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Audioquest colorado sound to bright
I recently bought the Colorado cable ,and  spoke to one of their engineers The  dbs battery pack runs only a small electrostatic charge to block RF, And EMIIt doesnot breakin the cable . Give them 200  ours .I just played for 10 days straight nigh... 
Supra wire impressions vs. WE/Dueland wire
I have used the Supra wire in my Loudspeakers for several years now.The Copper is a very high purity almost 6-9s Copper which is ultra pure.The tin over each strand eliminates the Copper  from oxidizing .Excellent bandwidth and reasonably priced. 
Very Bad purchase from upscale audio Acoustic Zen Adagio
Did keven take or show any quality photos? That should be Automatic.he is a Liar. Acoustic Zen DoNot make a redwood veneer.these cabinets are made in China their burl was decent the red I doubt is even a veneer most likely a print the poly coat is... 
Very Bad purchase from upscale audio Acoustic Zen Adagio
Do one of two things , if you paid PayPal they will back you .or inform your credit card company ,you were scammed product not as described and speak with a supervisor get  a name and case number for who ever deals with the claim.  This way you ar... 
Can a new brand of power tube even duplicate what this pair of RCA's are putting out?
Yes check out brent jesse recording, Or Vintage tube services. They may have some WW2 tubes.Or early 50s. 
Tekton Double Impacts
One thing very important to me having modded everything electronics and Loudspeakers.  Jowls about saying or better yet what thd crossover looks like and parts quality. It is a fact Solen being the norm and average at best maybe Mills resistors If... 
best speakers what do you think
No one mentioned  $$ if bedt balance for money.The New Coincident DYNAMITE  Loudspeaker is very well balanced And shoots Way above the  $3'k mark for excellent tight Bass ,Big soundstage,And very focused imaging. The review  in Enjoy the music .co... 
Tekton Double Impacts
I have owned the the 3.6 . .if you want real low Bass get a good powered sub Like JL Audio, or Rel.  Your panel is good only to about a honest 40hz at best. Your amp should be good wuslity and at least 250 wpc to not distort  as easy.A good powere... 
SS preamp with tube amp
If uou want ultimate resolution a integrated amp is not the last word in resolution At least half  the money hoes inyo the Amplifier section.  Yes it will work fine but many integrated  amps donot  have a Active preamplifier Section. This is why a... 
Need Help Ripping My CD Collection
I use DB power amp that us ehat Bryston uses and turned be on to it several Years ago.  It also converts many formats and has many adjustments Including uncompressed files which use 20%  less space and pretty close In sonics. For under $40  a exce... 
Acoustic Zen Crescendo speaker crossover capacitors ... who makes them?
The caps are Taiwan or were .I have Never known them to use name brand On the few Adagio and crescendo over the last 5 years. They still sound very respectable with a Xover upgrade with boutique caps. In thd Bass just put in a bunch of poly bypass... 
Best budget integrated choices
Jolida makes a pretty decent integrated amp this ond at 10wpc Is s very good amp under 1,000 and a clean 10wpc, if you can afford they haveOthers.  http://www.jolida.com/product/glass-fx-10 
What commerical audio system tweaks provide sound quality improvement??
One thing that works for sure, but depending also to yhe refinement of uour system. Fuses such as the Synergistic Black fuses,  look up the resistance Index gor ant skeptics the Bottleneck stock Steel fuse has 7 times the resistance More then prem... 
What is most important part of a system?
One thing for sure.I sold audio for years. By far the most distortion is your loudspeakers. Even 1-2% is far more than any other piece of equipmrnt.That is where probably more money should be spent to get the highest quality.  Your sourse for sure... 
Resale value of new speakers
Most insurances now will cut you a check but normally with old 25%Until uou show them a paid receipt for the itemail. They are getting tough.