stevencason
Responses from stevencason
| Directional wires/cables My thinking is a cable can only be directional if it uses a floating ground. The floating end should be connected to the receiving component. It is a type of rf shield. | |
| How can they not effect the sound I had a dealer who built his own speakers back in the day and he would often remove the dust cap and get better performance.. He said it wouldn't work with all drivers. | |
| SPEAKERS THAT SOUND ALIVE & DYNAMIC AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS I agree with carsbad2f on the hearing aids. I am pushing 71 and am on my second set of hearing aids. Mine have a recorded music setting that is designed specifically for music. Another advantage of using them is I can increase the volume of ... | |
| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) Fleetwood Mac Mystery to Me | |
| What would you save in a fire? I would save items that are essential for existence first. My audio gear would be lower on my list. Clothes, any non perishable food, water if any available. I can always buy a new system once I get situated | |
| The HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL Thread Continued Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter J Geils Band - Nightmares and Whammer Jammer Ted Nugent - Hibernation | |
| Faint buzz in speakers I had a similar problem a few years ago. In my case I had a subwoofer and I had to ground the sub plate amp to the preamp. It cleaned it up | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? I am not at my friend's house to review his stereo system. If it works for him that is all that matters. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Rory Gallagher Defender smear campaign is my favorite on this album | |
| An audio component you just can't let go I have some custom amplifiers made by a local guy (now gone) named Dave Herren. I keep them for sentimental reasons. | |
| Turntable suggestions for a newbie I had a VPI scout and used it for about 20 years. VPI may not be a good choice if you like to switch cartridges (I currently rotate between 3 cartridges on a regular basis) If you do want to do that a different tonearm may be indicated (one with... | |
| When I listen to my system....... If it doesn't make my toes tap it is no good to me. In other words if I don't like the song it doesn't matter how good it sounds I still won't like it. However when I listen to the stuff I enjoy I want all the musical nuance I can find from my s... | |
| What is your "holy grail song" that you cannot find? Mine is not a specific song but an album on vinyl. It is Special EFX Global Village. It can only be found on CD it was never produced in lp format. | |
| Quick question for the Cables Don't Make a Difference Crowd. When I shop for cables I look for low capacitance designs. You don't have to spend a lot to find them. As for the post to each his own. | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? bfa bannanas for me spades tend to work their way loose over time |