61falcon
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| I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment. If tariffs remain, and it looks like they will, as pointed out electronic equipment will (is?) get(ing) more expensive and that includes equipment from American companies. I am in a good place as I have a nice collection of quality equipment. On... | |
| Disagreements and Conflicts between Audiophiles have we lost our brotherhood and maturity? The arguments and snark don't keep me off this site. I don't contribute a whole lot but I still get useful information and enjoy the daily updates in my email inbox when I wake up. On another note, it is interesting to contrast Audiogon to other ... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? I'm not atmosphere, but I'll take a stab @immatthewj question: Standed wire in cords allows it to be flexible cord. If you used one solid strand of copper, it would be inflexible and prone to damaged if flexed too much. single strand in the walls... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? No, they did not explain exactly how it would cause that. They did ask for a good description of the cord and wanted to ensure it was a Bryston OEM cord. That's why I was wondering what the exotic cords to to the AC signal that could create an iss... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? Some of the power cables I've seen pictures of are really thick and exotic looking. What could those manufacturers be doing in those designs? Are they adding capacitance or inductance that affects sound? I think most posts on this thread are just ... | |
| Who positions their speakers straight ahead (zero tow in) and why. Harbeth 40.2, backs against the wall and pointed straight ahead.These are a deep cabinet speaker and I just don't have room to pull out. I've always liked the sound from these speakers and haven't tried different arrangements except a little toe... | |
| The last 20 years of Home Power Have Been Amazing Given the added protection, all the advances are worth it but the cost--ouch! Do they still have exceptions e.g. single receptacle, non GFCI for sump pump or freezer to reduce possibility of ghost trip? | |
| Is the BluOS getting worse? I have all my bluesound units on ethernet and have very few issues. | |
| Is the BluOS getting worse? I have all my bluesound units on ethernet and have very few issues. | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? Nothing too sexy for me: Purchased the smallest REL sub made for my office system and replaced one of my old bluesound nodes with the latest node. The old one gave up the ghost. You can find the N130 Node for $350. A great deal IMO. | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? I would agree with @helomech on distortion signature. When people describe sound attributes of a power amp, it's likely the sonic signature the manufacturer was designing for. | |
| Doozy of an amp question Sim is Canadian? If so, you may want to make your decision sooner rather than later as there may well be tariffs added to the price. | |
| A special loudspeaker - Revival Audio Atalante 5 Nice looking speaker at a good price. Looks like they are rated around 4 ohm so a little harder to drive. Also interesting that the manufacturer recommends the use of port plugs if you can't move them away from a wall which could be a bit of a tr... | |
| Moving from a stereo amp to a dual mono set up @emergingsoul I probably should have said to keep them on the same busbar in the panel e.g. if you're on the L1 bus, ensure both breakers are on the L1 bus. I had a ground loop issue until I put both circuits on the same bus. I'm certain there ... | |
| Moving from a stereo amp to a dual mono set up If you are running two separate electrical circuits for each amp, you may want to tell your electrician to take them off the same phase. I've had issues with ground loops when I went off opposite phases. |