Quote:[The "pretty" loops can (if everything lines up properly) can cause some issues-from hum pickup to HF loss etc.
Not really, It's virtually impossible to induce hum into such a low impedance circuit...otherwise every speaker, which...
Quote:I have no clue as to how to separate that mess into the 2-wire positive/negative needed for any sort of modern speaker connection.
Use the center conductor for +, the shield for -.
Quote:We ended up dissecting it, and found that the antenna was nothing more than two rods about the size of #8 wire.
...often referred to as a dipole antenna.
Quote:i like vinyl, you may or may not.
We got it....I thought you 'ended the argument' a few posts back'?
You like the unnatural distortion and low quality, to each their own.
Quote:Originally Posted by NotInvolved ok then. you could of just said you like cds better.
You could have just said you like the limited frequency response, limited dynamic range, distortion and colouration of vinyl better.