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| Basic/mid fi headphone advice. At a price point that is $49 greater than your preferred budget, you may want to consider the Audio-Technica ATH-M50x. It is widely used in pro audio and pro video applications, and you can see the overwhelmingly positive review comments at the li... | |
| BEST MALE VOCAL EVER While I wouldn’t consider him to be "best ever," IMO Jay Black (often referred to as "The Voice") definitely deserves mention in this conversation.And that would apply even when he was 72+ years old:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffGjbaAFVpwAlso,... | |
| recommendation for speaker wire to soften the highs if possible @gunmetalzin,You didn’t mention whether the Ryan speakers are the R610 or the S610. But at least in the case of the S610 this figure apparently depicts the frequency response of the speaker under typical in-room conditions, for rooms in which a re... | |
| Best possible separates for Thiel CS 3.7 As the saying goes, and as Charles alluded to, there is an exception to every rule. And from a technical standpoint I don’t find it surprising that the Aries Cerat Concero 65 SET amp can provide excellent results with the CS 3.7.First, while the s... | |
| Thoughts on wireless subwoofer. Hi Uberwaltz,I’ve just noticed this thread. Thank you kindly for the mentions.I’m uncertain as to whether or not the wireless connection to the sub you’ve ordered will work ok or not. I see that the wireless transmitter is powered by an AC adapter... | |
| At what point ( min or max value ) does av/preamp output voltage not make a difference? For a signal path in a preamp (or the preamp section of an AVR) which includes a digital-to-analog conversion, the maximum output spec should be (and in the majority of cases will be) higher than the voltage required to drive a power amp to full p... | |
| At what point ( min or max value ) does av/preamp output voltage not make a difference? I agree with Tom’s comments. Also, while I haven’t researched the AVRs and Pre-pros you referred to, I suspect that the reason for their relatively low maximum outputs is that those outputs are generated internally by a DAC circuit. So as in the c... | |
| Would someone please explain how 'gain' functions? 1) Assuming a speaker is not being overdriven to the point where its behavior becomes significantly non-linear (i.e., "thermal compression" becomes significant), voltage db at any point in the electrical signal path and SPL db produced by the spea... | |
| Would someone please explain how 'gain' functions? @N80, I would think the manual should and hopefully would answer that. Or if not, a call or email to the manufacturer would seem to be in order.Regards,-- Al | |
| Would someone please explain how 'gain' functions? @Inna, you may be aware of the rule of thumb guideline that a 10 db increase in volume corresponds subjectively to "twice as loud," and correspondingly a 10 db decrease corresponds subjectively to "half as loud." To provide some additional perspec... | |
| Would someone please explain how 'gain' functions? Gain is the ratio of the output voltage of a component to its input voltage. In the case of a preamp or a line stage or other component having a volume control it is usually defined based on the volume control being set to its maximum position. It... | |
| Tri-amping Qs: You’re welcome, Gary. Glad I was helpful.Upon re-reading my previous post, to be precise I should make a slight tweak as follows (the words shown in caps have been added):From: "At various points in the room, if the two speakers are reproducing i... | |
| Tri-amping Qs: Doubling of distance does not reduce output by 6dB, that’s if you were in free space (so more applicable for live sound setups); For residential setups, the loss is 3dB to 4dB, almost the inverse of doubling wattage. Note that I stated several tim... | |
| BEST FEMALE VOCAL EVER +1 re Judith Durham.Given the OP’s admonition to only mention one name, and based on my assumption that the thread was not intended to address opera and classical singers or to take repertoire into account, I cited Connie Francis earlier in the th... | |
| Tri-amping Qs: First, I see that the 97 db spec is for an input of 2.83 volts, at a distance of 1 meter, and that the speaker’s impedance is 4 ohms. If the speaker’s impedance was 8 ohms, that would correspond to 97 db for 1 watt at 1 meter. However, since 2.83 ... |