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| Speaker Cable Wireworld vs Straightwire It was the cable designer who left Straightwire and started WireWorld.If possible get this 6/7 or 8 series WW which are significant improvements over the earlier models | |
| What are the advantages of electrostatic versus floor speakers w/wo external drivers? I owned Magnepan 3.5Rs with the true ribbon. Might have been happy in a much smaller room, but mine is ~ 20 x 40 x 12. I have 2 SVS powered subs (Plus and Ultra) but could never get them to interface smoothlyI also owned a bunch of box speakers, b... | |
| Who needs a Preamp?? The OP mentioned he has an Oppo, as do I. Mine is a 105. It never floated my boat run direct UNTIL I upgraded the oem crap power supply and bypassed the 110/220 jumper. Lots of LPS choices on eBay under $300.Doing these simple things, plus using t... | |
| DIY interconnect just arrived ~~navships~~, true High Fidelity A bit off topic, but wire connectedI hooked up my Emerald Physics 3.4s, which have outboard power supplies, but the crap jumper wire that was included is, well....I replaced the CJs with Wire World OCC which was designed for internal speaker wirin... | |
| Oppo BDP-105D just for CDs? Check out upgrading the 105 oem power supply. There are excellent PNP modules available from Ebay ~$20- up, also get the upgraded IEC and 110/220 jumper | |
| Anyone else having issues with the Ayon CD-07s transport? I bought a Raysonic 228 maybe 8-10 years ago. Very similar looks, but the 228 is a 2 box affair. After a couple years, it developed transport issues and I sent it to the then USD Quest 4 Sound. This happened at the time that Raysonic was folding u... | |
| Cost is no object is easy, but.... I have owned a lot of transports, dacs, preamps, amps(both tube and SS) and speakers over the decades I own a Oppo 105, which plays all common disc media. I used it for SACD/DVD-A exclusively, using a highly moded Pioneer PD 65 with outboard PS an... | |
| Best 5.1 complete system under $3000 A quality stereo will in the 3K range will blow any 5.1 system away- all day, every dayWhy/How? Because good stereo speakers can project sound that seems to come from lots of places, although not behind you. And no music should UNLESS you want to ... | |
| Getting cd plastic film sheen off of cds All Cds have mold release residue. My method for all cds: I mix a diluted, mild organic soap in a dish > submerge the entire disc for a couple minutes > use my fingers to break up any stubborn residue on the disc, then rinse with distilled ... | |
| Reference 3a Decapo Anniversary I had a pair a few decades ago. Their lone "Achilles Heel" was tweeter smearing on the speaker face, which was easily corrected with fiber rings (think flat donuts) that fit closely around the tweeter and extended to cover the metal face. Of cours... | |
| My problem with music is it's simply out of tune with our brains? See You Tube videos of music recorded at 440 v 432 | |
| How do you go about selling large speakers? Donate locally to a dance school, high school drama class, Salvation Army..... | |
| best-sounding class D amp? arro222A trumpet player knows the speed and bite necessary to reproduce a horn, but it also requires fast speakers with exceptional tweeters. An excellent ribbon shouldaudererucaNice to see someone finally preferring class D to Pass room heaters | |
| 2way vs 3way speakers: different or is one "better" I have owned many different types of speakers over the decades, including box (monkey coffin) speakers, electrostat (Accoustat 2+2s, planar magnetic (Magnepan 2.5Rs) and several so-called book shelfs, Reference 3A MM deCapos, and a pair of Callo C... | |
| Singular Amplification Experience; Review Now Published d2girlsyou need not spend mega bucks anymore to get great sound amplification.Over the decades, I have owned a lot of different manufacturers class D amps, some were dogs, a few were really good (PS Audio M700s, Audio Alchemy DPA-1), but the class... |