nonoise
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| Solid Maple vs Butcher Block I don't know about that. I found some of those flat metal discs with the indent for placing the point of the spike in to keep from damaging floors and now I have a more even handed result: I've gotten back the high end air and sparkle without the ... | |
| Solid Maple vs Butcher Block Sidssp,Funny you should say that. Replacing the stone tile with the bamboo cutting board raised the speaker about and inch, at best. It seemed to dial back ever so slightly the upper end and at the same time introduce me to a better defined midran... | |
| The Marantz Pipeline Arcamguy,I'm with you when it comes to digital music and feel, from personal experience, that it takes more money and effort to get comparable sound with what I have now and even more to get better sound. I gave up on it after getting my feet wet ... | |
| Solid Maple vs Butcher Block Opps! I just noticed that you have carpeted floors so forget about the cork footers or Herbies stuff placed under the maple block. Sorry.Depending on how thick your carpets are, you may be able to get away with just a heavy maple block laying flat... | |
| Solid Maple vs Butcher Block Timbernation uses butcher block for their racks and they work just fine. If your speakers aren't that heavy, I'd go for something as thin as 1" with some of those cork footers or something from Herbies Audio Lab between the floor and the maple blo... | |
| I need a new TV That's a great deal being offered to you by the local dealer. Calibration can run as high as $300 by Magnolia, not to mention they charge $200 more for the same TV. If they can match the price, then it's a toss up. Maybe someone who knows more can... | |
| Anthonyn Cordesman on Edward Snowden Once again our eyes are off the ball. Snowden is a side story. He is one of several, recent whistleblowers that have come forward. As far back as the Viet Nam war, our RP-2E (a variant of the P-2 Neptune) scooped all electronic info, in country, i... | |
| why no recent Merlin speaker reviews? It could be they had their day in the sun and other, new-kid-on-the-block products are crowding them out. It's a big playing field out there and only so many refs.All the best,Nonoise | |
| I need a new TV I love my Samsung 7000 series plasma, especially on blu-ray or anything in hi def. Having said that, in the intervening 8 months LCDs have made some great strides. My last visit to Best Buy afforded me the chance to see a newer Samsung LCD that ha... | |
| XLR cables that sound bold, natural, real..silver? If the Darwin Silver XLRs are anything like their RCAs, then give them some consideration. I have two pair of their RCAs (had to get the other one once I heard the first) and they bring an ability to unravel the music like nothing I've heard.There... | |
| Anthonyn Cordesman on Edward Snowden There's an awful saying that Germans make great wars and great bear, only to lose wars and have beer bellies. As for their music, one only has to look at Quadro Nuevo to know that classically trained musicians make the best musicians.All the best,... | |
| Reviewing the Reviewers - and the decline of HiFi Interesting analysis, Lohanimal. If, as you say, high end audio is becoming a cottage industry, would it be safe to say that it can be rescued and maintained by the remaining major brands that still hold audio to a higher standard? I'm referring t... | |
| New tv? I've gotten over my lust for the Sony 4K after talking to a B&W rep about the capabilities and use with an OPPO Blu-Ray player. Bo is right about the Samsung 8500 plasma series. Here is another review:http://www.televisioninfo.com/content/sams... | |
| Anthonyn Cordesman on Edward Snowden I've heard/seen Cordesman speak but never made the connection. Looks like audiophiles come from all walks of life (and why not!).I think he may be right as this all seems to turn around the issue of Snowden and not the fact that all of this is out... | |
| Power cords From what I've read of Cullen Cables, I'd keep them in consideration. I, too, am curious if anyone has tried the Perfect Plug or can glean anything of worth by its physical description.All the best,Nonoise |