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| Help - new house - new setup? I'm not as convinced as some of the others that the high ceiling is a main contributor to the problem. If the relevant specs of the speaker (89 db/1W/1m efficiency; 6 ohm average impedance; 300W max "music power" capability) are reasonably accurat... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Roscoe, no, I didn't take any pix while making the measurements.Upon re-reading the description I provided of the setup, I would just add that I of course moved the chairs that are visible in my system description photos out of the room, and I mou... | |
| Beautiful Classical Smaller Pieces, duo,trio,etc A number of critics and many classical music aficionados consider Schubert's String Quintet, Op. 163, D. 956, also known as his Cello Quintet, to be the greatest piece of chamber music ever written. It's certainly among the greatest IMO.Also, if a... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Thanks for the nice comments, guys.Bruce (Bifwynne), I've sent you an .mzd file, containing all of the measurements and also my first speaker calibration attempts, which I'll start to assess sonically tomorrow.Best,-- Al | |
| MC Phono preamp gains Yes, 50K is fine, balanced or unbalanced.Regards,-- Al | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Update: Today I performed the close-up speaker measurements. I moved the speaker being measured close to the center of my living room/listening room, with the Persian rug you can see in my system description photos folded back roughly in half. Tha... | |
| MC Phono preamp gains Lew, sorry to hear of the loss of your friend.My relevant knowledge of the Aesthetix products is limited to what can be inferred from JA's measurements and from info at the Aesthetix site. Both the Rhea and the Janus are specified as having output... | |
| MC Phono preamp gains If and when you consider the Rhea, a point to keep in mind is that its highish and frequency-dependent output impedance would be non-optimal if the input impedance of your line-stage is less than around 30K balanced and perhaps 20K or so unbalance... | |
| Uneven length RCA signal cable Do you believe it will make an audible difference in sound?The short answer: No.The long answer: I doubt that very many people would assert that a pair of 101 cm interconnects would sound any different than a pair of 100 cm interconnects that are ... | |
| speakers for first watt j2 A note of caution in regard to pairing the J2 with the de Capo BE: While the M2 and the J2 amplifiers are both rated at 25 watts into 8 ohms (or 30 watts in the case of the J2 depending on what document is looked at), their performance into 4 ohms... | |
| Krell FPB600 can it be bridge to mono I found Krell's patent on what is being discussed. It appears that rather than adjusting the bias among the different possible levels based on the input signal, the adjustment is performed based on sensing of the load current. Which explains the r... | |
| Krell FPB600 can it be bridge to mono Also, regarding "how would it know a transient is coming to switch it to a higher mode?," while I don't quite understand the reference by Mr. Colloms to "high-speed current-feedback circuitry," presumably the delay from amp input to adjustment of ... | |
| Krell FPB600 can it be bridge to mono Jeff, Martin Colloms' review of the FPB-600 in Stereophile states as follows;... Krell's "Sustained Plateau Biasing," a patented Krell technique that provides an effective equivalent to class-A biasingwithout a long-term power dissipation penalty... | |
| Krell FPB600 can it be bridge to mono Since the FPB-600 has balanced outputs, it cannot be bridged. From the manual:The differential circuitry employed within the Full Power Balanced amplifiers requires special attention when connecting speakers. Be careful not to connect the negative... | |
| audiphile power cords Ketchup, pending Ralph's response I'll mention that I'm pretty certain using Romex as a power cord would be a violation of electrical codes, and potentially an excuse for an insurance company to not pay in the event of a fire.Romex is designed for... |