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I'm afraid I can't answer that with any confidence. I have mixed the metals before for convenience but generally try to avoid doing so, not because of a bad experience, in fact did not hear any...

Hi Alan, I hear you and have not seen any proof of meeting the 75 ohm standard but neither have I seen any proof of it not. I am using KLE connectors for analogue and digital and find them to...

@Jimbo, I'm now using KLE plugs and sockets exclusively. He eschews metal housings and uses instead a glass impregnated polymer. These sound better than my previous favourite, the Furutech. I've not...

All Jim Bongiorno's stuff is brilliant and great value. You can buy this with confidence. I still own one of his Son of Ampzilla amps.

Hey now, Mr. Bolt is past his prime, be gentle with him. :)

Hi Panos, I have not heard the SVS Micro but going by the performance of the SVS SB1000 I would call it a safe bet. As I mentioned I own both SVS and REL subs but the SVS has many parameters to...

With the budget you mentioned I suggest 2 X SVS SB1000. These 2 small subs will I think enhance your sound more than a single huge expensive brute. The 2 subs can be positioned where convenient and...

The old incandescent light bulb mostly blew at switch on when the element is cold and max current flows. When an amp that is warm cools down, condensation occurs and the PCB that has been expanding...

It maybe best to just contact Niles and ask for this info.

Being designed for in-wall mounting suggests they are intended for a sealed enclosure or even to work with a huge enclosure behind them...

I really like the Stingray but it is a total bitch to work on. I replaced the 2 caps next to the ecc81/12AT7 for a good friend. The caps were fine until he happened to drip sweat down the side of one...

A supertweeter brings openness and space to the party which seems to defy credulity.
The Monacor unit linked to only goes out to 40Khz which does not really qualify as 'super'. Try to find a tweeter...

I also wondered about your choice of Windhoek surmising that you had once holidayed there. Great beer Windhoek Lager and strictly brewed according to the German standard. Lovely stuff and very glad...

@Wakefield Turntables, Hi Andrew, may I ask which of your two cables you prefer?
I have both but not tried CCC as a speaker cable. I am however getting excellent results with CCC as interconnect but...

Perhaps he shouldn't have used blanket capacitors, known to be warm and woolly.

I never said loudspeaker designers don't know what they're doing, though some of them appear that way. Apart from...

You in fact did not answer the question which is : "Have you ever heard a before and after comparison when the XO is modified with the components I mentioned as I outlined above?"

Meaning using...

Hi Grant, to me it is a definite improvement. There is nothing vague, nebulous or doubtful about what I'm hearing. Have you ever heard a before and after comparison when the XO is modified with the...

Hi Slim, recapping speakers, especially ones like yours that are 40+ years old will bring a definite improvement. Even if the caps are still in spec. replacing them with modern same value units will...

Here is a video that is quite interesting, though it is not necessary to spend the $5000 mentioned to achieve this result.

https://youtu.be/lVfxxUEhmnQ

Hey Mike, you are welcome.

Check out the room calculator in my post above. Lots of fun.

" How will an equaliser 'damage' the sound? "

Probably because the signal encounters a bunch of unnecessary electronics. I do not care about the how nor why, I do not like what I hear. The fact...

Hi Mike, with your small room you definitely have acoustic issues. All rooms need treatment and particularly yours, being almost square. You have received many suggestions for adding something...

I have redrawn the XO schematic which makes it easier to follow. Why no sound from speakers and where do you see a short circuit?

https://i.imgur.com/XyHLoqg.jpg

The first schematic looks fine. What the designer has done is to connect the drivers electrically out of phase to place them acoustically in phase.

What you are looking for is a bit scarce. I am busy experimenting with cables and have found sonarquest silver over copper to be very good and not just for their price. I have tried about 8 different...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhQ9VnmMPtU

This is an amazing performance from one so young. She is only 9 years old here and her maturity and understanding is astonishing. Leaves me with a...