mitch2
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| Any thoughts? Lock in 3 years of Qobuz at today's rate $500 for lifetime Roon turned out pretty good. I will probably take this offer too. | |
| Impressions of the 5 types of slugs / sluggos I've experienced @lcherepkai - Thank you for your clarification. No offense taken. These tweak conversations and the effects of various tweaks on one's system are subjective and personal, and they always have been. Therefore, even when I question the technical ... | |
| Impressions of the 5 types of slugs / sluggos I've experienced I suppose that a small AC line voltage drop could occur due to an in-line fuse. Therefore, if the greater conductivity offered by using a sluggo reduced or eliminated the voltage drop present when a fuse was installed, and if the component’s powe... | |
| Impressions of the 5 types of slugs / sluggos I've experienced From Fluke, “Resistance is a measure of the opposition to the flow of current in an electrical circuit. It is influenced by the material's properties, length, cross-sectional area, and temperature.” Resistance is the main factor affecting elec... | |
| Impressions of the 5 types of slugs / sluggos I've experienced Conductivity of sluggo materials as a percentage of pure, annealed copper, defined by IACS: Copper - 100% Silver - 106% Molybdenum - 34% Tungsten - 30% Titanium - 3% While certainly not challenging what you hear, the potential of a fuse o... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Dani Wilde - Shine, Girls with Guitars, and more | |
| Is there such thing as a test lab/escrow service for selling/buying audio gear? @philliprcook "I tried TMR but they quoted me a very low price and they have a standard consignment fee of 35%. In reality, I would only get about 35% of the value of the item if and when it sells." FWIW, the "value of the item" is the amount... | |
| The law of diminshing returns? "The sonic difference may be subtle or even negligible, but the ownership experience, physical presence, and perceived exclusivity are the real “product.”" The above statement is the opinion/bias of the author of the article linked by the OP. ... | |
| Does Anyone Else Have a Very Slow Connection to Audiogon? @hgeifman “This info will enable Audiogon to determine what is wrong and to fix it.” With so many posting here about their connection, refresh speed, and pop-up troubles, it is hard to believe that Audiogon doesn’t already know what is wrong. | |
| Six DAC Comparison @brbrock - No, I have not received the Mystique Z DAC yet, but I am not surprised by the AI verbiage you mentioned. I looked up Google’s AI, which indicated: "The Texas Instruments (originally Burr-Brown) PCM58 is a vintage 18-bit R-2R ladder ... | |
| Aerial model 5 woofer replacement I second the recommendation from @hk_fan. I spoke with Michael Kelly within the past year and, while they did move locations, the business is still operational. Michael is one of the good guys I have purchased from and very helpful to his custom... | |
| Shipping on pallets As mentioned, purchase the packing materials so you can strap the speakers, amps, or whatever to a pallet yourself. Find a business that accumulates excess pallets and will give you one, or simply buy a pallet. If you don't have access to a for... | |
| Where were you when you first heard ""Born To Run"? Grand Rapids, MI. A good friend who was a year ahead and in college pulled up in his car, held up the album, and said, “you gotta hear these guys!” I was attracted to the hard hitting, no BS, upbeat sound of the band, The Big Man’s” horn, and th... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Freddy Jones Band | |
| "What a relief!!!" “Seems that something was always missing, until about 4 years ago, when I put together a system that ended up becoming so very much satisfying and compelling to me” Good that you are enjoying your system so much now. Can you share with us what... |