M. Zillch
M. Zillch
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DIY Manual ABX Switch Box For Double Blind Audio Tests, Method #1
This video shows how to easily make a manual ABX switch box to test your friends. This video, Method 1, uses an inexpensive switcher that sells for about $20, "TENEALAY RC-32". It can test any line level products such as DACs, preamps, equalizers, or even just RCA wires as long as the two sources, A and B, are already synchronized and playing at the exact same volume level.
NOTE: The only reason you'd need a total of four Y-splitters instead of just 2 is because some super picky audiophiles will cry foul and insist that the wire terminated with the y-splitters, even though one branch of it leads to nowhere (electrically speaking) it will still supposedly "sound different" than the one lead...
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Видео

Led Zeppelin, Stairway To Heaven, AR-XA Turntable, WITH NO COMPRESSION!
Просмотров 1 тыс.4 месяца назад
This is a special video made with 𝗡𝗢 "loudness-war" dynamic range compression/clipping and 𝗡𝗢 perceptual coding data compression either (like MP3, AAC, etc.), uploaded in high quality, UNcompressed PCM WAV format. Be sure to listen with RUclips set to 1080pHD, Stable Volume OFF, and on a high speed connection (so not your phone or tablet)! Enjoy. [You can examine its superior waveform here: www...
Ground Loop Hum and Noise in Audio Systems
Просмотров 2216 месяцев назад
This is a spectral analysis of the noise floor of my AR-XA turntable system and its electronics, including a weird ground loop noise when I touch the video camera used to tape my videos. I discovered this as I was about to record Miles Davis, All Blues on my AR-XA turntable (the exact same model he used, by the way), but the simple solution was to simply not touch my camera while recording! Wha...
1812 Overture w/ LIVE CANNON BLASTS, dedicated to Arthur Fiedler of the Boston Pops
Просмотров 67 тыс.Год назад
Happy 4th of July everyone! My favorite part of every Independence Day? The 1812 Overture played with synchronized LIVE CANNON BLASTS, here dedicated to the longtime conductor of the Boston Pops who started this grand tradition, Arthur Fiedler, by their current music director, Keith Lockhart. My brief internet research suggests Arthur Fiedler started this annual tradition going back to at least...
Bi-Wiring, Pt 2: A Clever Trick You Should Know!
Просмотров 20 тыс.Год назад
This is PART 2 in my speaker bi-wiring series explaining a clever trick. A basic recap of part 1 is included so this video can theoretically be viewed independently. If you like this video please help me spread the word by sharing a link to it in your audio forums. THANKS! The Audio Engineering Society defines bi-wiring as follows: "bi-wire Loudspeakers. A technique that uses two wires to conne...
Audiophile Noise Blocking Headphones Mod (Plus The Science Explained)
Просмотров 820Год назад
Usually headphones designed for the best possible sound quality and those designed for the best possible noise blocking (often used in loud environments by pilots, target shooters, etc.) aren't one and the same-in fact they aren't even made by the same sort of companies-so you can't have both aspects in one set of 'phones. Listening in a dead quiet environment is critical, however, in order to ...
𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴, Vince Guaraldi's "Linus and Lucy": AR-XA demo
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𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝟴𝟬𝗽 𝗛 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱! Here's "Linus and Lucy", a holiday classic from 𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴, by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, played on my carefully restored (but stock/unmodified) Acoustic Research AR-XA turntable. The XA's 3-point floating suspension (providing unparalleled isolation from room vibrations/rumble and motor noise) and precise, unwavering speed results in...
Bi-Wiring, Part 1: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒅
Просмотров 365 тыс.2 года назад
Video PART 1: Bi-wiring (not to be confused with bi-𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜) is a method of connecting a loudspeaker with separate high and low frequency input terminals to a single amp channel, using TWO runs of twin lead [two conductor ( /-) wire], said to improve performance over the use of a normal, single run. The claimed benefits vary based on whom you ask, but Sound and Vision magazine, the largest and o...
Herbert von Karajan's audiophile turntable, the AR-XA: Also sprach Zarathustra HQ
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.2 года назад
Also sprach Zarathustra (intro.), Herbert von Karajan conducting, played on the exact same model turntable 𝘩𝘦 used in his opulent homes, the legendary Acoustic Research AR-XA, as seen behind him, here: 3.bp.blogspot.com/-XmjaufyZXEQ/WPhThI_ZJWI/AAAAAAAAg1E/l_p41pC0gJgqIq14k4RIUnWYg6cCE6WuQCLcB/s1600/HvK+1.jpg I recorded this vinyl using a Shure M97xE cartridge connected to a Yamaha TSR-7810 rec...
$500,000 TechDAS Air Force Zero vs. $78 AR-XA Turntable Systems Blind Test: XA Breakdown
Просмотров 10 тыс.2 года назад
UPDATE: The test is posted and completed! MUSIC FILES, DETAILS, & POSSIBLE ISSUES HERE: www.avsforum.com/threads/500-000-vs-78-turntable-blind-test.3237117/ This RUclips video contains no music and no part of it is taken from any existing RUclips video. It is simply a detailed explanation of one of the two turntable systems used. This video is a breakdown of just the phonograph system I recorde...
DIGITAL Microscope Phono Stylus Cleaning
Просмотров 25 тыс.3 года назад
Digital microscopes are invaluable for phono stylus inspection. A simple mod of this one lets you comfortably inspect your stylus from a standing position, while it sits on its arm rest, with just a glance at a 7" HD LCD display. NO need to bend down, detach the headshell, or position anything! Simply place the tonearm on its rest and view! DONE. Correction: This cantilever is .5mm wide, not 1m...
Acoustic Research AR-XA Turntable: Bach's Toccata in D minor
Просмотров 9 тыс.4 года назад
Here's a music demo of the legendary Acoustic Research AR-XA turntable playing a cut from the same company's demonstration record. Bach's Toccata in D minor is a classic demo of the pipe organ's very DEEP bass, which the XA plays handily, but ALSO listen for the superb 3D imaging and precise placement of the various pipes across the sound stage, thanks to the turntable/cartridge accuracy. I fin...
Audiophile Turntable TESTED: Acoustic Research AR-XA!
Просмотров 75 тыс.5 лет назад
Various objective tests of the legendary Acoustic Research AR-XA turntable demonstrating its stellar performance, even by current standards, including its shock/vibration isolation to eliminate both room-rumble and incipient acoustic feedback distortion: 00:00 Intro 04:28 Sub-chassis' ground strap dissipates static charge (reduces pops/ticks) 04:57 Neutral balance tonearm (vs. typical stable ba...
"What do wow and flutter sound like?"
Просмотров 53 тыс.5 лет назад
Analog mediums such as audio tape and vinyl (phonograph) occasionally suffer from a wavering speed distortion called "wow and flutter". I demonstrate artificially induced W&F in this video [at an unusually high level, so it is easy to hear] so people will know what it sounds like. It's usually inaudible on better systems but the ear is more sensitive to it on some material, especially with pure...
My Desktop Stereo System/ Audio Laboratory
Просмотров 4585 лет назад
My Desktop Stereo System/ Audio Laboratory
Comb Filtering Problem From Dual Center Speakers
Просмотров 3,6 тыс.6 лет назад
Comb Filtering Problem From Dual Center Speakers
ULTRA LOW BASS TEST to 1Hz !
Просмотров 2 тыс.6 лет назад
ULTRA LOW BASS TEST to 1Hz !
Audiophile Stereo Imaging Test [See notes on how to loop.]
Просмотров 299 тыс.6 лет назад
Audiophile Stereo Imaging Test [See notes on how to loop.]
Secret Sony Blu-ray Video Test Patterns
Просмотров 5 тыс.6 лет назад
Secret Sony Blu-ray Video Test Patterns
What Dolby Headphone Processing Does to Movie Dialog
Просмотров 2306 лет назад
What Dolby Headphone Processing Does to Movie Dialog
Hi-Res Audio Test HOWTO: Foobar ABX
Просмотров 42 тыс.8 лет назад
Hi-Res Audio Test HOWTO: Foobar ABX
Violin ABX double blind test: Modern vs. Stradivarius
Просмотров 1 тыс.8 лет назад
Violin ABX double blind test: Modern vs. Stradivarius
Panorama stretch mode optical distortion
Просмотров 3368 лет назад
Panorama stretch mode optical distortion
Panasonic Projector Waveform Monitor Calibration Using HBO Color Bars on the PTAE8000
Просмотров 8 тыс.8 лет назад
Panasonic Projector Waveform Monitor Calibration Using HBO Color Bars on the PTAE8000
Panasonic PTAE8000 Projector: Constant Image Height Auto Zoom
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.8 лет назад
Panasonic PTAE8000 Projector: Constant Image Height Auto Zoom
PTAE8000 frame interpolation test w/ 240fps camera slo-mo
Просмотров 3558 лет назад
PTAE8000 frame interpolation test w/ 240fps camera slo-mo
Will dual banana plugs work with spring terminal jacks?
Просмотров 21 тыс.9 лет назад
Will dual banana plugs work with spring terminal jacks?
Video projector rapid fire AB switcher, w/ remote control switching
Просмотров 2019 лет назад
Video projector rapid fire AB switcher, w/ remote control switching
Mosaic A2 vs B2 excerpt at 1m52s
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Mosaic A2 vs B2 excerpt at 1m52s

Комментарии

  • @summerinspringville-hill
    @summerinspringville-hill 17 часов назад

    I don't understand why they play a piece about Russia and France on US independence day, and it is a widespread thing. That does not make sense to me at all.

  • @GabrielTobing
    @GabrielTobing День назад

    And hence I discovered I had something wrong with my hearing

  • @Deadbuck73
    @Deadbuck73 День назад

    Glitch here glitch there… ahhhshadup and enjoy this gorgeous piece!

  • @Weqthhf546
    @Weqthhf546 3 дня назад

    Which one does digital microscope use? 407 or 407Pro

  • @thembaallendlamini4777
    @thembaallendlamini4777 5 дней назад

    💯 Agreed. I had no scientific proof to my belief that biwiring doesnt work or change anything. I listed to both sets in a studio, i didn't hear any difference. I stopped bothering with trying to figure out or understand this bogus subject in the 1990s. Its plain balony in the name of providing choice.

  • @HiFiGardener
    @HiFiGardener 5 дней назад

    I bought this record based on hearing it here. Great demonstration album.

  • @ChristopherJanisch-cc5nc
    @ChristopherJanisch-cc5nc 6 дней назад

    As everyone has mentioned, this is THE definitive turntable review, but not just for AR turntable owners, but ALL turntable owners. You'll never look at your turntable the same again.

  • @ElectraNina-d3n
    @ElectraNina-d3n 7 дней назад

    528 Deven Cliff

  • @davefordavefor
    @davefordavefor 8 дней назад

    Great video of a wonderful performance. Sometimes just listening to music you don’t think of the human beings performing it. This video is so great because you see it all. The solos, the symbol crashes, the chorus, the thoughtful decor and the exuberant energy of the conductor. Amazing.

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 8 дней назад

      Keep in mind it was a live broadcast so they really are super well rehearsed, with the camera people already aiming at the performers they know are coming up next. It's not like a movie or TV show where they can pause, check their notes, re-aim the cameras, and shout "And, Action"!

  • @davefordavefor
    @davefordavefor 8 дней назад

    Great video of a wonderful performance.

  • @RobertSignorelli-d5q
    @RobertSignorelli-d5q 8 дней назад

    4642 Brandy Center

  • @sandevsound
    @sandevsound 11 дней назад

    A time when audio was still about engineering :) Great video thanks for the effort!

  • @jstpsgthru
    @jstpsgthru 11 дней назад

    I saw a PS audio show a diagram of bi-wiring that was different than your diagram. I didn't see you address that configuration. I was sure I heard a difference after bi-wiring a set of Snell speakers. But, I realize the new cables may have been the reason for the improvement.

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 11 дней назад

      Part 2 has new and improved diagrams: ruclips.net/video/NJhFxuymlCI/видео.html

  • @SkateboardKane-x2r
    @SkateboardKane-x2r 12 дней назад

    Kaitlyn Dam

  • @streamofconsciousness5826
    @streamofconsciousness5826 13 дней назад

    Now I am in your head and have taken control of your central nervous system. lets party, 🥳 I don't care if it's only Tuesday and you don't usually drink, where do you keep your keys.

  • @Twentythousandlps
    @Twentythousandlps 13 дней назад

    Tchaikovsky's introduction with just low strings is a poetic evocation of Mother Russia, which adding a chorus destroys.

  • @kappandrew1
    @kappandrew1 13 дней назад

    Thanks for putting this out here! I do a lot of turntable reviews and repairs and hands down, classic AR always takes a good cartridge to the next level!

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 13 дней назад

      Good to hear! Tell your friends by sharing a link to this to help me out. Thanks.

    • @timmiee32
      @timmiee32 13 дней назад

      Hi @m.zillch3841. What should one look out for if purchasing an AR-XA? Your video has inspired me to start a search 😂

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 12 дней назад

      @@timmiee32 Either buy one in good shape that's fully functional or assume there will be some restoration in store for you. Here's a lead: johnsweather.com/Turntable.html

  • @timmiee32
    @timmiee32 14 дней назад

    Amazing.

  • @nagatinskymost
    @nagatinskymost 14 дней назад

    Why its overture is so popular in U.S. ecpecially on July 4th? It related to war between Russia and Napoleonic France, but no relation to independence of U.S.?

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 14 дней назад

      July the 4th is our celebration of Independence from England due to success at war. Tchaikovsky's overture was also a celebration of success at war. End of story.

    • @nagatinskymost
      @nagatinskymost 14 дней назад

      @@m.zillch3841 But it is another victory in another war... What's connection here? It's Russian composer, not American...

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 14 дней назад

      @@nagatinskymost In the US we play music composed and written by people from all countries and about all events.

    • @summerinspringville-hill
      @summerinspringville-hill 17 часов назад

      Yeah this is my point also, I find it extremely strange

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 16 часов назад

      I once played a song on my stereo written by the Beatles and get this: I'm not even British!

  • @MichelsonColbert-l8d
    @MichelsonColbert-l8d 15 дней назад

    3905 Hilll Alley

  • @Moonlightshadow-lq4fr
    @Moonlightshadow-lq4fr 16 дней назад

    You can buy a CD demagnetiser which they claim improves the sound too 🤣😂😂

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 16 дней назад

      Those don't really work unless you buy a CD demagnitizer DEMAGNITIZER! [j/k]

    • @Moonlightshadow-lq4fr
      @Moonlightshadow-lq4fr 16 дней назад

      @@m.zillch3841 Darn it! I bought the wrong one!

  • @njm1971nyc
    @njm1971nyc 16 дней назад

    Yes, yes, and yes again. Thank God there are "intelligent" audio enthusiasts out there, and not just the stupid audiophiles. Bi-wiring is so dumb. I was shocked to see an endorsement of bi-wiring in the manual of my Rogers LS3/5a's, but I daresay they were just pandering to the customers. The wording was typically vague "audiophile word salad" : "we have found this improves the stability and depth of the stereo image". Sounds like ABS to me (audiophile bull shit). Disappointing to see that written by a respected speaker manufacturer, though.

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 16 дней назад

      Yes, the problem is rampant in the audio industry across the majority of even the big names. It is disgusting that they all conspire to lie to consumers so dealers can receive bi-profits for their high margin speaker wire sales by selling consumers twice as much wire as they actually need.

    • @njm1971nyc
      @njm1971nyc 16 дней назад

      @m.zillch3841 speaking of wire, I just bought a 100ft reel of Amazon Basics 14-Gauge 99.9% Oxygen-Free Copper cable, and really can't fault it. Cost me about $25 😂 I truly don't believe anyone could tell the difference between this and those absurd Audioquest cables (just for example) with their ridiculous "dielectric bias system" contraptions. Audiophiles are a special kind of idiot 😂

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 16 дней назад

      @@njm1971nyc Amazon Basics are usually a good bet but watch out for CCA, copper clad aluminum. They use tricky wording like "Our copper is 100% PURE. . . . that we use to clad our aluminum". Its actually sonically just as good stuff but the resistance is slightly higher so I usually like to bump up in thickness a tad (i.e., use a lower gauge number) when using CCD wire, just to be safe. I show the test for CCA vs. all copper, using a standard lighter (not a jet torch lighter) here: ruclips.net/video/CbbOft2M8PQ/видео.htmlfeature=shared

  • @MarciaHaynes-n4n
    @MarciaHaynes-n4n 17 дней назад

    Hauck Hills

  • @BroderickSietz-t6f
    @BroderickSietz-t6f 17 дней назад

    Durgan Throughway

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 16 дней назад

      If you are a human, i.e. notabot, please respond to this, person who joined days ago.

  • @RandyLewis-n9u
    @RandyLewis-n9u 17 дней назад

    Cummerata Glens

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 16 дней назад

      If you are a human, notabot, please respond to this, person who joined days ago.

  • @JeriCheffer-e9b
    @JeriCheffer-e9b 17 дней назад

    Edison Skyway

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 17 дней назад

      Hey, botty. (joined the tube days ago). What's the meaning or purpose of your post?

  • @kewlbug
    @kewlbug 20 дней назад

    Center is +1db to the right vs left. Check it.

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 20 дней назад

      As I understand it, the much longer original Chesky CD track this video is condensed from is not an electrically manipulated recording done by the adjustments of pan pots on a mixing console from a singular mic, using an invariable test tone generator as the sound source, but rather a mortal human being, flawed in their ability to perfectly modulate their voice as they walk around in a room and face different exact directions while reading from a script, speaking into either a stereo mic or a pair of mono mics, likely uncalibrated. It is not uncommon for such situations, perhaps even the room acoustics too, to be slightly imbalanced L to R.

    • @kewlbug
      @kewlbug 20 дней назад

      @@m.zillch3841 Fair enough. where can I find the full track?

  • @МихаилЧерников-м1ы
    @МихаилЧерников-м1ы 21 день назад

    В оригинале хор поёт "боже царя храни"😊

  • @KunjaBihariKrishna
    @KunjaBihariKrishna 22 дня назад

    I was able to confirm that my Salnotes Zero IEMs developed a channel imbalance. I had to set the left channel to double that of the right in order to correct it

  • @RonaldBarnes-q3e
    @RonaldBarnes-q3e 22 дня назад

    029 Peyton Port

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 21 день назад

      Please explain your post, person who joined Y T a week ago.

  • @davidleeashkenazi8992
    @davidleeashkenazi8992 25 дней назад

    I WANT ONE!

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 25 дней назад

      If you are lucky you'll see one for $15 at your next yard sale. It will be beat up and dusty (mine literally had cobwebs in it) but with a little tender loving care you can restore it back to life.

  • @dalependleton6420
    @dalependleton6420 25 дней назад

    Nicely done. I have tried to explain to folks that the 2 sets of terminals on a speaker are just for bi-amping. Again nicely done!!!

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 25 дней назад

      I have examined the owners manuals of dozens of units and I've never seen them NOT mention the possibility of bi-wiring (as well as bi-amping).

  • @philipw7058
    @philipw7058 25 дней назад

    Not sharing the both frequencies in the same wire is the goal here separating the high and mid frequencies from the bass,and typically a larger gauge for the bass is the correct bi-wire configuration and designers make that available in the crossover for that reason for a more cleaner playback

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 25 дней назад

      Didn't watch the videos, huh? Part 1: ruclips.net/video/McH2tlfj0vo/видео.html

    • @philipw7058
      @philipw7058 25 дней назад

      @@m.zillch3841 yea I did that’s my contribution as a engineer two degrees from NYU mechanical and electrical

    • @toonertik
      @toonertik 23 дня назад

      On which side of the split is the crossover network.. think about that.

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 23 дня назад

      @@toonertik The same side: 3:07

    • @philipw7058
      @philipw7058 22 дня назад

      @@toonertik I don’t have to,I know what the sound benefits are and there is a reason why there incorporated into the design by the engineer..think about that.

  • @TheresaRobin-c5d
    @TheresaRobin-c5d 28 дней назад

    5836 Anthony Prairie

  • @petegaslondon
    @petegaslondon 28 дней назад

    Thank Gawd for this - I keep TELLING them,,,,!!! You'd be better off paralleling both wires to lose that last lil bit of resistance! - and maybe get an extra .1 (.01?) dB or something (don't do this folks, just ONE stretch of decent wire is ENOUGH!)

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 28 дней назад

      Yes, theoretically you could leave the jumper straps in place and parallel any number of wires: 2, 3, 7, 61 etc. but all are silly compared to using ONE wire of an adequate gauge. . . . Hmm, I wonder if they'll now market blenders with dual AC cords claiming they make tastier milk shakes? LOL

  • @dksculpture
    @dksculpture 29 дней назад

    I don’t buy this explanation. Saying that these are equivalent circuits, when one ignores parasitics, is one thing but that’s not reality. Are you also saying that all speaker wire sounds the same? Are you saying that single point grounding is no better than other grounding schemes? Are you suggesting that it doesn’t matter what end of a cable shield is grounded? Etc, etc.

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 29 дней назад

      You'll like part 2 even more: ruclips.net/video/NJhFxuymlCI/видео.html

    • @dksculpture
      @dksculpture 29 дней назад

      @@m.zillch3841 I watched. Happy listening. 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @dksculpture
      @dksculpture 29 дней назад

      @@m.zillch3841That was also obvious regarding where to measure equivalent currents. We’re not going to agree on much else. 😂

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 29 дней назад

      @@dksculpture I'm open to considering new evidence if you'd like to present some, but in my decades of selling high end audio I've never seen any evidence of ANY audible differences whatsoever, for ANY listener, using ANY music, through ANY system, in ANY room, when bi-wiring where the single run it was compared against was an ADEQUATE wire, of the same design, such as a level matched, bias controlled, double blind, statistically significant listening test administered by a person or organization without skin in the game (read: an agenda to push bi-wiring). Why? Because it has NEVER happened! Obviously you could prove me wrong by citing the listening test study with a link. Bi-wiring is simply a marketing scam concocted so speaker wire dealers will make bi-profits on each customer they dupe.

    • @dksculpture
      @dksculpture 27 дней назад

      @@m.zillch3841 👍

  • @neps4th
    @neps4th Месяц назад

    Your wire is too thin in any case

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 Месяц назад

      Since you don't know what run distance I used nor my speaker's complex impedance your statement is illogical. If you want to know the truth (rather than the industry lies) I recommend consulting the Wire Table found at former McIntosh engineer Roger Russell's site: www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#wiretable

  • @isaachunt5799
    @isaachunt5799 Месяц назад

    and sounds better or almost the same as a 500k deck 🤣🤣🤣🤣 audiofools are all a bunch of raging loonies with no lives. 99% of hifi is over hyped crap.

  • @isaachunt5799
    @isaachunt5799 Месяц назад

    just read your thread. my wife prefered your deck to the 500k deck. all hifi is over hyped junk. been there done that got the t-shirt

  • @amyraszipovits810
    @amyraszipovits810 Месяц назад

    As a piccolo player of course I love Stars and Stripes Forever, but there is just something about something going boom in 1812 Overture this hits differently.

  • @doctorquestian
    @doctorquestian Месяц назад

    Bi-wiring would be the same as if you had an automobile that had one battery (like most do) and running a wire from the battery to the heater, while running another wire from the battery to the headlights, and then telling everyone that the heater runs so much better and the headlights are so much brighter. Any technician would tell you that it's the same voltage. If you pop the top half of your receiver or amplifier, you will see that the terminals are hooked to the same place, they come from the same location. You are not accomplishing anything by doing the bi-wiring! Think about it as though you were hooking up a sprinkler system. The water flows into the system from the same location. You can come up with all kinds of different routes for the water to take to go to the sprinkler, but when the water comes back to get blowing out the sprinkler, it does exactly the same thing as if you only had one pipe going to it, if you do not understand this, I suggest that you go back and take a night class on DC electronics.

  • @lenco7578
    @lenco7578 Месяц назад

    Thankyou for your effort and demostration i learn alot from this video.,keep the good work while we can share.

  • @derekderek6967
    @derekderek6967 Месяц назад

    What about is amp has dedicated extra output for bi wire . I have for left chanel 4 , and right 4 as well My each speaker ready with 4 inputs . It's look like manufacturers amp vincent sv237mk and speaker make ready everything to goes in this way for the best results . One time someone told me to try with thin cable ( might be tel wire) to using for tweeter separately in bi wire

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 Месяц назад

      2ch. amps with extra outputs for bi-wiring are discussed in part 2: ruclips.net/video/NJhFxuymlCI/видео.html

  • @emlos8863
    @emlos8863 Месяц назад

    Excelente información. Comparto todo lo indicado en su video. Un saludo.

  • @MJMYouTuber
    @MJMYouTuber Месяц назад

    10:55

  • @miroslavpaulovic17
    @miroslavpaulovic17 Месяц назад

    works perfectly with HD660S2.

  • @jim-cm2qp
    @jim-cm2qp Месяц назад

    AHHH music to my ears, no digital, just smooth sound, my dad had an AR turntable and AR amp, us kids played everything from disco, 80's country, Led Zep, Fleetwood Mac, Elvis, ratpack, you name we played it, I stiil have turntable think I will restore it, very nice!!!

  • @WilliamBarrow
    @WilliamBarrow Месяц назад

    😢did I just waste money buying a turntable that isn’t this one? Why do modern TT’s not employ these basic, low cost (are they low cost?) but highly effective design features?

    • @m.zillch3841
      @m.zillch3841 Месяц назад

      People often ask me what to buy as a modern equivalent to the XA and although I have been out of the industry for over a decade, my answer is: "To the best of my knowledge, there AREN'T any!" Thorens comes close with their TD-1600 for $3K, but the 3 springs isolating the transport system (the rigidly coupleded platter and arm assembly) are BELOW them, rather then held from the steel top-plate above (like on the XA) so it is unstable just like a bobble-head toy will dance around unstably when jostled for the exact same reason: placing the center of gravity up high above the spring(s), and clearly not at the center of the three springs (which adds stability) is just wrong Thorens. The Linn LP-12 (and I guess also the Ariston it is "styled" after) properly hangs the transport from above and therefore is a rip off of the XA, but it's currently around $15,000? just for the INTRODUCTORY version. The deluxe one, the LP-12-50, is I think $60,000. YIKES. (I got a quick demo of the basic Linn at my local Linn dealer and I asked to see how it handled finger taps on the top surface. Unlike my restored AR-XA (sporting new rubber washers on each spring to replace the 50 year-old hardened stiff ones) I heard a loud THUMP, THUMP, THUMP from the speakers meaning the Linn's room rumble isolation (and also its immunity from incipient acoustic feedback) is poor. I don't know much about the SME turntables but they use 4 springs. There's a REASON camera tripods use three legs, not four, and adding another leg/spring does nothing but introduce new problems; just like a 4-legged table often wobbles but camera tripods NEVER do.

    • @WilliamBarrow
      @WilliamBarrow Месяц назад

      @@m.zillch3841Thanks for the response. So sad they (current TT manufacturers) know the exact formula needed for the perfect TT, but just don’t do it. And those making ridiculously expensive ones that can’t match the AR-AX should be ashamed of themselves.

  • @indyvin
    @indyvin Месяц назад

    Audiophiles are a funny lot. They hallucinate over the most bizarre fantasies. To them, every dollar spent yields a proportionate increase in sound quality. Mickey Fremer is the poster boy for snake oil. When he change his slippers, he hears a difference in the sound quality of his system.

  • @Douglas_Blake_579
    @Douglas_Blake_579 2 месяца назад

    Okay here's a very simple analogy that people seem not to understand ... === _Once you have a chain of adequate strength to tow a car, using a bigger chain does not make that car any easier to tow._ === That is... once you have an adequate means to accomplish a task, exceeding that solution will not bring any improvement. So what does this mean for audiophiles... and, in this case, for speaker cables. Basically it means that beyond wire of sufficient size to carry speaker current, you are simply wasting your money... wheelbarrows full of it! Lets take simple example .... 100 watts on an 8 ohm speaker... So the voltage for that is sqrroot(W x R) = sqrroot(100 x 8) == 28 volts. The current will be ... E / R = 28 / 8 == 3.5 amps. So now we consult a wire guage table (there's lots of them, do some searching) looking for a cable that can carry 30 volts at about 4 amps with minimal losses... (This will be interesting when people see just how light that wire can be!!) So, to retain full signal fidelity we need a resistance that is well below the resistance of our speakers ... for example: A damping factor of 10 requires we have 1/10th of the speaker resistance for a given length of cable... 0.8 ohms in this case. If we assume a 10 foot amp-to-speaker run of wire what gauge of wire is strong enough to "tow our car"? According to the tables at "Hyper Physics" ... 16ga wire is specified as being able to carry 22 amps (way more than we need) with a running resistance of 4 ohms per 1,000 feet. So if we select 16ga wire for a 10 foot run, we get a running resistance of ... (4 / 1000) x 20 == 0.08 ohms. (remembering there are 20 feet of wire in a 10 foot, 2 conductor cable) So if we use 16 ga wire, we end up with 1/10th the required resistance, with 7 times the current capacity required. This will easily "tow our car" with a huge safety margin to boot! Yes, that is plain old lamp cord... Nothing exotic or expensive is needed. So ... the bottom line here is that all your speaker wire needs can be filled with a simple trip to the hardware store to buy a spool of 16ga copper lamp cord, which is safe to use at up to 220volts and should cost less than $0.75 per foot. Now ... sit back and ask yourself why you've been spending hundreds, even thousands of dollars on fancy cables that will never outperform even simple lamp cord?