hilde45
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| 12 wire compared to Nordost Blue Heaven Speaker Cable? @roxy54 +1 a simple google search on Nordost is all it would have taken. Some feathers here getting ruffled by exceptionally timid breezes. (Self-concern trolling? Is that a "thing"? ;-) ) | |
| 12 wire compared to Nordost Blue Heaven Speaker Cable? @cundare2 Re: your original question, I think you may have a good sense of where to go by now. It may make more sense to upgrade the rest of your components before spending that type of money on cables. Since he actually spent only $30, so I ... | |
| Pads or Spikes? This is definitely one of those areas where the best advice is "do something" and "see how it sounds and looks" and then move on. Every little bit helps, but you have to live with it and try to get back to other aspects of the system or just the m... | |
| Speaker isolation feed effect +1 @tvad -- they're pretty close. A buddy had Gaia and then got the Townshend and kept both. So, there's that option, too! | |
| 12 wire compared to Nordost Blue Heaven Speaker Cable? The cables were only $30. May I please keep them? I looked up that model. They’re $1100, or thereabouts. See this. OP, is this some kind of runaround or did you get a counterfeit item? I've already mentioned the potential bottlenecks, so rere... | |
| Pads or Spikes? De-couple is best. See this. | |
| Speaker isolation feed effect I have some and ultimately preferred the Townshend platforms. Better, clearer, imaging. | |
| 12 wire compared to Nordost Blue Heaven Speaker Cable? OP, no shame in asking a question. I've done a lot of work on my system in the past few years, and here's my opinion. You might find it aligns with some of the things said above, but not with all. My number one takeaway is that the room is by far... | |
| Subwoofer Suggestions I suggest Rythmik. As good as REL and less expensive. Try here. | |
| personal experiences with quaility preamps... The idea that $3k is not sufficient for separates seems in error to me. Especially if one is looking at used. Assume $1500 for preamp and another $1500 for amp. Names popping up used on US AudioMart for under 1500: PREAMP Vincent Audio Researc... | |
| Difference between Bluesound Node, Node 2, Node 2i, NodeX Knowing now how much difference a DAC can make, I would not think that beyond the DAC I would be able to hear any difference between the Node models. I might convince myself I could hear differences, but I'd be lying to myself. | |
| Sound stage of studio recordings It varies a lot. Usually, it's not my equipment. Ever go to a live show and notice that if you close your eyes, the staging is really not that great? It happens all the time. But the other elements are great-- tonality, pacing, sheer impact. Pe... | |
| High sensitivity (99) with mid powered (50 to 100 wpc/tube) amps? @atmasphere Thanks for the input and advice, Ralph! | |
| High sensitivity (99) with mid powered (50 to 100 wpc/tube) amps? I have been investigating this too — I have Quicksilver Mono 60's (25wpc and up, depending on output tubes) and am looking at Forte IV's and Cornwall's. All I've heard from folks (including on Klipsch forum, which the OP should check out) is mid-... | |
| Listening Room Some people like Ohm speakers for this reason. |