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| Education: Best place for Audio Engineering? Howard has a good point. There probably are very few schools that specialize in speaker design and so the best may be to learn-it-on-the-fly. That is how it seems to work very often these days. However, a graduate degree is useful for this up and ... | |
| What part of this wouldn't you happy with 2channel If this is just for fun, I would say the Bryston. | |
| hi I'm italian hi I'm French and I suggest JM Lab Electra 936/946. They can project well in big rooms and still have good bass thanks to their above-average sensitivity. They are also very articulate making them a good choice for orchestral music. Good luck! cia... | |
| Mcintosh MA 6900 integrated vs Mcintosh separates? I auditioned the MA6900 back-to-back with the C46/402 combo (with B&W N803) and the latter is definately better. However it also costs twice as much! I wouldn't say it was twice as good - they were quite similar overall - but there was more de... | |
| The end of Focal based speakers like Wilson Audio? Focal has been ramping back their OEM driver supply for some time now. I remember it mentioned in Stereophile at least a year ago.Just buy JM Lab speakers! lol. | |
| "Non Inductive" resistors. In my opinion, the explanation for why non-inductive resistors are necessary doesn't require a lecture: it is marketing at its finest. "hey, our speakers have non-inductive resistors...bet that beats your speakers!" A bag of laughs. | |
| Equalizers anyone? Yes, Rives' comments match my own using a McIntosh C42 preamp. With the tone controls equalizing the seating position (by the way, I don't walk around much when listening to music so this is fine for me anyway), the sound was better anywhere in th... | |
| Best of both worlds?? Dreaming perhaps?? Don't dream anymore: The McIntosh MX135 SSP has an analog 2-channel preamp built in! Why not go for that? It has 2 independant zones and the "latest and greatest" Aureus DSP chipset as well. Sounds like it was made just for people in your situatio... | |
| "Non Inductive" resistors. The equivalent series inductance (ESL) of resistors is miniscule and so is only apparent at super high frequencies (100s of GHz). Most resistors are soldered very close to the board surface so the inductance loop is very small anyway. Some resisto... | |
| Which Pre-amps Will Allow Two Subs McIntosh preamps have 3 outputs as well. | |
| In a quandry...Help The McIntosh MX135 has bypass and multi-zone, but not only that, it has a dedicated 2-channel preamp built in so you can eliminate all the digital stuff from the signal path completely. Super slick. It is a wonder there aren't more companies that ... | |
| Greatness: Recognition at last Hey Warren - I hope Harmonic Precision pays you for all the good press you give them! ;)I will put them on my "buy and try" list, thanks to you. Arthur | |
| Capacitor-less amps Yes, you are correct - I meant coupling caps and not decoupling. The input coupling cap is generally the one in the signal path.Decoupling caps are from power to ground (parallel to the power supply reservoir caps) to remove radio frequency compon... | |
| Capacitor-less amps Actually, if the power supply caps were in the signal path (in series), you would have a highpass filter so it would be an LF rolloff. There would be no bass.There is some confusion: "in the signal path" means in series. Decoupling capacitors are ... | |
| How do you know if a cable is neutral? Guess what... It's all relative! |