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RE: Perhaps we are onto something?

No, I learned what I already knew, but circumstances would not allow, and that is to start with a standard. I have always used certified test equipment so that, most likely, I am dealing with something I can trust, test equipment can slip out of calibration and still work. Honestly I would NEVER have discovered the speaker cable issue on my own unless it was completely by accident, and then my fix would have been to just run to one post and use a jumper to the other.

I have been listening to Sinatra's works for years without ever thinking they were bright. I did know it was not the material. Granted some of the horns are pretty hot, but with the right gear they never cross the line.

Had my other speakers been working, or had I been willing to steal by wife's beloved Ellis Audio 1801's from her, I would have found that there was a cable issue through standard half step troubleshooting, but I would have just tried other cables without understanding why the Goertz cables which should have worked fine, did not, and because the only other cables I have are not bi-wired, the cable issue would have been resolved.

While I understand your premise, it directly contradicts mine though. I think if you start with garbage, it matters not how you connect garbage to garbage, you end up with garbage. So, I start with the internals, and once I know they are right, I can move on to the peripherals. I do this for a living, so I have to be able to move fast when need be, so I do tend use more traditional troubleshooting practices. This time I was handicapped because I lacked a working standard, no question. Furthermore, I am still not positive about me results because I cannot check the supposed offender, the opamp, against my standard.
Best Regards,

Lou

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