willemj
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| Let's talk power cords Happy atheist here. | |
| What makes tape sound better than vinyl ? Geoff, your experiences show our point. | |
| Let's talk power cords I am afraid science is not a democracy. | |
| high frequency intermittent noise See here for some reading in IEC standards on electromagnetic compatibility: http://www.iec.ch/emc/ | |
| Does a new cd transport require break-in time? True, but voodoo cults never can. | |
| Let's talk power cords James, I have been following your thread on interference, and I am sorry that I have been unable to think of a good explanation. You have not yet established that the interference is picked up by your power cord (let alone that another cord would ... | |
| Let's talk power cords Do you really think I am that mad? | |
| Does a new cd transport require break-in time? Double blind tests are only part of the argument, of course. Starting point is that there is no existing physical theory that can explain such 'night and day' differences. The next part of the procedure is to look at measurements. Since these do n... | |
| Do classical CDs made from early analog tapes sound better on your system than new CDs? I don’t share that experience - for me the picture is far too mixed for that. There were great recordings in the old days, but there are also great modern recordings. The problem with old recordings is the limitations of the technology (not enough... | |
| What makes tape sound better than vinyl ? Tape was an imperfect medium that degraded the sound. You may like that particular flavour, but it cannot possibly be an improvement if accuracy is the criterion. As a demonstration that it is indeed an alteration (and hence degradation), tape sou... | |
| Let's talk power cords Jond,I am busy right now but I shall try to dig up the details. What it amounts to is that the law in most EU countries in one way or another does not allow deception in sales. Here was a chain of audio stores that claimed that the cables they wer... | |
| The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses .... No thank you - did visit there in the old days, when my wife was doing libray research there on early manuscripts. We had to hunt for all the daily necessities. However, that is not what this is about. This is about the simple fact that in a marke... | |
| Better Sound For Free! Sorry my mistake. I meant electronics that are still plugged in. As for energy waste, well, look what is happening to the climate. In economics this is called externalities. | |
| The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses .... The process was described accurately by the the late Joan Robinson in her famous book The Economcis of Imperfect Competition. | |
| Need suggestions for streaming files to my stereo The Chromecast Audio that you have can be used to address a NAS using Bubble UPnP free software. I have not done this myself, but many have. Not sure how this would work with a laptop, but I am sure there must be ways. There is nothing wrong with ... |