Recent content by Haywood

Well, obviously. That goes without saying. What do you think I am, some kind of savage?

I've been so slammed that it is still sitting in its box on my desk. The last month has REALLY sucked. My mother-in-law died after a 2.5 year battle with cancer. It was really hard on everyone involved in the weeks leading up to her passing and my wife is still struggling. Sondi lived near...

I put some on my table saw and you would not believe how much smoother the cuts are. It is amazing. I put some under the dishwasher too and my plates have never been cleaner. I did find putting them under the bed to be a little counter-productive though.

This bit of snake oil is so ridiculous that I have to share. I especially love the part where he discusses finding the right isolation feet for your particular component, shelf, flooring, etc. Remember, choosing the wrong feet can make your system sound worse. I can't make this shit up. Enjoy.

How do they compare to the Dynaudios?

That is so freaking cool.

I've been watching a lot of Cheap Audio Man lately. I'll have to check out some of these other guys.

Is that a double-blind test?

I haven't had a lot of problems with optical cables. I've only had a handful of failures and those were invariably my own fault. Other than that, I agree with his list. It was nice to see someone brutally appraise "audiophile" nonsense products.

Those are going to look dead sexy in your theater. I expect some serious audio porn when you get this set up.

My aren't you fancy. :)

That is a great looking paint job.

I will let you know when I get it hooked up. I've been laid up with the flu for a few days, so I haven't done anything with it. I might do a quick hook-up in my office just to play around, because it will likely be a few weeks before I get the speakers built. I've got some work to do in the shop...

They also make an otherwise identical preamp-only version of it called the BP50 for $99.

I decided to build a new pair of speakers for my daughter as part of my overhaul of her bedroom. These will be a back loaded horn design featuring a 4.5" Fostex full-range driver, which I'll start a separate thread on when I start building them. I wanted to get her an amplifier that would...