metralla
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| Speaker Wire material The physics of it is hardly "just pushing electrons along the wire". Where's Maxwell when you need him?Regards, | |
| diy interconnect recipe? I had pretty good success with 24 ga. high purity solid silver wire in individual Teflon tubes. I used 7 wires in a very loose braid - 3 for the signal, 4 for the return. These were terminated with copper Eichmann Bullet plugs (the silver ones wer... | |
| Welbourne Phono Pre Eagleman,I'm very sorry. My post was uncalled for and smarmy. Please accept my apologies.Regards, | |
| High Definition Radio I've seen a couple of HD Radio tests here in the local San Jose newspaper. Not high-end equipment at all - combination units around the $400 mark. It was interesting to read about the way digital radio works, but the sound quality was not noted as... | |
| Welbourne Phono Pre That's because you can't spell. ;-)It's "Welborne Labs".http://www.welbornelabs.comRegards, | |
| Sony scd xa777es vs scd777es Regarding the "balanced" XLR outputs on the SCD-1. The way this is implemented is reasonably well-known, but just in case you are not completely aware of the method, Allen Wright has this to say:The complex way SONY do the balanced outputs on the ... | |
| A few impressions from the CES/THE Shows I agree with Brainwater regarding TAD. The new TAD Model 2 looked fabulous and sounded sublime, and I must say that Andrew Jones was a real pleasure to talk to. He explained a number of aspects of the manufacture of the vapor-deposition Be-coned h... | |
| what is the REAL deal with DK Audioari1 writes:So with all of these considerations, the correct question is, whats right with DKs marketing?Let me guess - you are in either marketing or advertising.In my opinion, even those of us on the sidelines with no dog in the fight, were... | |
| BAT vs Cary Mark02131 writes:I was at CES this year and did not like the way the BAT folks were treating people. I will be nice and leave it at that. I have always found Geoff, Viktor and Steve to be friendly and accomodating. At CES, I spent 30 minutes talki... | |
| Which Patricia Barber album floats yer boat? Bigjoe writes:& the small demand's her music put on a systemDo you feel that Joni Mitchell or Bob Dylan albums place a greater demand on a system?Regards, | |
| Your One "Go To" Recording Obviously things change all the time, but my current fave is "Vampire" from Sinaed O'Connor's "Lay Down Your Arms" - her tribute to reggae. While it's not a fantastic recording in the normal audiophile mode (since it's multi-tracked and a little c... | |
| QuickSilver GOLD I picked some up at THE Show at a decent price, but am yet to try it out. Oddly enough, I picked up some SST Extreme at last year's CES from Lloyd Walker and I am yet to try that out either. What a slack-arse I am.Regards, | |
| new halcros dm -88s--- They were at THE Show in Las Vegas (US debut), and I heard them. They were paired with a matching Halcro preamp, and EmmLabs transport and DAC6. The speakers were the Audio Classic Project T-3.1s. Now these babies were playing VERY loud - some Rad... | |
| Stradivari Homage & Linn Komri: Priciest Speakers? Don't forget the big Nolas, and the Swedish Statement (Martens) that sounded fabulous at CES 2006. Both around $130k.Regards, | |
| McIntosh - is it that great? You have to like their styling. I don't. Regards, |