LSi9's - I Stand Corrected
I am on record here somewhere along the line claiming the LSi9's were not very good for hard rock. I recently replaced the stock jumpers on all my speakers and there was a tremendous improvement. This was not a subtle improvement but a dramtic one. Drums are punchy now, guitars were grating on my ears before at times but are a lot less fatiguing now. I guess I could sum up by saying the edginess I heard before (with this type of music, played at higher volumes) has been tamed.
I certainly didn't expect this much of an improvement but my ears are loving it.
I certainly didn't expect this much of an improvement but my ears are loving it.
Parasound P5 Pre
Marantz AV 7703 Pre/Pro
Outlaw 7500 Amp
Marantz SA14s1 SACD/CD
Rega Planar 2 TT
Polk Audio Speakers: LSiM 705 Fronts, LC65FX Surround, LSiM 704c
Oppo BDP-103
Marantz AV 7703 Pre/Pro
Outlaw 7500 Amp
Marantz SA14s1 SACD/CD
Rega Planar 2 TT
Polk Audio Speakers: LSiM 705 Fronts, LC65FX Surround, LSiM 704c
Oppo BDP-103
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What did you use to replace the stock jumpers with?HT basement room:
TV- 42in Panasonic S1 Plasma
A/V Receiver- Onkyo NR807
Blu-Ray- 80GB Sony PS3
Power Supply- Monster HTS-1600
5 Disc Sony CD/DVD Changer
Time Warner HD Cable Box
Speakers:
Front- Polk RTi A3
Center- Polk CSi3
Side Surround- Polk RTi4
Back Surround- Polk RM6750
Sub- Outlaw Audio LFM-1 EX
Bedroom:
32in Visio LCD, Sony STR-DE685 AVR, MTX Monitor 12, Sony 5 disc DVD changer -
keeneyrm01 wrote: »What did you use to replace the stock jumpers with?
I used Signal jumpers, to go along with my Signal speaker cables. Jumpers are not shown anywhere on Signal's website, but they do make them.Parasound P5 Pre
Marantz AV 7703 Pre/Pro
Outlaw 7500 Amp
Marantz SA14s1 SACD/CD
Rega Planar 2 TT
Polk Audio Speakers: LSiM 705 Fronts, LC65FX Surround, LSiM 704c
Oppo BDP-103 -
Were they expensive? It might be a worthwhile upgrade.Polk HT system 1: LSIC, LSI25 mains, LSI F/X rears, Lsi F/X rear centers,
Yamaha RX-V2500 System, Carver A753 3 channel amp.
Polk HT system 2: , SRT system with f/x 1,000's rear speakers on 7.1 system currently using Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver, powered by Sunfire Grand Theater amp
Polk Speaker collection: SDA SRS 1.2tl x 2, SRT system, SDA SRS 2 P/B, SDA 2A, SDA 1C Studio, SDA CRS+, Monitor 7B & 4, SRS 3.1tl, RTA 15tl, LS90, LSI 9 -
Parasound P5 Pre
Marantz AV 7703 Pre/Pro
Outlaw 7500 Amp
Marantz SA14s1 SACD/CD
Rega Planar 2 TT
Polk Audio Speakers: LSiM 705 Fronts, LC65FX Surround, LSiM 704c
Oppo BDP-103 -
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Audioholics is a haven for luddites."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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Audioholics can lick my sack cheese.I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.
Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii
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Cheese..., got a fungal infection down there?concealer404 wrote: »Audioholics can lick my sack cheese.
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If you think upgrading the jumpers makes a difference, go bi-wire. When I did that my Rainmakers really came alive.
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Ha, ha.. Audioholics makes you guys look like fools
Cable lifts, cables with batteries attached, etc, etc..
It's true with this saying .... "A fool and his money are soon parted."
Top Ten Signs an Audio Cable Vendor is Selling You Snake Oil
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by Gene DellaSala last modified March 14, 2007
Watch out if a Cable Vendor or Manufacturer:
1. Promotes that their product allegedly eliminates audio related Skin Effect and/or "Strand Jumping" problems.
2. Claims revolutionary breakthrough in cable technology by polarizing or biasing the dielectric using a battery.
3. Promotes that their products eliminate "Audiogenic", "Diode Rectification" or any type of non linear distortions. See Debunking the Myth of Cable Distortion and Dielectric Biasing
4. Physically places (+) and (-) wire leads in separate dielectrics not closely spaced in a common jacket. See: Calculating Cable Inductance of Twin Feeder Cables
5. Claims vast improvements in sound by inserting "Cable Elevators" to raise the cables off the floor and minimize electron misfiring or static energy fields.
6. Claims that cryogenically freezing cables improves fidelity or measurably changes electrical properties after the cable is restored to room temperature.
7. Claims that their cables require a "Break In" period.
8. Claims that measurements cannot quantify why their designs are superior and often misapply engineering principles in their reasoning but abandon the associated governing laws and metrics that establish them.
9. Claims audible differences exist between stranded and non-stranded wires of same gauge rating, geometry and conductor spacing.
10. Claims audible differences between silver and copper cables of equal design geometry and gauge.
Bonus Scams
* Sells speaker cables or interconnects costing more than a plasma TV or a lease on a new Infinity G35 sports coupe.
* Claims wire is directional.
* Slaps RLC boxes on their cables.
* Claims of Speaker Cable Resonance at Audio Frequencies
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Ha, ha.. Audioholics makes you guys look like fools
Cable lifts, cables with batteries attached, etc, etc..
It's true with this saying .... "A fool and his money are soon parted."
Top Ten Signs an Audio Cable Vendor is Selling You Snake Oil
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SlashdotSlashdot It!
by Gene DellaSala — last modified March 14, 2007
Watch out if a Cable Vendor or Manufacturer:
1. Promotes that their product allegedly eliminates audio related Skin Effect and/or "Strand Jumping" problems.
2. Claims revolutionary breakthrough in cable technology by polarizing or biasing the dielectric using a battery.
3. Promotes that their products eliminate "Audiogenic", "Diode Rectification" or any type of non linear distortions. See Debunking the Myth of Cable Distortion and Dielectric Biasing
4. Physically places (+) and (-) wire leads in separate dielectrics not closely spaced in a common jacket. See: Calculating Cable Inductance of Twin Feeder Cables
5. Claims vast improvements in sound by inserting "Cable Elevators" to raise the cables off the floor and minimize electron misfiring or static energy fields.
6. Claims that cryogenically freezing cables improves fidelity or measurably changes electrical properties after the cable is restored to room temperature.
7. Claims that their cables require a "Break In" period.
8. Claims that measurements cannot quantify why their designs are superior and often misapply engineering principles in their reasoning but abandon the associated governing laws and metrics that establish them.
9. Claims audible differences exist between stranded and non-stranded wires of same gauge rating, geometry and conductor spacing.
10. Claims audible differences between silver and copper cables of equal design geometry and gauge.
Bonus Scams
* Sells speaker cables or interconnects costing more than a plasma TV or a lease on a new Infinity G35 sports coupe.
* Claims wire is directional.
* Slaps RLC boxes on their cables.
* Claims of Speaker Cable Resonance at Audio Frequencies
So you think that the OP isn't hearing a difference, and you're going to use an Audioholics link (cue laughter here) to prove that?
Please see post #9 in this thread. Thanks! Have a great day!I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.
Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii
Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999
Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3
HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000 -
To the OP thanks for the info, I didn't know they made those either and might have to look into getting some.
To the guy who says that cables dont' make a difference, stop trying to make trouble. Go and use your rat shack stuff, I'll stick to my Signal Cables and MIT. -
Ha, ha.. Audioholics makes you guys look like fools
Cable lifts, cables with batteries attached, etc, etc..
It's true with this saying .... "A fool and his money are soon parted."
Top Ten Signs an Audio Cable Vendor is Selling You Snake Oil
Post to del.icio.us
SlashdotSlashdot It!
by Gene DellaSala last modified March 14, 2007
Watch out if a Cable Vendor or Manufacturer:
1. Promotes that their product allegedly eliminates audio related Skin Effect and/or "Strand Jumping" problems.
2. Claims revolutionary breakthrough in cable technology by polarizing or biasing the dielectric using a battery.
3. Promotes that their products eliminate "Audiogenic", "Diode Rectification" or any type of non linear distortions. See Debunking the Myth of Cable Distortion and Dielectric Biasing
4. Physically places (+) and (-) wire leads in separate dielectrics not closely spaced in a common jacket. See: Calculating Cable Inductance of Twin Feeder Cables
5. Claims vast improvements in sound by inserting "Cable Elevators" to raise the cables off the floor and minimize electron misfiring or static energy fields.
6. Claims that cryogenically freezing cables improves fidelity or measurably changes electrical properties after the cable is restored to room temperature.
7. Claims that their cables require a "Break In" period.
8. Claims that measurements cannot quantify why their designs are superior and often misapply engineering principles in their reasoning but abandon the associated governing laws and metrics that establish them.
9. Claims audible differences exist between stranded and non-stranded wires of same gauge rating, geometry and conductor spacing.
10. Claims audible differences between silver and copper cables of equal design geometry and gauge.
Bonus Scams
* Sells speaker cables or interconnects costing more than a plasma TV or a lease on a new Infinity G35 sports coupe.
* Claims wire is directional.
* Slaps RLC boxes on their cables.
* Claims of Speaker Cable Resonance at Audio Frequencies
The gospel according to Audiofoolics.:rolleyes: With ten post on this forum you sure know how to make friends and influence.:eek:
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Hey!! Go easy...I'm a seasoned member over there.
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