nsgarch
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| Madrigal CZ Gel interconnects Actually, Madrigal bought Levinson (late '80s) and later Harmon bought Madrigal (in the late '90s, I think)Robert, the CZs are extremely articulate (some might say bright -- I wouldn't). They compare with cables like Straightwire Virtuoso (a littl... | |
| Balanced power compatabilty census John, this is a little off topic, but did you rewire the Fisher because you were using it with a balanced power unit, or just so you could use better power cord(s).And what is involved with making that mod? (if it's too complicated to explain here... | |
| When is unequal, equal? Bob, Mr. Abelson states "That some audiophiles fall for this cable hoo-hah is evidence that you CAN fool some of the people all of the time. What put Monster on the map was marketing. And that's all the high-end cable business has ever been."So it... | |
| When is unequal, equal? Bob, please read the following and you will understand the reason for the importance of direction in the use of shotgun-type ICs (which is probably 80 or 90 percent these days.)Though many mfrs. put arrows on their cables (just to look cool, I gue... | |
| Best Speaker "Flooring" Material for the house ? Concrete subfloors, both slab-on-grade and slab-above-grade(*) return more energy to the room, especially bass, since they cannot be deformed (flexed) by the sound waves in the air (which uses up energy.) For this reason you might want to do broad... | |
| Balanced power compatabilty census My front end (Levinson preamp and phono preamp) and sources (Wadia CDT+DAC, Goldmund TT, Technics FM, Nak cassette) are powered by balanced power (Exactpower SP-15A) and sound better than ever before.However, FWIW, I should disclose a couple of th... | |
| Blown 6550 tubes and resistors in ARC VT 200 Jaguar, it wouldn't really do any good to send them to ARC, even if you didn't mind the expense, because the amps should be biased, after warm-up, while idling (no input signal connected) using the AC they normally use.I'm sure someone here is exp... | |
| When is unequal, equal? Pabelson, why don't you do something that involves science you can trust? | |
| When is unequal, equal? Whether either of you guys want to admit it or not, what sells anything ultimately is results, not white papers, not hype. (You remember the one about fooling all of the people some of the time etc?)What put Monster Cable on the map way back befor... | |
| is it sacrilege? Put the statues in small acrylic cases first. They won't look quite so stupid, and won't have to be dusted by certain non-audiophiles. | |
| What Digital Stylus Force Gauge Do You Like? Eldartford: Oy! Now it's the VTVG (variable temperature vinyl gremlin) we have to worry about! It can all just make you meshuga!!Gilda Radner must have been thinking of us when Rosanne Rosannadanna says "It's always something!". | |
| When is unequal, equal? Bob, I think you should have this conversation with someone like Bruce Brisson (Monster, MIT cable designer -- invented the "shotgun" SE cable) I don't think he'd agree with you. I've run out of science . . . . . | |
| When is unequal, equal? Oh gosh! Maybe it was my tubes and not my cables!! | |
| When is unequal, equal? Not inductance only! Cable topology, and wire composition (not just material, but the stranding and shape are big factors) determine how fast the different frequencies propagate.What most folks forget, is that an audio signal is a wave in a metall... | |
| Looking to blow some more money : If you like what Maestros do (I used them for 15 years 'cause I couldn't find anything I liked that much better, so I know what you're talking about) then you ought to listen to Purist Audio Design Musaeus, Venustas, or, if you can afford it, Domi... |