phillyb
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| Adona Equipment Racks Great racks and fair priced and high quality. I had mine for 10 years now the top of the line along with the matching amp stand. Granite is top quality and the under side wood is beautiful! This past week I flipped the shelves to the wood side up ... | |
| Esoteric K03XD The key to any gear is the power supply and the Esoteric players I've owned all have huge power supplies and the built quality is 2nd to none. I have no issues with CDs if mastered with care and I'm a vinyl man. I know for years the magazines have... | |
| vibration control - cd player No matter what you put your gear on rack-wise or any footers you will hear a change in the reproduction like cables you have to try them and see if what you hear is what you like. I've used many racks over the years and footers, the footers all go... | |
| New speakers unveiled from Clayton Shaw - Caladan Hope Clayton does well. Those who say OB speakers have no bass have not heard Clayton Spaital Audio speakers or his current one and I am sure there are more upscale ones to come. I've owned box speakers and Electrostatic speakers, open baffle is l... | |
| Shielding components from EMI/RFI... Help please Try PURE Copper wall plates and they are cheap and work. Monarch Abode 17018 Single Switch Hand Hammered Duplex Decorative Wall Plate Switch Plate Outlet Cover, 1-Gang, Pure Copper. $22.95 on Amazon beats the audiophile crap at $200.00. | |
| Thoughts and perceptions on the sound quality of Accuphase Digital Products Keep in mind sounding more laid back than Esoteric means it might be more real and natural sounding, Esoteric sound is direct in your face. Not a bad thing if you like that type of reproduction which means like all audio it is a personal taste lik... | |
| New TV With an Unknown Audio Out Jack? It is toslink out to your ZVOX in. LG all have that option so to send to an outboard device. | |
| AudioQuest DBS Field If you know your system and its sound you can easily hear when you disconnect the battery packs. They work and you can easily hear it. | |
| Paypal Friends and Family No, I sent cash from the balance that I had accumulated. | |
| Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums? This is the internet, the age of Trump, and outrage and disrespect for others seem to go hand in hand any any post you might write. Audio asylum has been this way for years which is why I never look at it or Facebook or any other. I guess many we... | |
| Are Shakti Stones effective? Update: After a month of use. I purchased one used for a good price, so I did not give a crap if it worked in a positive way or not. Well, I put it on my amp where my 2 power transformers are. Played a disc that sounded great before and played it... | |
| New speaker cables recommendations sought I’ve used many cables up to 5K and what I can say from experience is how any of them would sound in your system is a crap shot, because any given type of power supply will react differently to any power cord or speaker cable as well as internets a... | |
| "World's Best Cables" vs Audioquest interconnects Cable is not rocket science and we have been sold by magazines and marketing of cables. This is not to say quality does not matter it does to a point where you get into the overkill bling that can cost more than gear and a car. I’ve owned audiophi... | |
| "World's Best Cables" vs Audioquest interconnects They make a 7 gauge speaker cable the is killer $200.00 or so 6’ and up. Well made and just brings speakers to life. Unless you got deep pockets its worth giving this brand a try, not their cheaper stuff but this level. | |
| Preamp has too much gain Mark Levinson superb 326S preamp allow you to adjust the gain of the inputs from 0, 6, 12, and 18db. So, depending on your amp and speakers you can match the gain that brings out the best of your source. Your room acoustics will also play into it.... |