shadorne

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What are your general thoughts of B&W speakers
If they are bought out and management fired then it is the beginning of the end for B&W. Like Thiel they will become a lauded name from their past achievements rather than current ones. 
Current recording engineers - what cables used?
Agreed. The advice here is excellent. In summary, component equipment is so much more important than cables. Not to say good cables are not important at all, as a good connection and good shielding can really help and low capacitance becomes impor... 
Best way to decrease the internal volume of a sealed speaker?
Why not simply get a quantum device from Geoff or an air compliance device from Bybee? Why bother fiddling with foam, glue and other physical stuff and having to open up the speaker. Simply employ one of these quantum mechanical devces to warp the... 
Current recording engineers - what cables used?
@nonoise Wire itself is NOT directional. Wires are designed to be non-directional. However, the choice of which end of a shield is grounded can make a difference in some cases. Recall that audio is using alternating current - so any directionality... 
The midrange is the most important driver.
Totally agree.For high fidelity the order for greatest importance in a speaker1) Mid range (300 to 3KHz)2) Bass (40 to 400)3) Tweeter (2KHz to 20KHz)For BS hype Speaker marketing it is ALWAYS the tweeter that is emphasized most. This is entirely b... 
Current recording engineers - what cables used?
With 60 meters of cable and every half meter making a difference it is wonder you ever get to listen to any music at all. Imagine you have 3 cable manufacturers and 3 possible lengths of each and 3 spots for each cable and EVERY cable, position an... 
USB Cable Comparison Audience / Cardas / Purist / Stealth / Wireworld
I agree with dlcockrum about USB cables making a difference if the DAC is not able to fully reject noise, jitter and other parasitic extraneous factors. The rest of his post is close-minded nonsense reflecting a lack of knowledge about digital sig... 
Not much discussion around MBL
Dont like the lamela design. These things are designed to flex which is bad news. There must be all kinds of parasitic vibrational modes in those blades. 
Current recording engineers - what cables used?
@chrisr Here is a video of the setuphttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UqP32CeQuUwIt is a 100 foot Victorian houseboat. Van den hul make similar excellent microphone wires like Canare - in a starquad configuration for low noise. Of course they needed v... 
The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....
Wolf is far from inane. He is justifiably questioning what are crazy wild marketing claims for a hunk of wood, a metal cup, a quantum clock or a mere fuse...etc.Attacking a person as inane is all too easy - how about producing a link to your peer ... 
The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....
Well I am still hopeful that such a costly ARC Ref 6 when working properly will not be influenced audibly by a mere fuse. Maybe I have too high expectations about the quality of ARC products. 
The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....
@iamgoodwithtools Well the ARC6 failure may explain your fuse problem. Hopefully after full service and a health check a mere fuse will nolonger affect the audible output of your ARC6. 
$20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch!
I bought my speakers unheard. I didn’t need to listen as the manufacturer is trusted by the likes of Gilmour, Sting and Knopfler. I also had owned smaller versions of the same manufacturers speakers for years. Funnily enough the manufacturer makes... 
Soundstage and explosive dynamics?
@vahes  You have an awesome setup - any pics?For years I never understood the grill on the compression tweeter but I know now it is a lens to create horizontal dispersion 
Current recording engineers - what cables used?
@maplegrovemusic   +2 Fantastic article.