abstract7
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| The BEST system you've ever built !!!! Great thread, for some reason I like it better than the virtual systems.Speakers: Martin Logan Monolith IIs modified with Focal 12" driversAmps: Mark Levinson 20.0 Reference Monoblocks for panels and Krell KMA 160 monoblocks for bassCrossover: Bry... | |
| Tube preamp for Bryston 7B-ST I like the idea of tube pre-amps with solid state amps. Tube pre-amps require little maintainance, tubes are generally reasonably priced. You can really get a great sound with this combination. However, I've listened to the Bryston preamp and have... | |
| true 24/96 digital output In the case of the pioneer it's 24/96 for DVD audio (not to be confused with DVD-A, but rather DVD video standard that is an audio disc only--some companies refer to them as DADs). These discs have the audio in 24/96 format and if you select the o... | |
| Even "Cheap" CD-RW work in Sony 9000ES In the Sony manual it states it will not play CD-Rs but will play CD-RW. Darrell, you are having much better luck than I am. I have not gotten any of the CD-RW to play in my player and wonder if it's my 9000 or the HP CD Writer plus 8200 that is t... | |
| Absolute Power Cord does the trick Well, there's some used ones already for sale if you need more: http://gonmain.iserver.net/cgi-bin/cl.pl?cablpowr&992974895&class&3&4& | |
| Stereo preamp for HT bypass I have done this in my current system using a Mark levinson #380S pre-amplifier. My processor for theater is an EAD Ovation. This processor is excellent at movie soundtracks, but would not serve very well for 2 channel (particularly analog) playba... | |
| What ever happened to Direct-to-Discs? Analog productions were scheduled to make 4 D2Ds, but it turns out they only made 2. It's very difficult--if anything in the process goes wrong--well your done for. The two that did not make it to D2D are supposed to be released as 45RPMs. On that... | |
| Speaker cable termination Spades generally give you the most contact surface area and therefore are considered the best. I wouldn't recommend bare wire due to wire degredation and the potential for poor connections. Silver plated will give the best connection (if properly ... | |
| help on isolation/absorption/coupling The whole concept of Isolate/absorb/couple really comes down to isolating vibrations and de-coupling them from the problem area. What that means is that for speakers you would like to isolate (for example) cabinet vibrations generated by the speak... | |
| Logans and Heavy Metal? I love MLs. I have a pair of Monoliths--but they wouldn't even dream of doing Heavy Metal justice. You will love Jazz, Country (particularly vocals), Blues on them--but you will feel like the there's not much heavy in the metal with these speakers. | |
| Aesthetic Bass Absorption I think you have a very good idea. If your floor and ceiling are parallel (not cathedral or other), be sure to take the bass trap up to the ceiling. As Tom suggests having an opening at the top is a good idea, and an opening at the bottom will als... | |
| Help w/ beginner s room treatment Felthove:1. An absorber does just that, it absorbs sound. The newspaper things I described, Sonex panels are examples of absorbers. Diffusers do that, rather than absorb the sound they reflect it, but not uniformly like a flat wall would. An examp... | |
| CD-RW works on Sony 9000ES I think Ranstle may have a good point here. My HP is the 8200 series--so there is a difference there. I will keep you all posted. | |
| Double cable runs If you have them, just try it and listen. Doubling up on the run will reduce the resistance of the cable--usually a good thing--but may cause some phase distortions if the two cables aren't exact (length, age, condition--internal that is). It won'... | |
| CD-RW works on Sony 9000ES Bmpnyc--it could be. It's an HP CD writer plus. I don't know enough about how the hardware actually burns the CDs to know if there is a difference. It works well in the Pioneer players I've tried it in. CD-Rs work well in almost all of my CD playe... |