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| DIGITAL OUT: Optical Cable vs. Coaxial Cable Of course I suppose there can be variations in 75ohm interface quality too. For instance, my friend Larry thinks coax is best, but ONLY if it employs BNC (bayonet) connectors (as opposed to RCA connectors.)That would be highly system dependent, as... | |
| Why choose studio speakers over full range? Far from being a wimp, this HM415 speaker is capable of 138 db SPL with next to no distortion.I don't think my house insurance would cover some of its special effects. :)Regards,-- Al | |
| Disconnect the woofer Koestner -- Since the Maggies are designed for both bi-wiring and bi-amping, and you are using their passive crossover to feed the mid/high frequency section, why didn't you just disconnect the low frequency section by removing the jumper from the... | |
| Balanced XLR to 1/4 TRS verses Unbalanced RCA Thanks for sharing your findings. This paper presents a good explanation of why single-ended interconnections are prone to hum and buzz, and some approaches to dealing with these kinds of problems where going balanced is not an option:http://www.j... | |
| SPDIF to USB converter??? Even if the UA-1D can convert in the spdif to usb direction (which I'm not 100% certain of, after looking at its somewhat ambiguous description), I still don't think it would work for Karel's purposes. In the computer interface application it woul... | |
| SPDIF to USB converter??? Hi Karel,Unfortunately, the short answer appears to be "no." You'll find a couple of good explanations in this thread:http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f46/spdif-usb-381903/Regards,-- Al | |
| SPDIF to USB converter??? T-Bone, he wants to convert in the other direction, from spdif to usb.Karel, I did some brief searching and couldn't find anything either. What is it that you want to accomplish? If your purpose is to get a spdif signal into a computer, perhaps yo... | |
| Interconnect Inductance vs. Capacitance Ric,I can't really think of any good reference that would bring the scholarship which it sounds like the Ramos book contains to the subject of audio cables. My perception is that unfortunately most of the writing on the subject is in one of two op... | |
| Two mono center TV speakers out of phase? Good thoughts in the preceding posts, except that I would respectfully disagree with this statement:I don't think that putting mono speakers above and below the TV will make it sound like the sound is coming from the TV. The sound will still come ... | |
| Any love for the new Elvis Costello? this guy keeps getting better. Any thoughts?I would imagine that his wife of about 5 years (Diana Krall) has been a good influence! -- Al :) | |
| Two mono center TV speakers out of phase? Just guessing, but maybe he is referring to phase differences of reflections off of the wall behind the tv set. The path length from one center speaker (say the top one) to that wall and back to that speaker is different than the path length from ... | |
| Two mono center TV speakers out of phase? Just guessing, but maybe he is referring to phase differences of reflections off of the wall behind the tv set. The path length from one center speaker (say the top one) to that wall and back to that speaker is different than the path length from ... | |
| Hard Drive versis Flash Drive Anecdotal evidence about hard drive reliability varies widely. Some people, like Jylee, almost never have a failure, while many people receive hard drives which are doa or fail within the first days, weeks, or months. The user comments on specific... | |
| Disconnect the woofer Contrary to audiophile wisdom, crossover networks "soak up" almost no power, even when all the drivers are connected. If they did they would get hot, and if mounted in a sealed enclosure stuffed with fiberglass or wool, very hot.Yes, inductors and... | |
| McIntosh MC-75 in unknown condition, what do I do? Outstanding! It's a bit like being given a Ferrari with a bad transmission. In the meantime, remember, there's someone out there in exactly the same situation as you -- just waiting for YOU to give up first !!Very well put, in both cases! :)-- Al |