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| Power cords: does length matter? It sounds like the power supply in the components grab power about 2m away from the component. I don’t mean it is using the power 6.6’ away just that it is the length that matters to the sound. Nordost does recommend 2m. Is that to sell more cable... | |
| How often, and how, do you clean your stylus? I have used all of these methods on previous cartridges. The stylus gets up to 1200 degrees Fahrenheit. And gum, oil, or contaminants will get infused onto that stylus. Not good because it can act like a barrier or cushion and lower the detail. Y... | |
| Did anyone else disconnect thier equipment due to the geomagnetic storms? It’s ok, I painted all my gear blue. The weird thing is my system sounded amazing. My speakers love power! 😁 | |
| My new Borresen X3's It sounds like there will be some good deals to be had on the older models. I attended the Next Level Hifi event they had earlier this year. I swear at that show which was the first place you could hear or see them we were told $5500 with stands. ... | |
| 4ohms or 8ohms for refurbished WATT/Puppy 5.1's? 4ohm if your amp can keep up. | |
| Those rare albums that are great on first listen. Some of the older Jazz and classical albums that were recorded well are my favorite surprises. In fact from this post I have some listening to do. So thank you everyone for reminding me to go to the archives. Time to swap out a few of my top 100. | |
| Wonder product? One cool feature is you can setup your Azimuth with the Puffin. I feel it is good value for money as long as you are not a purist. I own a Fozgometer to setup azimuth and I have a decent analog rig therefore I would not have this in my main system... | |
| Streamers under $1500 I agree with old Sonos sound. My Sonos amp and speakers are perfect. I switched to BlueSound since it has extra features, a really nice app, and power supply can be upgraded. I use my OPPO uhd 205 as my DAC and have a purple flare power cord and a... | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? I really wish all of us would try before you buy. I understand that there is not always a brick and mortar audio store near you but there are several places like The Cable co, Music Direct, and ESP power cords that will let you return the item wit... | |
| New Dedicated 20A Circuit Wiring Questions From what I gather it is now code in some states to have a whole home surge protection on the main breaker box. When you upgrade your box the electrician is required to put it on. A company called Seimens makes a popular model. This is good becau... | |
| Audio Research Pre-Amp advice Hello, If you do get one it looks like your choices will be the Ref 5 SE and the LS28SE. These are amazing preamps. The Ref 5SE and the LS28SE are very close in output. Maybe even the same. The LS28 SE runs cooler due to not having the 6550 tube. ... | |
| Looking for advise and recommendations on a nice record cleaner. I have studied this big time. First the most important thing is you clean your records. I can hear the difference in Tergiclean, AI, Project, and a few others. With some processes out there they have no options for a rinse. Hopefully without tap w... | |
| Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home? I had purchased an amp on EBAY that said smoke free. As soon as I broke the seal on the box it smelled like a thousand ash trays. It is very important. The pet free can be important. I would appreciate them blowing out the component with a compres... | |
| Townshend Isolation Products. These are great products that really work. I love that the platform is designed to the weight and size of the component. I already had Symposium under the speakers otherwise I would totally look into Townshend. | |
| SPEAKER CABLE OR INTERCONNECT I think this can be system dependent. Hopefully you can try both out first or return the one that did not perform the best over the other. That being said. Treat your room first. Way more important than those two cables. If you have done that then... |