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    Fuse and Cable Directionality

    The corollary is not true either. Yes, so many high priced cables are worse than cheap ones. I'm 68, have heard a 1000 audio systems at shows and homes. Blue Jeans/Belden cables are great, not just for their pittance of cost. They are neutral and expressive of the sound of the equipment...
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    Fuse and Cable Directionality

    I posted this just now. While the speaker wires originate possibly with similar bidirectional characteristics initially, after burn-in they probably adopt directionality. Some cables (many actually, I am a beta tester for GroverHuffman cables for over 20 years) acquire their preferred...
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    Fuse and Cable Directionality

    My Von Schweikert VR9 SE Mk2 have powered subs built-in. Yes, A/C cables provide the power from a traditional/common power outlet and source. I am not going to open up the amp to play with a 1000 watt amp fuse to find out which direction sounds better below 50 or 60 Hz or lower. I'm lazy. If...
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    Fuse and Cable Directionality

    Yes, absolutely!
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    Audiophile Fuses

    I have responded to the newer opened https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/fuse-and-cable-directionality.38544/ post With the personal and very extended friends experiences on directionality, go there or else "Tom" will dump this 77 page discussion.
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    Fuse and Cable Directionality

    Audiophile Fuses | What's Best Audio and Video Forum. The Best High End Audio Forum on the planet! (whatsbestforum.com) Has an uneducated audiophile who posted nonsense that all fuses are non-directional and not up for debate. I own high end equipment as do friends of mine, several other...
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    What do you think of this video

    Reiner's William Tell Overture is great. Another one is the Felix Slatkin Hollywood Bowl Orchestra where he emulates Toscanini - astonishingly.
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    What do you think of this video

    I used to have a big room like that 25 X 23 X 10 avg. vaulted but now only 20 X15X10 of superior audio listening room construction. So, I'm satisfied with it Von Schweikert VR9 SE MK2 upgraded, pending Lampizator Poseidon and Jay's Audio CDt3 Mk3, probable Westminster Lab REIs, analog, R2R...
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    Introducing the LampizatOr Poseidon DAC

    Prior to moving on to the Poseidon (pending delivery), I've had a custom built pre-amp using 6 subminiature line stage tubes and 8 subminiature phono pre-amp tubes for 22 years. It is quiet and robust sounding. Replaced two noisy phono tubes and a line stage tube after 20 years/about 20,000...
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    How Good a CD Transport is Required to Sound Better than Streaming?

    I did what Todd in Austin said, it will sound good from the start and per the owner's manual, takes 400 hours to break-in. Well after one hour, it sounded fabulous!!! I don't even have my Poseidon yet, using a extremely modified power supply Emotiva XDA 1 DAC (5! Sparkos regulators at $47...
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    EAR Yoshino 912

    I have reinstalled the COS Engineering D1v, pending the arrival of the Lampizator Poseidon. Why? I coupled it with the superb Jay's Audio CDt3 Mk3 transport-apparently, the COS D1v requires a high end transport to provide high end sound. Forget my prior Arcams and Shanling ET3.
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    How Good a CD Transport is Required to Sound Better than Streaming?

    You are correct. I remember when I carried 60 contractor bags filled with 50 to 60 lbs. of CDs in 12/22 down a flight of stairs, across a parking lot and removed them from my car, sorted them and boxed them into 10 X 20 X 6 boxes and then another 12/23 purchase of 3,750 CDs into boxes (four...
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    How Good a CD Transport is Required to Sound Better than Streaming?

    I tried half a dozen Denon DVD players as transports. All were too bright in stock condition. I've seen some mods for the 3910 (with tubes yet) and my best friend tried a 3300 (too dark-maybe old caps). We all decided to stick with CD players and transports with dedicated CD drives/design. I...
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    Does DSP belong in State of the Art Systems?

    May I suggest an additional non-DSP product for enhancing even the best dispersing speakers like my Legacy Signature IIIs and Von Schweikert VR9 SE Mk2s. I have been using a pair of Shakti Hallographs for several decades, one pair in the corner front walls and the other pair close to the middle...
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    How Good a CD Transport is Required to Sound Better than Streaming?

    I have been using a modified Arcam Delta 250 transport with the famous Philips RM9 transport with DAC other than my COS Engineering D1v. I just upgraded for peanuts to a Shanling ET3 which is a better match but sounded thin with my other two DACs (first time I preferred the COS D1v). After...
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