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All, I am looking to upgrade from my Nordost Silver Shadow cable. I can do RCA or BNC with adapt...

Saw this on Amazon and seems to be well rated. I bought one of the cables for about 50 bucks, a 1...

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Fast Survey , wich is better Pass lab x250.8  Amp. vs. Krell Duo 300 XD , i have a pair of Dynaud...

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• At the end of last week I ordered cabling for the BMC pre-amp. I have a few sets o... (neonknight)

• I did concert and field recording and owned a Panasonic 3700, Sony R300 and a Tasc... (jriggy)

• Keep in mind @yyzsantabarbara  comparing $14k Lumin to $3k 005. Still, this intere... (sns)

• My interest in the arm was as a possibility to use my MC2000 cartridge. I have nev... (neonknight)
• When the equipment is the obsession, and not just a Tool to be used as a means to ... (pindac)
• I tend to side with mijostyn and the 'audio science' side of the debate. In genera... (mke246)
• I love how some anoint themselves as God of all things analog and keeper of how al... (mckinneymike)
• @lewm, come on Lew you ought to know better than that. None of my cartridges has a... (mijostyn)
• @gzm  " This seems advantageous to me because the largest source of vibrations is... (clearthinker)
• @gzm I appreciate you like the flexibility of the Viv being free standing, what I ... (alan60)
• Correction to above every time, not everyone. DOH! (alan60)
• @lewm somebody has been doing some homework 😃 @mijostyn talking of jaw dropping, ... (alan60)
• Mijostyn, are you paying attention? Zenith. Most likely none of your cartridges is... (lewm)
• @intactaudio, Not true. We also have our brains to judge designs by established cr... (mijostyn)
• There seems to be any logical arguments why the ViV shouldn’t sound good. Mostly/a... (kennyc)
• I have had the 13" carbon fibre arm paired with a VAS cartridge and Lenco (on a sl... (gzm)
• So I suppose that the traditionalists all use 12-inch tonearms, to minimize TAE as... (lewm)
• @rauliruegas I do believe that whilst we may not agree, we now understand each oth... (alan60)
• @mijostyn I too am glad that my own ears/brain determine what sounds satisfy myse... (mckinneymike)
• Dear @alan60  : At least read and understand what I posted to you: "" I know tha... (rauliruegas)
• @mijostyn Human ears make very poor measuring equipment and you do not know wha... (intactaudio)
• @mijostyn ​​​​​​the point here is, it is not for you to judge or pass comment on w... (alan60)

• I was 13. I wore my hair kind of long at the time and all it took was a change in ... (jimlavery)
• I was a kid & remember watching w/ my parents who I recall not being too impre... (jonwolfpell)
• I liked them from the beginning, but it was "Rubber Soul" that really kicked my ass. (condosound)
• The Beatles were simply more sophisticated than most pop bands, had better singing... (wolf_garcia)
•   ghdprentice nailed it for me.  I was the youngest in my peer group and the only... (asmith99)
• *sigh*  They had haircuts...that's why they looked like That..... I wasn't all th... (asvjerry)
• Although I don't remember when they were on the Ed Sullivan Show, my family was in... (deadhead1000)
• I was only 7 at the time but was aware of the buzz from my sister who was three ye... (relayer101)
• It"s always a gas being present for a cultural renaissance. (hertzhead)
• I was 6 when the Beatles first played Ed Sullivan. I had older brothers and sister... (hertzhead)
• Ed Sulivan, Lawrence Welk and Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops concerts.  On Black and W... (kingsleuy)
• I'm 70 and I recall how the girls were so enthralled with the Beatles.    My schoo... (rlj)
• I watch Ed on free TV about 2-3 times a week.  He  got a bad rap.  Though not sure... (jpwarren58)
• tablejockey   Thank You for sharing. History made indeed.   Happy Listening! (jafant)
• I had heard all the fuss about this British rock band coming on the Ed Sullivan sh... (aewarren)
• @cey  Your time is coming!!   @falconquest  Exactly! That’s why a generation p... (uncledemp)
• was born in '74. i SO enjoy readin these stories.  (cey)
• @uncledemp So it was on right after the Flintstones. 🤣 (falconquest)
• I remember watching the Beatles with my pet dinosaur.   It’s a joke- couldn't re... (uncledemp)
• i was 12. and watched that broadcast. remember it well. been a fan for life since.... (mikelavigne)
• I was 6. I probably watched it but don’t remember. Must have been all the weed I s... (falconquest)
• Before the Beatles went on Ed Sullivan and my sister brought home the Meet the Bea... (edcyn)
• @bigtwin  Good point! (valinar)
• For a guy who appeared to be so stiff, Ed Sullivan was one hip cat.  We all owe hi... (bigtwin)
• Older brothers and many I've spoken to over the years mention 3 events- Elvis, th... (tablejockey)
• My mother commented both times! With Elvis it was about his gyrating as he sang. W... (jasonbourne52)
• I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan in ’64. I was about to have my 12th birthday on t... (jasonbourne52)
• I was around 12 or 13 and watching with my parents and some friends of the family.... (larsman)
• I was 12… in bed listening to WLS Chicago on the turquoise clock radio… when the a... (ghdprentice)
• Haha! Yes, my actions often are often out of synch with my  brain! 59 doesn't ha... (tablejockey)
• ok...so what was happening 61 years ago?   (carlsbad)
• Wouldn't that be "59 years ago today..." or are you making a play on whatever Beat... (masi61)

• MQA is a scam, in light of modern high speed Internet and Quboz. It’s also lossy. ... (erik_squires)
• OP - this is a hot topic, as others have suggested, if you search this topic you’l... (mm1tt77)
• I don’t stream, but I do have very efficient speakers, and prefer tubes. Having e... (elliottbnewcombjr)
• In a digital source chain the streamer is probabaly most important, try a reasonab... (kairosman)
• I would start small with a blue node like mentioned above, just don’t waste your m... (fredrik222)
• And what KIND of Dac.. I prefer the sound of an R2R over a sigma delta..   and ... (nevada_matt)
• op the quality of the dac and the streaming device are both extremely important  ... (audiotroy)
• MQA  and finest are mutually exclusive. (fuzztone)
• @twilightround your focus, in my opinion, should be in this order 1. speakers 2.... (audphile1)
• The streamer is the modern day "transport"   It's vital to great playback, plus yo... (oddiofyl)
• It can happen of course but probably not in practice with most any good quality, p... (mapman)
• The streamer is as important as any other component and should be carefully chosen... (ghdprentice)
• op - there are numerous threads over the past year or two in the digital section a... (jjss49)
• I'm sure there a differences in the quality of the recording.  What I was trying t... (twilightround)
• To reach audiophile quality on streaming you need just one thing  -- LUCK. You do... (czarivey)
• @jasonbourne52  Yes, there are possible issues with the quality of streaming file... (tony1954)
• You have to try streaming services on your equipment to see which you prefer.  Th... (kota1)
• The problem with the streaming services is that there is no way to verify the prov... (jasonbourne52)

• @tunehead , Here is a thread that may help you better understand DC on the mains.... (jea48)
• holmz Said: I do not think that UV and heat affects aluminium, In response ... (holmz)

• I bought a Emotiva ERC-4 to replace a old MH cdp.  It has inputs for a digital sig... (grinnell)
• Over the decades I have owned many players and transport/dacs, several in the $4K ... (tweak1)
• Rega Apollo. Marantz CD60.  Rotel CD11 Tribute.  (jl35)
•       Bought 2 of these for friends, tough to beat for the $   (winoguy17)
• other threads I started about CD players, this one about NOT converting DSD to PCM... (elliottbnewcombjr)
• If you do not care about SACD, this CD only unit is also a definite keeper Integr... (elliottbnewcombjr)
• I went for Sony xa5400es, SACD/CD player. I found one with light use, i.e. less ho... (elliottbnewcombjr)
• One of the most common questions, here. Search discussions. Denon, Marantz, NAD,... (pmm)
• I had a cdt6000, but returned it.  It just didn’t sound good in my system.  I was ... (vonhelmholtz)
• @innersound300  The Rotel 1570, 1572 both very solid.    (grislybutter)
• @bkeske    the jays is more than $1100-1300 and cant afford that at this time. ... (innersound300)
• @innersound300 There is a Jay’s that is a full player I believe, with DAC, but i... (bkeske)
• @bkeske    have seen jays transport....but is it just a transport and a dac woul... (innersound300)
• @hilde45   dac already in it if possible. dont know much about dacs ,so dont wa... (innersound300)
• A little bit more, but I have heard solid positive reviews of the Jay’s transport.... (bkeske)
• Rotel, used (grislybutter)
• Transport or with a DAC in it? (hilde45)

• Billie Holiday Eva Cassidy Ella Fitz (jjbeason14)
• Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Sarah Vaughn (scottya118)

• Wow, didnt think this would be such an edgey topic. First off, of course USA compa... (bikefi10)
•  @fpomposo 👍👍 (yogiboy)
• If it’s mostly made in the USA I consider it to be a USA product. My USA stuff.   ... (ronboco)
• My only USA made product are some Grado Headphones and a 23 year old Velodyne subw... (motown-l)
• McIntosh  (dinov)
• My system - Aurender streamer - Korea Sota turntable - USA Schiit Yggdrasil - U... (fpomposo)
• I am British and live in England. I buy the components I think are best and suita... (clearthinker)
• Matrix Audio Element X into Willsenton R800i for me. Wish I could try this one out... (sngreen)
• I, too, have bits 'n pieces from basically all the major players, 'cause that's th... (asvjerry)
• Being from California, I like to keep it close to home. Actually most of my main s... (mrclick123)
• Japanese integrated amp, Japanese preamp, American turntable, American speakers, A... (skyscraper)
• I'm absolutely STUNNED this thread has survived 59 responses as of my post without... (allenf1963)
• Tonearm - Great Britain Cartridge , TT , phono preamp , passive preamp , amp , sp... (vair68robert)
• Main system Turntable - Swiss Tonearm - England Cartridge - Danish Phono Pre -... (perkri)
• bikefi10   Absolutely! I have been saying and supporting the U.S. market for yea... (jafant)
• I care how it sounds, not where it was designed, assembled, manufactured, etc….   ... (noodlyarm)
• Revels cabinets are from the PRC.  (jerryg123)
• My Chinese made Quads are better than the old UK built Quads. But Grado makes some... (terry9)
• I believe most of the Revel line up is made in the USA and most of the Focal speak... (travelinjack)
• For me: Apogee Acoustics - U.S SoundCare - Norway BAT - U.S Audiolab - UK MHD... (parker65310)
• Amp-Norway Speakers-England CD Transport-England Streamer-not sure, probably Ch... (curiousjim)
• Rogue audio preamp and amp Fritz speakers small green computer streamer and serv... (pwoodard922)
• Since we are talking about the importance of where our precious audio equipment is... (baylinor)
• @panzrwagn … “All my equipment is made on Earth, by humans. Beyond that it gets ve... (ghdprentice)
• I'm running  US Japan China Britain France I have two pieces from China that... (jbhiller)
• Made in the USA - not very likely for most audio products. Assembled in the USA is... (mazian)
• ZU speakers made in Utah Aric Audio phono, pre-, preamp, and amplifier all made i... (michaellent)
• Despite the Italian-sounding name, Bel Canto products are designed and manufacture... (cheeg)
• @westcoastaudiophile Agreed. That's why this topic should be called, "Who wants to... (hilde45)
• @hilde45 "Not many American made products with nothing but American made parts" +... (westcoastaudiophile)
• Pass labs, Coda , Ayre, Upper McIntosh , Boulder  Magico, YG acoustics ,Wilson Au... (audioman58)
• AC Delco makes nothing. They are a marketing and fulfillment company for GM afterm... (jerryg123)
• All my equipment is made on Earth, by humans. Beyond that it gets very complicated... (panzrwagn)
• i just bought a Denafrips Pontus, made in China. best DAC i have heard. Chinese pr... (malibu457)
• The world is flat. Read it.  (jerryg123)
• Vandersteen. (sls141)
• Never cared who makes what and where as long as it offers the best value for the m... (baylinor)
• Not many American made products with nothing but American made parts.  (hilde45)
• please see this link for American made audio.    American made audio link (hgeifman)
• I stick with US amps and preamps and phono preamps, because repairability is impor... (lloydc)
• @bigtwin Not at all -- just using current knowledge about current automotive bus... (czarivey)
• @czarivey I believe you are confusing the Chevys made in China for the Chinese mar... (bigtwin)
• My stereo system knows no national borders. It contains components & parts man... (edcyn)
• What brings on these moments of patriotic introspection anyway? I'm secure enough ... (nonoise)
• wondering….. with some of the isolationist deep thinkers approach, just who will b... (tomic601)
• I have a 'melting pot' system; if only the world could get along as well as my com... (whipsaw)
• My equipments are mostly made in Canada 🇨🇦 simaudio moon W8 W7 P8 Andromeda CD Pl... (lordrootman)
• If I lean to buying US, it's only because I know that the cost of international sh... (larsman)
• Did you buy current model Chevy with 80% Chinese parts yet?   (czarivey)
• besides where it's made, there is where it's designed, where it's owned, where it ... (grislybutter)
• @bigtwin All true.. globalization is a fact and I doubt that anyone really belie... (vonhelmholtz)
• Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Mine is I prefer to buy audio gear that ap... (tomcarr)
• VPI...Magnepan...Anthem.... Marantz and NAD....not sure about them or ML subs.  ... (secretguy)
• Huge topic, I’ll chime in, not going to argue after this, just a point of view. I... (elliottbnewcombjr)
• Turntable-UK Cartridge-UK Phono Preamp-S. Korea Digital-Italy Digital Vintage-... (dayglow)

• There are several substantial brass and steel parts to these stands, which we can ... (hchilcoat)
• They are now at livevibeaudio.com. I will be trading in my Sistrums for the Rhythm... (hchilcoat)
• @hchilcoat This concerned dissipated over the next day as the stands and began ... (hilde45)
• I have been using Starsound Sistrum SP-101 stands on wooden floors for the past 10... (hchilcoat)
• What isolation device do you recommend for speakers on carpet over suspended floor... (dmk_hifi)
• I have used hockey pucks between spikes and carpet, not so much for vibration but ... (chrisr)
• @audiopoint Thanks for weighing in. I am not sure I followed everything there. If ... (hilde45)
• Lemonhaze and OP: I recently saw an Illusory test posted here on 1-21-23 at 11:23... (audiopoint)

• Neil Young and Rod Stewart (scottya118)

• I think the Harbeth P3's would be a fine choice. Two others that come to mind are ... (scottya118)

• @jasonbourne52  Thank you and great handle.  The thread was removed for some rea... (johnah5)
• That was the post about the BAT CD player that needed repair. The  owner had a new... (jasonbourne52)

• Lately it's been Eva Cassidy every evening. I have most of her albums. (fbgbill)
• Traffic / Shootout At The Fantasy Factory 1973 Island (bslon)
• Savoy Brown / Street Corner Talking 1971 Parrot (bslon)
• Grateful Dead / From The Mars Hotel 1974 Grateful Dead Records ”Authentic”, embo... (bslon)
• @middlemass  What did you think of the new “Revolver”? (curiousjim)
• The Beatles - Revolver Giles Martin version (middlemass)

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• Matthew Shipp Trio (jafant)

• Making a list coming SOON. (ebm)
• jpwarren58   $50K and counting.    Happy Listening! (jafant)
• Less than my Bugatti (rsf507)
• If I even think it too loud, my wife will hear it. (prof)
• @alaric62    +1 (ghdprentice)
• I can't believe how many supposed grown men are whining about what other adults sp... (alaric62)

• Thanks everyone, enjoying the discussion. @mulveling you have offered SUT advice p... (kdogsy)
• I think you’re doing ok. You may think about a turntable upgrade but that’s just p... (dinov)
• Is the consensus that this [transimpedance] is a better design or a matter of tas... (boothroyd)
• that MC4 is right at the very best I’ve heard Koetsu 👍 @mulveling sorry to impl... (boothroyd)
• Koetsu is a brilliant match with MC4. From either its 3 or 6 ohm taps. Other solut... (mulveling)
• @ghdprentice , IMHE brand loyalty is a big mistake. (mijostyn)
• @mijostyn …”you need to try the combo of a very low impedance cartridge and a tran... (ghdprentice)
• @kdogsy , I think most of us that have gone that route prefer it. It works only wi... (mijostyn)
• The SoundSmith EZ mount cartridge screws are a great way to listen to how changing... (karl_desch)
• In addition to the Little Loco, Sutherland offers a less expensive TZ Vibe full ph... (boothroyd)
• @jasonbourne52 has a good point… but I would side wth @lewm on this lash out on th... (holmz)
• @jasonbourne52 totally. Sometimes I have to make myself get off my ass and go help... (kdogsy)
• @ghdprentice Appreciate your message and approach. Thank you  (kdogsy)
• @mijostyn I got the EAR MC4 to give me options for what loading different carts wa... (kdogsy)

• Here is my reference for tubes, Andy knows. https://vintagetubeservices.com/rectif... (sns)
• @dweller  I don't follow your line of thought. Western Electric has chosen their ... (charles1dad)
• Sounds like Western Electric should have an amplifier lending service so people ca... (dweller)
• I have two rectifier tubes in the power supply and I’m using Sylvania NOS 5U4GBs ... (charles1dad)
• wfowenmd, I have two rectifier tubes in the power supply and I'm using Sylvania N... (pseudonym)
• @dweller Don't know there is a single best one, but NOS Mullards are certainly top... (sns)

• Vandersteen Rotel S14 (bsmith)

• To get started, to see if you are going to stay in the game, this looks like a goo... (elliottbnewcombjr)
• still having fun looking this is nice looking, anyone know if wood veneer or pape... (elliottbnewcombjr)
• Not only are we chatting to ourselves, OP hasn't had anything to say in quite a wh... (elliottbnewcombjr)
• Curt, goodbye. I apologize for engaging you. (lewm)
• @lewm if you have the money to burn, have at it.   as for Sansui being a joke, th... (curtdr)
• Curt, what’s funny to me is that you think $4000 is an extravagant, irresponsible ... (lewm)

• That would be a failure of design.  Legacy should have that handled. (carlsbad)
• Try it and see how it sounds, I doubt it will be a problem (kota1)

• Just found this Forum and signed up. I know this topic is old, but after using th... (eryoung2k)

• You may also want to look at the Van Alstine SET 120 amp. Over on Audio Circle, th... (rumblestrip)
• @jjss49 thanks for the advice and the suggestion about the Magnepan thread. I took... (peterf6)
• @peterf6  see another active thread talking about amps for maggie 3.6's... much u... (jjss49)
• I believe that using a stereo amp having the needed power for a set of speakers ha... (mesch)
• Thanks,@decooney, another recommdation for watts, and I might go that used amp rou... (peterf6)
• I have a powered  REL T2 now, and it helps with low end extension with more modern... (peterf6)
• @peterf6 I was close to buying a single Aegir as a small backup lower power stereo... (decooney)
• on advice from John R , I'm using a pair of REL T/Zero lll subs with LRS+ and soun... (jl35)
• almost kept the Vidar, could not be happy with single Aegir, didn't want to risk A... (jl35)
• @jl35 did you feel the need for more power than the Aegir so got the Vidar, or ult... (peterf6)
• I was very happy with Vidar, Freya S and Saga+, and LRS in a room a little smaller... (jl35)

• The SP12s have continued to impress. Very even, some warmth, but overall this is a... (cd45123)

• I would call Patrick Cullen and if he still makes them purchase one of his digital... (jetter)
• @ghdprentice +1 (emphasis added) …. On both counts. This is the best advice you ... (akg_ca)
• Try a Triode Wire Labs digital cable, very good cables for the price. (rja)
• Acoustic Zen Absolute. (audphile1)
• I have found low end Nordost not that good and high end Nordost simply spectacular... (ghdprentice)

• I have several of these power cords.  The outer woven sleeve is cosmetic only.  It... (jetter)
• Those that claim to hear a difference if you spend hundreds and thousands of $$$ a... (jasonbourne52)
• $50 is a fair price! Stop your neurotic worrying and spend money on something that... (jasonbourne52)
• @jumia You are asking the same question I asked a few weeks ago in the thread call... (bigtwin)
• Sounds like you're a cheap date at the audiophile store, and that's not a bad thin... (elrod)
• Seems like a quality feeling cable and appears to be well shielded which is very... (jumia)
• You stated above that you bought one, so what do you make of it? What’s been your ... (facten)
• I don't know what to believe. Would like to know the name of a good manufacture of... (jumia)
• @jumia According to Amazon, the WAudio line of products are manufactured by a comp... (bigtwin)

• To make it easy I rated everything the best I could doing it very carefully and ... (jea48)
• I think Nelson Pass said this although not sure it was his quote originally: "Some... (jonwolfpell)

• I would start with the Zenith first. Good to see what this one move does on its ow... (grannyring)
• Thanks @grannyring.  Question regarding the purple fuse - since I have the Phoenix... (nyev)

• I"m trying to build a Bille Holiday Collection so any recommendations would be gre... (jjbeason14)
• Thanks Robert! Anyone else? (jjbeason14)
• A Portrait of  BILLIE HOLIDAY 1935-1942 The First Verse Sessions.  1952-1954 Son... (vair68robert)
• Not available on spotify. :mad: (jjbeason14)

• I find Sony 360 a headphone based upmixer and use it with my Tidal subscription. I... (kota1)
• If you are thinking about setting up an atmos system make sure to check out this t... (kota1)
• The new immersion processes are NOT "surround" sound. Surround sound was based on ... (kota1)

• @audphile1 …good point to the OP. System synergy …or lack of it …. matters big-t... (akg_ca)
• System synergy matters big-time. If you are going to buy one blind without a pers... (akg_ca)
• What preamp are you using? (audphile1)
• My intuition says Pass. But I have owned Pass amps for decades… and heard Krell al... (ghdprentice)

• The spacers for Rega arms are designed to go between the arm base and plinth under... (drrsutliff)
• @senza  I don't think it's anything to worry about. I never got any joy with muck... (cd318)

• Originally thought this was a book about BJ Clinton. (dadork)
• So, I am supposed to send my money to the guy who owns Klipsch? That's pretty fun... (tony1954)
• @sevi01 Wow!!  Thanks for sharing. My affiation with Klipsch dates back to 1982. ... (waytoomuchstuff)

• J S Bach.  Toccata and Fugue in D minor. (clearthinker)
• Sheryl Crow's "Tuesday Night Music Club", and some individual tracks like Dusty Sp... (alaric62)

• I think the used market may not suit you.  Perhaps keep to new gear. You can, of ... (clearthinker)
• My pet peeves for pictures are: 1) Taking all sorts of pictures of the front and ... (glatzj)

• The golden age of LPs was 1950s, early 1960s.  They took trouble and the raw mater... (clearthinker)
• Don’t ignore or underestimate the importance of a vinyl cleaning system THAT YOU W... (jdougs)
• If I decide to get a TT it will not be entry level. I do not want it to be the wea... (randym860)
• IMHO Acoustic Sounds gets a 10/10 and MoFi gets an 8-9/10. You also need to look f... (dmk_calgary)
• There are some great comments here for and against starting a vinyl collection...a... (macg19)
• To dip your toe into Vinyl, to see IF you will stick with it: This TT is my recom... (elliottbnewcombjr)
• @mapman … “A good digital recording these days can easily reproduce what’s in most... (ghdprentice)
• @ghdprentice I hear you. I’m only a few years behind you. I used to post my system... (mapman)
• @mapman   Thank you for sharing your system components. Knowing your system and... (ghdprentice)
• A good digital recording these days can easily reproduce what’s in most older anal... (mapman)

• Who were REM? (clearthinker)
• @seola30 So good that REM´s music gave you strength when you needed it. That´s a l... (chmaiwald)
• They got lucky it seems, and although they produced a few decent songs they are ut... (wolf_garcia)
• Not underrated by some. Overrated by many. (jmalen123)
• Someone above said they were always political. I would counter that most great ro... (jpwarren58)
• I liked them from Murmur till Monster then sort of lost interest. If any of you ha... (moonwatcher)
• The Smiths were brilliant and still one of my favorites. Their best music is timel... (roxy54)
• @kb54 copy The Smiths they were working the same field but on the other side of th... (dodgealum)
• @loomisjohnson  Disagree about the Byrd's. They had a lot of great material, and ... (roxy54)
• @onhwy61: Don Dixon---NOW yer talkin'! I love his stuff, and his gal Marti Jones' ... (bdp24)
• rem was fantastic, but (like the byrds, the cars and the ramones) they hit their a... (loomisjohnson)
• @bdp24, I agree, you're too old for them. R.E.M. was a great band.  A big shout o... (onhwy61)

• @jasonbourne52 - all good.  funny reading something from 5 years ago.  My dad had ... (rar1)
• @rar1 : those XP-66’s were made prior to 1964. All Fisher production came from the... (jasonbourne52)

• question guys.  !!    if i use Y splitter on the Pre Center RCA (where i connect ... (noiwk1991)
• You have 3 subs. Connect one to each of your front speaker terminals. You probably... (pennpencil)
• I have two REL S510s connected to individual mono block class D amps.  Just take t... (rtrlover)
• I would think you could just connect the ground wire to the amp chassis and avoid ... (woofhaven1992)
• I just purchased a REL sub and connected it to my Rogue Sphinx Class D with high l... (mysterioso1)
• @noiwk1991 preamp RCA input. (livin_262002)
• helps to learn directly from the amp manufacturer whether the speaker negative ter... (jjss49)
• wait i put it into RCA in the external amp?  or RCA in the preamp (in my case the ... (noiwk1991)
• It works. I have mine connected that exact way. My integrated is fully balanced de... (livin_262002)

• 6 feet from the front wall? Ridiculous...just put the speakers outside in a field ... (wolf_garcia)
• @ahuvia    Your picture link does not work. The NAD M10 is likely not your weak... (thespeakerdude)
• Hi, this is the OP again, Not sure if people are still following this. It’s been ... (ahuvia)

• In a talk Roger Modjeski (Music Reference, RAM Tube Works) said Tim de Paravicini ... (bdp24)
• @atmasphere,   not sure whether Zero Autoformers are really zero cost. I used th... (antigrunge2)
• Transformers are the key element for both SET and push pull.  Even for OTL the po... (atmasphere)

• Steve, have you tried 1 x solid core Neoteck Up OCC 12 AWG with original teflon o... (sasho)

• +1 @noromance  You can also go into Google settings and set some of the settings t... (deadhead1000)
• You've got to use an ad blocker or it's infested with ads and impossible to use. (noromance)

• @snapoli2 if you do get the Genelecs absolutely positively only get "the ones" doe... (donavabdear)
• I work in advertising - and during edits and voiceovers the best speakers I’ve eve... (snapoli2)
• @donavabdear , The microphones will be flat. They are calibrated when used for ro... (thespeakerdude)
• @donavabdear I think we are drifting off topic of powered speakers, if you start... (kota1)
• Maybe someone out there has a fix for this. Another very frustrating part of the j... (donavabdear)
• @invalid I'm no expert on tubes but it seems like your right. The tubes on my BHK ... (donavabdear)

• Of course I do because I often imagine bad things happening before I act. Maybe th... (wavein)
• It is not a dumb idea… and there are speakers out there you would enjoy more, like... (ghdprentice)
• There are speakers out there that are better than some Magnepans. Which Maggie do ... (russ69)
• Yah...like I said I figured it was dumb. So I guess I either live with the Maggies... (secretguy)

• @whostolethebatmobile , understood, granted, and thanks for your insight. *S* But... (asvjerry)
• sgordon1 is not a scammer, please. I have personal experience dealing with him tra... (whostolethebatmobile)
• @mastering92 I take it you don't really believe this and are just stirring the pot. (carlsbad)
• If wishes were fishes, the world would stink from all the rot. Yeah, rather negat... (asvjerry)
• @carlsbad ....now, That sounds like a leap into the audio future, considering the ... (asvjerry)
• Fuses are are inherently good for audio equipment.   (mastering92)
• @asvjerry  Fuses are there to protect equipment.  Sometimes fuses blow from equip... (carlsbad)

• @teedee One might assume that the simplest audio chain is sonically best, but my ... (kennyc)
• In my opinion, the DAC is the second most important component after the speakers -... (joshua43214)
• @tee_dee  I just listened to white flag by Dido. Lovely voice I added it to my pl... (ronboco)

• @curtdr *G*  As someone who 'came of age' in the later '60s' in the 'midst of SoCA... (asvjerry)
• yet another reason to... quit drinking alcohol...!  Although sometimes being drunk... (curtdr)
• Oh ….. my ….. goodness, I can’t stop laughing! 😂🤣 Now, this is the type of party y... (dabel)
• ....see if the Krell bar is still ’dependable.....not the audio company, the one o... (asvjerry)
• ....it's far enough out of town to not have the PD show up and want to stay.... ... (asvjerry)
• @dabel  To paraphase those immoral lines from "Airplane!".... "....guess I picke... (asvjerry)

• Yes...joining the positive REL wires and plugging 'em in the back of my amp. RELs ... (wolf_garcia)
• I have a Node 3, SMSL DAC, 2 powered speakers and 2 powered subs.  From the DAC I ... (tcotruvo)
• This is a crazy topic as I'll find one discussion seems to say "high level connect... (johns21)
• @larry5729  "If you purchased a pair of REL subwoofers you wouldn’t have had to de... (johns21)
• @wolf_garcia are you saying that you have 2 subs connected in series across the Ri... (oldrooney)

• @rohlim in that price range the new AQ Niagara 1200 definitely fits the bill. On a... (audphile1)

• Finally I finish reading this thread. Thank you to Ralph and the others that contr... (samureyex)

• Sorry, I can't answer your question but I Recently purchased a three-rack-row Adon... (willgolf)

• I like NOS better, anyway. If you were to try listening to upsampling, and NOS pla... (m669326)

• Matthew Shipp Trio- TBA (jafant)
• Iggy Pop - RAW Power (50th Anniversary Edition) (jafant)

• Jerryg123  I will audition equipment, but would like some direction. I have to dr... (asmithkash)
• Alright!  Now we are talking guys. I’ve always heard great things about pass but w... (asmithkash)
• Go audition equipment. Do not listen to any of these bozos. (jerryg123)
• OP,   I have B&W 805’s in my Home theater. They are not hard to drive compar... (ghdprentice)
• Don't spend on cables. Microphone cable like Canare Starquad is good at about $1 a... (terry9)
• Things have come a Loong way in 10 years ,streaming QObuz and Roon is very good ,b... (audioman58)
• Do the 5.1 in the living room with your wife and the stereo in your allowed space.... (baylinor)
• Unless you have a large collection of records, focus on digital only. If you pursu... (audphile1)
• Mesch,  Totally agree.  I want to keep the speakers and build around them.  Anyon... (asmithkash)
• In that small of room  I would put my money into a 2 channel system. If the B&... (mesch)
• GHDPrentice- This is really where I wanted to head in this conversation, To those... (asmithkash)
• This is a good time to take this real slow. Give a lot of thought to how to do thi... (ghdprentice)
• @czarivey  “ bye (ex)-wife , hello stereo” …. LOL   Why are divorces so expensi... (akg_ca)
• lol! (asmithkash)
• Bye wife hello stereo (czarivey)
• Never mind, looked it up!  thank you! (asmithkash)
• okay thank you so much for the advice, stupid question what is a bed channel vs. a... (asmithkash)
• With the 3700H I recommend an atmos setup with 5 bed channels and 4 height channel... (kota1)
• Your center channel should NOT go near the ceiling. If you can't use a center chan... (kota1)
• sorry didnt see above, okay no in ceiling.  I have the new x3700h (asmithkash)
• For a small sub my favorite is Sunfire:   (kota1)
• one other question, because of the laser tv a center channel is tough.  Could I ad... (asmithkash)
• For atmos speakers try to avoid in ceiling as the sweet spot will be the floor. Be... (kota1)
• on it boys!  because of my room, Ill post pics.  Im gonna add a sub and two in cei... (asmithkash)

• A few years ago, I purchased some Chinese "audiophile" male and female plugs from ... (joshua43214)
• Listening tests would be more helpful. ozzy (ozzy)
• I would hope they do continuity, hi-pot and perhaps an audio related performance t... (tonywinga)
• @tonywinga "Cables have differences in frequency response and harmonic overtones a... (westcoastaudiophile)

• thanks, steve.  really interesting stuff.  don’t know the reviewer, but he has cer... (mitchel)

• I would run without the potentiometer if the system #2 has a volume pot. Or I woul... (holmz)
• Honestly, 10k is a fine output impedance for gear designed for 600, but is it diff... (erik_squires)
• There is a resistor to the left of the + sign on the left side, and it is called t... (holmz)

• Make sure to post a follow up please. (holmz)
• Ron emailed me back yesterday and said that it would be fine. So I guess I'm going... (ecrotty)
• Ask Ron Sutherland.   But be aware that total system gain (including the sens... (holmz)

• God save the generally factual ! And save me, on the generally hyperbole end… @... (holmz)
• tomic601 God save the generally factual ! Hey, I try my best too! 😎 (patrickdowns)
• Bruce is also a Mac dealer and might have a 275 to demo with… (tomic601)
• God save the generally factual ! yes, I run Treo CT in a fairly large room with a... (tomic601)
•   Thank you guys!   Would the Treo CT mate well with a McIntosh MC275 VI? Just... (holmz)

• @raysmtb1 Yes, I’ve heard them. What model? (russ69)
• @normantaylor  I have a pair of MC 611s, and for the first time in many, many yea... (jeffreyw)
• Yes, I’ve heard them. I almost lost a friendship over this whole conversation. We ... (raysmtb1)
• @raysmtb1   Save your money. Nothing can help the Maggies. Have you ever heard ... (russ69)
• Save your money. Nothing can help the Maggies. (raysmtb1)
• russ69 Why do you think I’d like the Parasound JC1’s? I looked at them briefly. ... (russ69)
• @atmasphere    +1 yes… this can significantly improve the sound.  (ghdprentice)
• The advantage of monoblocks is being able to keep the amps very near the speakers ... (atmasphere)

• How did you like the Lector 603 CD player? I'm thinking of the ZXT integrated ampl... (mezzanine)

• XTC (jafant)
• After listening to the whole “Just Like That” album, I’ve decided it’s gonna be a ... (curiousjim)
• Bonnie Raitt, Just Like That. Congratulations, Bonnie Raitt!  (curiousjim)

• XTC (jafant)
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Prepare Thyself To Deal With a Miracle (mksun)
• Supergrass (tomcarr)

• russ751   Thank You for the update. Sal is the 1st line at TAP Electronics. I l... (jafant)
• I spoke with Sal at TAP electronics today.  He was supportive. He agreed that the ... (russ751)

• I will be using a Dinafrips Venus II DAC with my forthcoming N200. I also have the... (fthompson251)
• I used two Dacs with the N200....... a Bluesound and a vintage (1984) Sony 703 ES. (malatu)
• @malatu I'm joining this thread late as it's been an incredibly busy few weeks for... (blisshifi)

• McIntosh Have a unique sound and look that some prefer, but it seemingly doesn’t c... (kennyc)

• I have one on order. Thank you (dolfan)
• @dolfan I highly recommend the PSU-LPS upgrade noted in the OP for the Node if you... (macg19)
• @dolfan  hope they work out for you.  Low risk  at that price.  They take some pla... (tksteingraber)

• @jaytor got it. Well I still stand by my recommendation to audition at home. Despi... (audphile1)
• I have a P-10, and I love it. PS Audio is a great company with some of the best su... (krelldog)
• @audphile1 - PS Audio is not offering a trade-in on the P12 during the promotion s... (jaytor)
• This forum again needs a block user function. (carlsbad)
•   mastering92 716 posts 02-07-2023 at 07:31pm  @audphile1  It was satire.  ... (audphile1)
• @audphile1  It was satire.  Read less and sleep more. Better for your limited mi... (mastering92)
• @mastering92 I agree with you! I should definitely read less and reduce my chances... (audphile1)
• @jaytor doesn’t PS Audio offer a trade in? Best to get the P12 into your system an... (audphile1)
• @audphile1  You should read less, post less, and listen more often... (mastering92)
•   Here’s the calcuation: Power Plant 3 x 4 = P12. So 4 times better audio qua... (audphile1)
• @jaytor  So then, buy the P12. It’s your money, use it when you need to! Here’s ... (mastering92)
• I have been very pleased with my PowerPlant 3 so I have no interest in switching t... (jaytor)

• Has anyone bought and tried these pure silver speaker wires? These are NO brand sp... (kot)

• tomthiel   Agreed. $8900- is pretty close to the Canada price. I hope that you a... (jafant)

• My phono stage is a Modwright 9.0x and I'm very happy with it. (laynes)
• Thanks again. Years ago, when I was younger, and a little dumber, I got my pilot'... (oldgoat912)
• The 400 Evo I would-not recommend  ,you loose a lot of resolution in the volume po... (audioman58)
• Since you're open to used, I'd look into something on this level Manley Chinook t... (tablejockey)
• Thank you all for the responses.  I have the speakers nailed. In 1978 I upgraded t... (oldgoat912)

• Not a high end speaker but I use them for surrounds. (carlsbad)
• ML is a good company. Much of how a speaker sounds depends on what it's connected ... (hilde45)

• The Grado is 9g and the turntable specs. are 5.0-7.5g  Is that ok? I'm thinking ... (1jafa)

• Thank you all, (rocky1313)
• That Creek, with 35 WPC may be a a bit shy on power. Would probably work, but you ... (bkeske)
• Creeks can be a little dry. Try a Musical Fidelity or a Rogue.  (russ69)
• The "grills" are actually a sock and are not designed to be removed. The speakers... (tomcarr)
• Correction: Creek Amp is 4140 S 2  not SE  (rocky1313)

• This is what I've settled on after many years and many ways:   1. wipe the outsi... (gzm)

• Eva Cassidy Songbird 180g is on the way!   (jjbeason14)

• I have a question about the PS audio BHK 300 monoblocks. They are connected to Sou... (nmsneuro)

• I've used Soundsmith, VAS and Joseph Long in the past.  Long did the retip on my D... (barolobrain)

• Thank you (dragongorgon)
• A new Android smartphone or one with an app could easily support all of those form... (mastering92)

• +1 @mijostyn  (tomcarr)

• @ihcho, Congratulations again! Now, I think it’s time to put that M16P in your p... (ihcho)

• habitual following is not good. it can get you unhealthy addiction to waste your t... (czarivey)
• I get it some days but not daily. I frequent this site enough to just delete the m... (nonoise)
• @malatu  Send me an email to support@audiogon.com and I'll help you.      (tammyholt)

• ||$300 Brand X will produce more detail than say $60 Mogami Gold||   so blunt ma... (czarivey)
• @69zoso69 - here’s what I have learned in the past 10 yars of collaborating with m... (williewonka)

• The VPI cable is probably equivalent to an Audioquest in the same price point. Si... (tablejockey)
• @larseand - Many years ago I had a a Rega RB250 arm with the standard Rega cable o... (williewonka)

• @mike_in_nc Wrote: An active xover divides the signal at line level. You are c... (ditusa)

• @brownsfan  For those us that don't want to pay more for our speakers than we did... (cd318)
• I use the Townshend podiums on a second floor wood constructed floor with carpet. ... (goose)
• Thanks mapman. So  Isoacoustics stands+ Auralex Subdude platform. What do those co... (hilde45)
• One thing I forget to mention, in addition to Isoacoustics stands under my smaller... (mapman)
• @hilde45 By it I mean the actual impact seismic activity has on most peoples hif... (mapman)
• @prof  Unfortunately I found they weren't to my taste.  I lost a bit too much "r... (hilde45)
• It is one of the few audio products that is universally praised by people who act... (prof)
• @hilde45 I agree regarding the desirability of having the manufacturers actually g... (brownsfan)
• @brownsfan  Good point. Type 4 (seismic) is part of type 3, and would be small in ... (hilde45)
• @hilde45 and @mapman .  To the points you have made above.   I did not include vi... (brownsfan)

• Thanks @chaskelljr2001  I just saw some JBL Synthesis Array in Ferrari Red on Ago... (kota1)
• @ Kota1:   That would be mine too, speakers are supposed to be listened too only... (chaskelljr2001)

• rvpiano There is nothing artificial about your intelligence! (abnerjack)

• After many reading on DC/AC inverter topic, I put together a system using a low fr... (audiomanpr)

• Ah, the joys of streaming! I stick to physical media! Just bought the Sheffield La... (jasonbourne52)
• Same thing happened to me with Freedom internet provider. I’ve ordered T1 performa... (czarivey)

• Still no response...after 14 years LOL (afb284)

• kray, No, I probably should explore with them again. ozzy (ozzy)

• I auditioned the Focal Kanta 2, 3, then the Sopra 2 and 3. Ended up taking home th... (christianb5s4)

• @gochurchgo - Thank you for brining Audio Envy cables to my attention I had a cha... (williewonka)

• "and then racism made it to the audio forums." Instead of racism a reluctance to ... (kingharold)

• Skyfi  (vendor  here) sold an Orca LTD MkII (1 meter) for $299/used. Go to hifish... (dekay)
• @ayangkoe01  Did you find out about the performance improvements yet? (mastering92)

• Its the mark of a good system that its very difficult to tell how loud its playing... (atmasphere)

• @sgordon1 yes it is indeed. For this hobby, “everything makes a diff” @ozzy I st... (nasaman)

• I just throw them out the window, problem solved.  (backwash)

• I A/B Tidal and Qobuz years ago. I could not discern SQ difference. Chose Qobuz ba... (jbuhl)

• Somebody get Rick a sedative. (secretguy)
• Another Apogee knock off. Faults; They are very fragile. It is extremely easy to d... (mijostyn)

• Well, I like the Kasa brand of Wifi lights, but you can also get curtains that hoo... (erik_squires)

• Got it, thank you, Lollypop !!! I'll try toggling between "Low" and "Normal" this... (jimintally)
• Hi @jimintally  The route is: System => Settings => Audio => (the cog i... (lollipopguild)

• The aurender n20 is a streamer so to use that to replace a nucleus when I already ... (jumia)
• depends on what you are trying to accomplish are you using the x1 as a usb dac if ... (audiotroy)
• I run one of these.  Mine is 96Gb EEC RAM and 10Tb RAID 10 array but configure it ... (kletter1mann)

• Bonnie Raitt, Just Like That. Congratulations Bonnie Raitt! (curiousjim)

• @jerryg123 Thanks Jerry. I have a second Zavfino power cord on the way. I should h... (goodlistening64)

• Uhhhh.... now back to our regularly scheduled programming. Regarding how luxury b... (kota1)
• Daoism is such a big word, and wasn't always a religion. It was however quite pol... (erik_squires)