rodman99999
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| Uneven speaker cable lengths and cable termination Sometime in 1986(published Jan '87): your mentors at Stereo Rephew did listening tests with a Pioneer receiver, transformerless tube amp and Levinson monoblocks. Of course- they determined that they were all sonically identical. UH-HUH!! I'll keep... | |
| Beyond Chutzpah What an unmitigated crock of shiite! Did you happen to notice the sophisticated interweaving of power cords/interconnects and the adjustment of the graphic EQ(set for maximum enjoyment of 60Hz hum and EMI hash)? Even equipped with a Fisher CD play... | |
| Digital sound is fine, but analog rolled off Why? You may also want to play with the VTA adjustment of your arm, even if it requires obtaining Rega's spacers to do so. The effects that you describe can be caused by VTA maladjustment: (http://www.psaudio.com/ps/how-to/how-to-adjust-the-vta-of-a-tu... | |
| Does anybody smell smoke? At least his latent suicidal tendencies haven't affected his business ethics. Nasty damned habit: smoking! | |
| Uneven speaker cable lengths and cable termination Keep the lengths as even as you can afford, but don't wind any excess into a coil. Doing so will form an inductor, and affect that channel's frequency response. Bare wire is fine- but disturb the connections often, as oxygen will have easier acces... | |
| Kimber Silver, Hybrid, or Copper....preference? I'm using KS-1130s in my system. If adding any of The Kimber products to a system results in a sibilant, analytic, or harsh sound: Rest assured the cable is simply revealing something elsewhere in the system. Transparency is Kimber's forte, and it... | |
| Fuse problem:cannot understand what i'm missing What Almarg said, X2. Also- Most towns have at least one real electronics supply house, stocking Buss and/or Littelfuse. Check your Yellow Pages under, "Electronic Equipment and Supplies. Radio Crap fuses(like everything else they sell) are junk a... | |
| Why gold? The "tarnish", or oxidation that silver experiences has absolutely no effect on it's conductivity(unlike other metals), as anyone that has paid attention "realizes". That's unless said silver is exposed to high concentrations of H2S, SO2, NO2, CL2... | |
| Why gold? Rare on XLRs? Only if one purchases the cheapest out there. Even my least expensive(Mogami) studio/mic cables' Neutrik XLRs are gold plated. All of the Kimber/Audioquest/Silver Audio balanced products I've owned have been terminated with gold or s... | |
| any benefit in a double bi-wire of 8TC? The only way to know for certain, is to try it on your system/listen for yourself. In theory- It will provide cleaner(more faithful to the recorded material), improved sound, which of course: some don't like(not their taste). Anytime bass is incre... | |
| who needs a cd player anymore Glad you're happy! When Chesky, Sheffield Labs, Mobile Fidelity, Telarc, Audioquest, or some of the other quality recording/engineering studios offer their wares as no-loss downloads, I'll consider defecting from vinyl, RTR and CD. | |
| Fuse equivalent Most towns have an actual electronic parts store that would stock Littelfuse or Buss, both which make that value. Look in the Yellow Pages(try: "electronic equipment and supplies") for one, call and ask. | |
| UltraBit Platinum, does it work? Given a system that will resolve the improvements, and discerning ears: ABSOLUTELY WORTH EVERY PENNY. Not to mention- The product is offered with a money-back, unconditional, satisfaction guarantee. I've also used it repeatedly, and with great suc... | |
| Tube Rolling - No Change in Sound Don't know who told you KenRad VT-231s would add anything to your sound. They are a very transparent tube, adding/taking nothing from the signal(as are the TungSol Round plates, Sylvania VT-231/6SN7GTs and 6sn7Ws). Raytheon, National Union, and RC... | |
| Directional cable question Absolutely- Recordings are NEVER perfect. BUT- I spend so much on the best I'm able to find, or agonize so over those I've recorded, that I hate to lose ANY of what's on/in them. Regarding my memory: The way you began that thread, and later descri... |