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Best lines in a song All lies in jest until a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. Paul Simon	254
Pick your poison...2-channel or multi? CD... Here is a definition from Merriam Websters dictionary. Main Entry: au·dio·phile Pronunciation: 'o-dE-O-"fI(-&)l Function: noun : a person who is enthusiastic about high-. . .	160
WILSON AUDIO/ cost vs. value There seems to be a lot of contention about Wilson products, price, size, weight, sound, color...everyone seems to have an opinion. In my life I have found Cost vs. Value is . . .	126
Zu on Zu What type of music do you listen to through your zu's. Do the speakers sound good across the board?, or is there a certain gendre that suits them best? ie. classical - rock - jazz	109
Wood blocks underneath components?? snake oil? Rotarius...could you please elaberate... Are you saying sorbothane, which most of my equipment came with and which it still sits on, is one of the better vibration damping . . .	93
Upgrading wall outlets I use Wattgates on my dedicated lines, I give a 2 to 3 in sound improvement (on a scale of 1 to 10	76
What are the specs of a full range speaker? Dave... In your response to Bartokfan >>>...-3db at 45hz would mean bass output (SPL) has dropped by around half at that freq Is there anyway to tell at what frequency the . . .	72
About the new Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy 8 Hey guys seeing how the topic of this thread is "About the new Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy 8" Does anyone have another speaker they can rant about or is there a thread about. . .	67
Zu Druid IV - the real deal? 213Cobra or anyone...could you please clarify this statement "A key characteristic that drives the unusual tonal excellents and coherence to the Zu sound is absence of . . .	62
System to date I have heard of the prices in SoCal, the weather must make it worth while. Thanks for the heads up on the Esoteric gear, I have yet to have the chance to listen, but have heard . . .	50
Sleepless in Seoul ^^* WOW...incredible array of equipment you have collected. Have heard so many good things about the Dartzeel, did you have this when you had the 7's	50
Is KEF no longer relevant? They do have a new speaker in their stable The Muon...$140,000 list	49
Wilson MAXX musicallity and sound Please post a picture of your room, also post measurements and placements of room treatments	40
Wilson Audio MAXX series III If the price is $70K and the W/P $27K, does this open a spot for a new speaker	39
What is the best place to buy tubes? I have purchased 5 tubes from Brendan at Tube World over the last several years, received what I bought and paid for. Good matched pairs (checked on my tube tester)and no . . .	32
Room Treatment: Whatcha Got? Designed and treated with ASC products, took a couple of weeks to develop and a couple of days to install. One of, if not the best upgrade to date	29
Installing dedicated lines. Which cable to use? I have been told by several people to make sure all lines are on the same phase. (I think it has to do with the remote possibility of a short, thus giving you 220 volts into your . . .	26
Sonic Frontiers preamps tube eaters?? Send an e-mail to Parts Connexion c/o Chris Johnson, or give him a call. He should be able to give you the information you require	22
Help choosing tube monobloc's Thanks for all the comments and help, gave me a lot to look at	20
How Can I Use MY IPOD For a Music Source? Go to www.audiolineout.com Ken sells some very good cables for the ipod in different flavors. You might also go to Headfi, and put up a post, the guys there have a lot of . . .	17
the grills I like to leave my grills off, I find they use too much gas when kept on. It only takes a minute or two to warm up, not like the stereo which takes 15 or 30 minutes. I do leave the. . .	16
Sonic Frontiers Line 3 pcX upgrade I had my Line 3 upgraded with the Audio Note Silver caps. I also have a Phono 1 that was up-graded by the parts connexion to SE++ I was lucky to have a factory Line 3 SE unit at . . .	15
Can any Oracle experts help me? It can be tricky to get the belt to sit right. I place the belt around the platter then use a finger to put the belt on the pulley, always keeping tension on the belt so it stays . . .	10
Sonic Frontiers SFP-1 Upgrades Several years ago a friend purchased a SFP-1 and had it sent directly to Chris to have his SE++ mod done (with the upgraded caps). We never heard it before the mod. We tried it in . . .	10
Changes to the Watt/Puppy System 8 Thanks for you comments, BUT please this was not a question as to your affordability, and what you think something is worth. PLEASE stick to the topic...if you want to rant about . . .	10
Help with Caps if you can Thanks for all the help. I jacked in 1.0 uF caps making 1.33 uf and most, but not all the bass reappeared, then tried with 2.0 uf added, which was a little too much, so I think the. . .	8
Best source for advice/sales acoustic treatments? Acoustic Sciences Corporation was a great company to work with. Good ideas, tailored products to my room. http://www.acousticsciences.com	7
Sonic Frontiers Line - 1 Volume Control I have a Line 3, that has a few mods (caps, resistors, wire) This past winter I had a problem with the volume. Sometimes the unit would go into mute and not come on again. Other . . .	7
How to replace a tweeter in a KEF Reference Two? What model is this speaker? With the Model 4~2...I had a bad cold soldier joint on one of the bass or mid bass drivers (the dealer was vague). He stated that they had to go . . .	6
How does low humidity/static affect your sound? Here is a table for indoor relative humidity Outside temperature (0°F) Recommended relative humidity +20° and above 35% to 40% +10° 30% 0° 25% -10° 20% -20° 15. . .	5
KEF Warranty work model 4~2 four years old, problem was a noticable difference in the bass output between the two speakers that appeared to get worse over time (measured by myself with a Radio Shack. . .	5
What Amplifier goes with KEF Reference 4? I have a set of 4~2's so not sure if this is relivant. I first paired them with a Sunfire Signature, nice sound however somewhat warm and slightly colored throughout. At present I . . .	5
What's Best To Put Under My Speakers? Do your speakers have threaded holes for spikes? If so you could try purchasing threaded spikes. I have used Black Diamond Racing cones before installing the speaker spikes with . . .	5
balance does not work on my sonic frontier line 3 Do you mean volume level balance between the left and right channel? If so, beside the main volume button, there are left and right levels on the remote. Do these adjust the . . .	3
Opinions regarding Parts Connexion SE + upgrades Have had a phono 1 and Line 3 upgraded. Have compared the upgraded line 3 to a Line 3 SE (factory), the upgraded unit does sound better. In my opinion the upgrade is worth the . . .	3
Sonic Frontiers Power 2 with Kef Reference 205 What does Kef state as the impedance for the 205 speaker	3
NOS tube replacement in Sonic frontiers Line 3 In my Line 3 the most important tubes were the two 6922 at the back of the pre-amp behind the output caps, beside the 6GH8A tubes. I replaced these with a set of early 60's Siemens. . .	3
sonic frontier line 3 tube options I have a Line 3 and replaced the back two tubes with early 60's Siemens CCa's - a very noticable improvement in sound quality. Then I got to thinking what the other positions would. . .	3