Quote: Originally Posted by lt.milo Welcome to Head-fi, sorry about your wallet!

Quote: Originally Posted by Patrick82 Because with batteries I can't color the sound with Valhalla power cords. Have you tried? I'm pretty sure the Valhalla power cables can be adapted to carry DC power. Who knows, maybe their effect is even more dramatic when used for DC. . .

I admit I did not read the whole thread. But what I don't understand is why you are still using AC power. Likely every thing you have runs on DC. Try batteries - recharge between listening sessions. Get all AC as far away as you can.

If after a couple of weeks you change your mind let us know.

As long as both cables work OK I'd agree with the above. You'll get more bang for the buck spending your money elsewhere. Maybe try a different headphone, or a different amp, or just buy more music. My experience is that cables make only a very small difference in what gets to my ears. Others do...

Try it. I suspect you'll find that the tweeter is placed above the woofer for a good reason. But you may not notice the difference. Can't hurt to try I suppose. I had to go with b&w 600 for my computer speakers due to limited space.

You are definitely a candidate for an aluminum foil hat. It might not help the sound, but, how will you know without trying? I honestly don't think I could spend what you have on power chords and fancy paper. But if it makes you happy that is all that matters. Cheers.

Thanks for reminding me I really do need to experiment with how my speakers sit on the floor. Right now I'm using the rubber feet. I have hardwood floor and would rather not mess it up with spikes. I think I'd rather isolate than couple. I wonder how much if any change in sound is due to...

Quote: Originally Posted by redrich2000 I want some basic 2.0 computer speakers, ideally around the $50 mark. I'm not too concerned with sound quality, but I might as well try to get the best bang for my buck! Thanks. If you are not concerned about sound quality then just buy...

I keep my discs pretty clean - probably because I'm used to using LPs in the past, so handle only by the edge and center. Sometimes I'll give them a swip across my fleece (in the winter) or my t-shirt (in the summer) to gently wipe off dust that somehow gets on them. These days I mostly rip...

I keep all my music on external drives. I backup to other external drives, that stay turned off unless I am actually making a backup. I also backup to external drives on my office computer (both to provide me music in my office, and an offsite backup) I'm on a Mac. I use silverkeeper...

Quote: Originally Posted by memepool Back in the day most direct drive turntables had far superior specs than belt drives. Figures of -88 db were pretty common place even for quite humble dd's whereas only top of the range belt drives like the Linn LP12 would reach this level...

Sorry to revive an old thread. Does anybody happen to know the output impedance of the entech 203.2 DAC? I'm thinking about putting a passive volume control between it and an adcom 535 power amp for a desktop speaker system. The entech certainly has plenty of output volts, but it would be...

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Sov, just draw the wiring diagram including impedence of the wire. Now tell me there is no POTENTIAL difference.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sovkiller Exactly my point, in bi-wiring what you actually do, is just placing a longer jumper betweeen the two connections True, but not quite. You are also connecting the middle of that long wire to the terminals of the amp. Remember ALL wires have...

If you don't believe there is any difference in wire then of course bi-wiring can make no difference. The difference between bi-wiring and other cable tweaks is at least there is a theoretical difference. Sovkiller, try drawing a speaker wiring diagram, but, replace the wire by a low value...

Here is something I posted on another forum about this subject. It might be relant here . . . ********* begin copy of previous post *********** Currently I have my b&W speakers biwired. I could not tell the difference in sound, so didn't go to the trouble of making them single wired...

There is more to it than "absolute quality", however you define that. Speakers are kind of like headphones, there is alot of personal preference involved. For example consider grado 60 (at about $60), and Senn 650 (at about $300). Many (most?) people would say the 650 is the "better"...

I think you'll find the insignia has more bass but it is a little boomy and mushy, has somewhat congested midrange, and uneven and indistinct highs. At least that is what I found when I compared them to b&w 600. I haven't compared to paradigm. The insignia is a decent speaker, and sounds pretty...

I agree. it makes a HUGE difference. There is no point in buying low noise equipment if you listen to it in a high noise environment!

The online bb specs for these speakers are wrong. They are more like 13-14" high, and about 8 inches wide. Still too big for your purposes I guess. I can measure mine if you need to be more specific. Too be honest, they are $50 speakers. Good ones, but still $50 dollars. . . OK maybe $100...

I'm thinking about using small bookshelf speakers. Right now I'm leaning toward the b&W 600, but I've got to go listen to others. At first I think I try powering them with a t-amp. For nearfield listening at reasonable volumes it might provide enough power. If not I'll make a passive volume...

Quote: Originally Posted by apostate Lucky Dube is definitely one of my favorites. House of Exile or Captured Live is always on the iPod. Alpha Blondy, Black Uhuru, Steelpulse, Aswad, Big Mountain, Beres Hammond, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Junior Tucker, Maxi Priest, Burning Spear all...

I paid about $300 each for my MFSL Beatles, and Rolling Stones, LP boxed sets. Not a single LP, but a single item so I guess it counts.