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Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so
  Helllo all!     finally I’ve landed on my solution… well at least for now. thanks so very much for all the insights and eXP and choices on the options that inundated this thread. sorry for taking so long to finish out this decision but more ... 
What is the latest greatest word in isolation footers for amps? stands?
huge thanks for all the eXP with footers, platdforms and iso gizmos. it is much appreciated. believe it.i’ve used with good to great success items from Herbies and Vibra pods and cones in past instances.the spring dealies are new to me. not totall... 
What is the latest greatest word in isolation footers for amps? stands?
Thanks for those thoughts.the flooring is wood decking set onto 10 inch floor trusses, ans suspended.the proposed subs to be used do have their own (optional) iso footers installedI do not listen regularly to extreme levels. once in a great while ... 
Science that explains why we hear differences in cables?
nice. another set of thoughts on wires. lovely.the age old adage that runs deep and often surfaces here is…if one can hear a difference, good or bad, or merely different, AND one enjoys or desires to acquire that degree of disparity AND can aff... 
who makes your fav cable loom in 2021?
Hi Doug,Many thanks. anecdotal and subjective feedback comprise the wealth of the rhetoric, choices, topics, who’s hat is in who’s camp, tubes vs sS and vice versa.I sort of thought, after the fact your response would come back as you posted. No p... 
who makes your fav cable loom in 2021?
douglas_schroederJim, simply put, the three lines of cables are all designed similarly, according to modeling and measurements Though I have not compared in my room all three, just the top of the line, Galen explained it to me as the cables having... 
who makes your fav cable loom in 2021?
@Doug SI noticed finally the cost  for each tier or perhaps better put, constructs albeit I've found nothing specific aattending to the actual 'voice' or attributes of the differing metal typess being offered... TPC; OFC; CCC.it seems to me these ... 
who makes your fav cable loom in 2021?
I do appreciate the plus ones on iconoclast wires.as this thread states " loom ... in 2021" its all about me catching up having been inactive or out of the loop for some time due to health and unrelated obstacles which prevented me from being more... 
who makes your fav cable loom in 2021?
Thanks Doug. that makes perfect sense... now that you added this added info. I was there and as you mentioned, looking for an array or tiers and not merely for the options you pointed out.I'll get back there soon.THX!! 
who makes your fav cable loom in 2021?
gee thanks everyone. sevewral posts here have really got me interested in brands I’ve no real world eXP, and for me, that is a rarity, especially about those options that are not main stream upper range products. well at least not upper priced ran... 
who makes your fav cable loom in 2021?
jjss49start with some basic, low cost, quality cabling and move from thereblindjim>golden input. thanks a lot. makes perfect sense.just remembered I have some older Audio art rCAs about.I did buy a couple Audio Envy PCs and don’t think I’ll get... 
who makes your fav cable loom in 2021?
Thanks much.one does need to hear what the components sound like however, and that means one needs cabling.I have nothing on hand to speak of now, hence this thread. 
Tube Amplifier Sound Characteristics
as was said, if someone made a graph of sonic attributes for any amp, SS or glass, the author would regularly be challenged.at least to my ears, lately it seems more and more tube power amps tend to sound similar to Ss amps. When picking any amp... 
2 channel setup - Should I add a center channel or $1500 subwoofer?
sub! it is the single biggest bhang for your buck in HT, all else being equal.the sounds a sub, or if more are applied appropriately, can and will introduce an effect unlike anything adding a center ch loud speaker can elicit.as important as the ... 
Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so
UPDATEpresently running in the new Pulsar graphines with my dusty but trusty Onkyo 805 receiver with about 60 hours on them by close of day today.another pair of speakers, these being floorstanders from Phase technology i just had completely rebui...