vetsc5
Responses from vetsc5
| An audio component you just can't let go Mirror imaged pair of Dahlquist DQ 10 phased array speakers. Purchased new in 1980 and recapped/refurbished. Also a Denon DP 51F TT purchased in 1981. Only change is new RCA cable. | |
| Power cord Hello, (this is an update to my previous response on power cable options. I've added another source for raw cable/connectors. A few other responses suggest "...build your own...". I prefer to add a few source websites to that suggestion so that... | |
| Where to purchase cables? Hello, I'm a DIY'er and prefer to assemble my own cables. Using this option allows one to assemble high end audiophile cables at a 50/70% savings vs the same ready made cable(s). Another benefit is making them the length that is needed. Here a... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Hello all, I just received some new albums and spun them once my system was warmed up. Started off with a 45 rpm 2 disc Limited Edition Columbia remaster (#MSFL-2-45011) of Miles Davis Kind of Blue. One of the all time great assemblages include... | |
| power cable tryout High fidelity cables has me wondering..... need suggestions now Oops, my bad on the "two female" audiophiles reference as I should have referred to my friends as two "ladies". All kidding aside I've noted several posts addressing various audiophile subjects that included an aside that women are not interested... | |
| power cable tryout High fidelity cables has me wondering..... need suggestions now This is an addendum to my previous post response to the an earlier power cable discussion. I assemble my own and also have made some for fellow (and two female audiophiles). I've been very pleased with the performance of Furutech power cable comp... | |
| Open baffle speakers There are a couple of opinions referencing the Dahlquist DQ10 "...lack of imaging...". In my experience Speaker imaging in most part is impacted by three components, placement of the speaker(s), speaker design/build and the acoustic dynamics of ... | |
| Open baffle speakers Hello all, Just wanted to add my personal experience with "open baffle" design speakers. Over 40 years ago I was fortunate to purchase one of the iconic examples of open baffle speakers, the Dahlquist DQ 10s Phased Array as a mirrored imaged pair... | |
| Power cord upgrade Hey there 1971gto455ho, I'm hoping that my detailed response based on experience and with sources will supply other forum readers an option rather than spending serious coin on high end-high mark up power cables. I cannot overstate how easy and s... | |
| Power cord upgrade PS: to my previous response. Have you considered assembling you own DIY audiophile A/C power cable(s)? With very basic tools, (wire strippers, Phillips screwdriver, wire cutters. heat shrink tubing and a heat gun for setting the heat shrink (and... | |
| Power cord upgrade The debate as to whether power cords have an audible impact on the audio output of sound systems has been going on for years. There is an excellent article written by Kurt Denke (Blue Jeans Cables) https://www.audioholics.com/audio-video-cables/... | |
| Kris Kristofferson Kris was the quintessential "Man for all Seasons". Laborer, Writer, singer, actor, Army Ranger and Rhodes Scholar. He requested that the first three lines of Leonard Cohen's "Bird on a wire" be on his tombstone. "Like a... | |
| Phono Preamp Selection Hello smerk, I'm very pleased with my Schiit Skoll. It has a neutral presence which is one aspect that I prefer in phono preamps. The Skoll's flexibility allows you to adjust gain so that both MC and MM carts are compatible. The remote control ... | |
| Aliexpress Marketplace practices, be for warned. Unfortunately with the proliferation of on-line retailers comes a multitude of "bad actors" selling knock off inferior products. As you have learned some of the internet sales sites are looking primarily at quantity and volume rather than genuine... | |
| The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD I always enjoy these dialogues. I'm probably in the "upper age range" of participants on this forum. As a youngster growing up in the fifties (baby boomer) my parents had a large collection of records they played on a Zenith console. That was my... |