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Dec 08, 2004	"The Law of Diminishing Returns"??? The asking price for most new high end gear is absolutely ridiculous. Then again, if one was to introduce a reasonably priced product that was truly excellent, it wouldn't get the respect that it deserved because it was "too cheap". Folks might sa...
Dec 08, 2004	I'm frustrated with people who don't ... Food tickles many of our senses simultaneously. It can be seen by the eye with judgment passed either way. It can be smelled by the nose and judgment passed either way. It can be tasted with the mouth and judgment passed either way. The texture ca...
Dec 07, 2004	Review: Decware Gizmo, make your Lowthers sing Tweak As someone that is personally familiar with the inner workings of Decware, their "design lab" and how they do business, i tried to say what i could without going off the deep end. I don't doubt that the Gizmo's do nothing beneficial and only produ...
Dec 07, 2004	Review: Decware Gizmo, make your Lowthers sing Tweak As someone that is personally familiar with the inner workings of Decware, their "design lab" and how they do business, i tried to say what i could without going off the deep end. I don't doubt that the Gizmo's do nothing beneficial and only produ...
Dec 07, 2004	What differences betw alpha core python vs. goertz The Alpha Core "serpent" series aka "twisted ribbons" are encased in a large quantity of lower grade dielectric. This results in a slightly different sound i.e. a reduction in micro-dynamics, increased treble smear, a slightly darker or "smoother"...
Dec 07, 2004	Installing an AC Grounding System, Need Advice Shasta: From what i can tell ( i am NOT an electrician and don't understand all of your terminology ), your post seems to advocate a redundant ground system for the AV system that ties back into the main ground system. Is this correct? If not, cou...
Dec 07, 2004	Speaker Break-in A lack of bass primarily has to do with a stiff speaker suspension. The only way to loosen the suspension and achieve greater bass output is to (1) play loud music (2) play recordings with high quantities of sustained deep bass or (3) both of the ...
Dec 07, 2004	Ohm Speakers, thoughts? Mbiker: I had a very well known "professional speaker repair facility" refoam a set of my F's years ago and they did the same thing. It caused the driver to bind up, resulting in much lower spl capability and limited low frequency output. I had to...
Dec 06, 2004	Need help on power supply caps As a general rule, the larger the capacitor in value, the lower the ESR. ESR is basically the series resistance of the cap and we want to keep that as low as possible. If you can find ESR specs for various caps, take that into consideration when s...
Dec 04, 2004	will eggleston works andra 2 rock Speakers are a VERY personal and room related decision. They will alter the perceived sonics of the system the most. With that in mind, you might be better off posting all of the pertinent info to such a question in another thread and ask for help...
Dec 04, 2004	Using two out of three channels--bad for the amp? El's suggestions are right on the money. The only thing that i would add would be to change the 10 ohm resistor to one of a higher value. By increasing the load resistance, even if the amp were to try and reproduce some type of signal i.e. RFI ind...
Dec 04, 2004	Copy protection Buy a stand alone audio CD burner and you can copy anything you want. The cost of blank CD's are slightly higher, but a portion of that is refunded directly back to the music industry as they know that these specific blank discs WILL be used for m...
Dec 04, 2004	Need help on power supply caps Believe it or not, most electrolytics work best if run closer to their voltage ratings. I am NOT saying that you should run them up to their voltage limit, but that a lower voltage rating may actually perform better AND fit where the stock caps we...
Dec 03, 2004	will eggleston works andra 2 rock While a smaller baffle size may do great things for imaging and placement within the soundstage, it also typically equates to reduced low frequency output and extension. This means having to push the driver harder to achieve "wallop". This results...
Dec 03, 2004	Looking for Bass.... Maggies will never deliver "oomph" type bass. NEVER. It does not matter what they are connected to. Having said that, your amp is plenty powerful ( 600+ wpc @ 4 ohms ), but the bass is somewhat lean or on the "highly controlled" side of neutral. C...