baroque_lover

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Totem Owners....
Totem will always have a special place in my heart because I've owned 4 different pairs, and I sold them for 5 years. I owned the Mani-2 Signature, Forest, Hawk, and Arros. I've extensivly listed to the rest of their lineup as well.With that said,... 
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Rodman99999,It's called reason, get some... 
What to fill Skylan stands with for Harbeth SHL5s
Use kiln-dried sand. This is all you need, and it's cheap. Buy it at your local home hardware. Don't bother with lead-shot, cones, or any type of 'filler'...it does not and will not affect sound quality. 
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I'm really starting to get irritated with this forums censorship, especially as a CONTRIBUTING member who pays. I put a lot of effort in long winded posts and when they don't get posted it's very irritating. I am contemplating shutting down my acc... 
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I should also note that I used to believe in high-end cable and even sold it when working in retail. I even recommended it on these forums.A few months ago I did a double blind test and I failed--BAD!!!At the time I could have swore I heard differ... 
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Abucktwoeighty, Likewise, if you believe in imaginary differences in speaker cables, fine. Don't force your beliefs on the folks who are new to the forums and have limited knowledge on the issue.For some reason my previous post did not go through ... 
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Shadorne,Yes, it is well made, relatively cheap and works fine.Regards. 
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Cycloneisman,If you hear it, you hear it? placebo effectnounany effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the product or preconceptions about... 
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the above three links are actually all different. Regards. 
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Abucktwoeighty, read above. The difference you are hearing is the placebo effect. The truth of the matter is that electricity DOESN'T CARE that the wire it is traveling through has "5 dialectric layers of true ground float, hot fused with ProtecX ... 
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There are no differences, it's in your head. Try this experiment: gather 3-4 cables, from cheap $5 to as expensive you want to go. Get a friend you can trust and get him to randomly hook up the different cables. Tell him to be as tricky as he want... 
I need some advice on High End Car Audio...
Went through this stage about six years ago. I quit a few years ago and haven't looked back--tradeoffs just weren't worth it. JMO 
Life without a remote
I live without a remote. Would I live with one? sure, but my integrated doesn't have that option. The sound is more important so I trade off the remote. I am very skeptical about claims that a remote 'degrades' sound. 
Terminate This: Bare Wire vs Connectors
How is there a difference between the oxidization of bare wire opposed to oxidization of bare wire in a termination? Most terminations are NOT air tight, so how is this different?Furthermore, how do you reduce surface contact area by tinning? 
Need to replace my Totem Acoustic Arros
Rgs92, I emailed Harbeth and they said that the Compact 7's are very flexible with amplification. I did another extended audition today and I have to say that the Compacts will possibly be the last pair of speakers I buy for a long time. They are ...