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| Bi-wire: is it worth it? The diversity of opinion that might be expected on this question was expressed in this thread.My comment in that thread, while obviously somewhat tongue-in-cheek, I think pretty much says it all:02-07-12: AlmargHaving followed many prior threads t... | |
| Why are they doing this? 01-31-14: Coxhaus... You only need to connect the black to ground if you have a hum.While with some amplifiers and subs not connecting the black wire will work, in general I would strongly recommend against it. As I'm sure everyone here realizes, ... | |
| building a system around dynaudios? Margot, glad that your new systems that we helped with have worked out so well!Regarding the candidates you've listed above for your friend's system, although you are probably already aware of it let me mention that the X12 appears to have recentl... | |
| So what would you recommend for my next upgrade? A record cleaning machine might be something to consider.Regards,-- Al | |
| Why are they doing this? Thanks, Albert. Agreed.To the OP, although I don't particularly recommend it, I'll mention another means of grounding the black wire, that MIGHT work acceptably, depending on the internal grounding configurations of the amp and the sub. That would... | |
| Why are they doing this? Thanks, Elizabeth. As I indicated I always have great respect for your knowledgeable inputs. I've learned from them over the years as well.Albert, thanks also. I realize that. In this case, however, the tradeoff appears to be between (a)connecting... | |
| Why are they doing this? Bruce, as you realize connecting via line-level can often be a good approach. REL, though, usually recommends connecting at speaker-level if possible, their theory being that it is preferable for the sonic effects of the power amp to be reflected ... | |
| Amps bridged to mono with 4 Ohm Magnepans? I agree with Matt that in general distortion performance and sonics will tend to not be as good in bridged mode as in stereo mode.The reason that 4 ohm bridged mode power ratings are not specified for most bridgeable amps is that in bridged mode t... | |
| Which Firewall cable The one way that occurs to me by which a benefit might result from upgrading a non-defective firewire cable that is used to connect an external drive to a computer, assuming the cable is not unusually long, is that the higher quality shielding pro... | |
| What preamp between Burmester and Krell? I don't intend to replace the Audio Note poweramps with Burmester. The idea is eventualy to use them both (all the 4 monos) in a biamping configuration. Nik, your post dated 1-24-14 in the other thread I linked to above appeared to indicate other... | |
| Why are they doing this? Elizabeth, you probably posted before seeing my post just above. I always have great respect for your inputs, but in this case you are not correct. REL subs (and many others) often provide high level inputs that are designed to be driven from powe... | |
| Why are they doing this? I'm pretty sure I can explain what is happening.First, the person you spoke with does not know what he is talking about. The amplifier does not see the 4 ohm or whatever impedance of the sub's driver. It sees the input impedance of the sub's ampli... | |
| transformers/output impedance Gentlemen, what Ralph appears to be referring to regarding the relation between feedback and output impedance was discussed extensively in this thread, beginning with the post that the link opens at.Best regards,-- Al | |
| Are all asynchronous USB inputs similar? FWIW, assuming comparably good implementation of the various possible approaches IMO the most ideal one would be a **reliably functioning** wifi link, with the computer (and the digital and switching noise it generates) located nowhere near the au... | |
| Pass First Watt models ... confused I haven't looked at the 6Moons reviews Charles referenced, but I would caution that some of the First Watt models are suitable for use only with a relatively limited number of carefully chosen speakers. The comparison chart on this page provides a... |