n80

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Cable Burn In
That lends some credibility to the issue. And would make a test much easier. I'm assuming someone or some magazine has done it? Just compare cables from that same manufacturer that have had their burn-in service and that have not. Let a group of a... 
New to HiFi, need digital advice.
Thanks David. I'll check that out. 
Cable Burn In
For a while in the automotive performance world (street, not track) there was the craze for so called grounding kits. This was a large diameter wire to help ground the car's electrical system better than the factory ground(s). For years people spe... 
New to HiFi, need digital advice.
Thanks. I will consider that as well but the question (because I'm new to this) remains, how does one of these interface with the pre-amp and how can I control it remotely? (Of course I can and will research this myself.) 
Cable Burn In
Did not intend to open the nonoise must have been referring to in the first reply. And I have no expertise to say anything about this issue.I would just re-state that it seems impossible to assess SQ differences that are separated by days. And it ... 
New to HiFi, need digital advice.
lowrider, I don't know if you're making a wrong assumption about how ignorant I am about all this or a correct assumption about how gullible I am because I cannot find a setting for Optical Digital Out Port on my MacBook Pro (10 years old) or the ... 
Speaker spike feet?
I'm definitely going to try something. Look forward to seeing if the voodoo is real. ;-) 
Non-audiophile needs help with older system.
I have to admit I just bought a junk phono-preamp. The TT is also fair at best. I'll play around with my records a little bit and see if I want to go that direction.Anyway, another question, I have found a subwoofer that was with another system th... 
New to HiFi, need digital advice.
mahler, don't worry about being pedantic. I do know that CD's are digital (and that apparently my old Arcam player has a 'good' DAC) but otherwise all of this gets very confusing for someone new to it all.And you may be right about not going down ... 
Speaker spike feet?
Thanks guys. I'll wait to hear from the guy at Aerial but if his are pricey you've given me a number of good alternatives. I've probably got enough grade 8 stainless bolts in my parts bin to make a set of these on the grinder....which appeals to t... 
Cable Burn In
I believe you. I doubt it is anything I would ever notice and it does sound like a very clever way for a cable company to excuse a bad product. I mean, how do you compare what you are hearing right now vs what you're hearing 7.29 days later? Just ... 
Speaker spike feet?
I could make spikes out of bolts. 
New to HiFi, need digital advice.
Okay, so I'm testing the waters. Trying to tell what's going to be real and important to me and what isn't.So, I brought the old iMac down and ripped Synchronicity by the Police into it using the computer's CD drive. AIFF file. Then played it back... 
Speaker spike feet?
stringreen, I'm pinching my pennies anyway. ;-)milpai, the $400 was for the whole stand assembly. And I think it was for both stands, not sure. But, I've only been on these forums for a week or two and I'm sure if there are $400 speaker spikes out... 
Speaker spike feet?
Good idea. I have some already.