage Those nerve audio BFA banana plugs I linked to are beryllium copper with a silver plating. I use them on the speaker cables I make and they sound great. The monoprice banana I’d stay away from, they’re certainly brass.@perfectpathtech - you are a ... | |
| Vandersteen 2C contour controls +- It's magical when it all comes together. Congrats and enjoy | |
| Speaker Cable Banana Plug Breakage Well done. They’re just wires, but when they’re expensive and you’ve no idea how they’re terminated, it can seem difficult. If you ever need to reterminate, you may consider a good pair of wire cutting/stripping pliers. They’ll allow you to cut th... | |
| Musings on Switching Power Supplies (LPS for Oppo / DirecTV/ Radiance) Hey, thanks for this thread. I was checking out the Oppo LPSs as well. Good to hear some feedback | |
| Does a new cd transport require break-in time? @cleeds I agree completely. Changes are subtle and systems are complex. You have to know a system well before you'll be able to hear any changes. From there it takes more time to decide exactly what those changes are and whether they are an improv... | |
| Speaker Cable Banana Plug Breakage As gdhal says, bare wire is a completely valid solution to connect your cables as well. However, based on you posts, I’m guessing that there’s no way you’d go for that because that’s not how they come from the manufacturer. With that said, might I... | |
| Best practices when conducting a DAC comparison The thing is, getting to know an audio system takes time. Hearing its strengths and weaknesses is a process that requires time and a multitude of different recordings. Walking up to an unknown system and trying to guess what is what is bound to fa... |