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| Boomy bass in home theater room I think Rives' suggestion is probably an excellent solution. Can you identify whether the midbass boom is in the region covered by the main speakers, or by the subwoofer? Does it go away when you turn off the sub? If so, then lower the crossover f... | |
| What causes 1 speaker to distort unexpectedly? Swap your left & right speaker leads, and see if the problem stays in the same speaker or follows the speaker cables. If it follows the speaker cables, then it's upstream of the speakers. Next switch the left and right inputs on your amplifier... | |
| Speaker cables for panels of Martin Logan Sequel While I'm not a Martin Logan dealer, I own and sell electrostats and sort of specialize in amps and cabling that works well with 'stats. I've chosen to become a dealer for Magnan, Audience, and Purist based largely on their speaker cables' perform... | |
| I've lost my bass.... Try listening with your back right up against the wall - the bass is usually stronger near room boundaries. If that doesn't work or if it's impractical, then Newbee's suggestion is probably the most effective solution. | |
| Step-up from Plinius SA-102? Inpieces -I tried e-mailing you through Audiogon, but I think it bounced. Anyway, first off that sounds like a fascinating speaker you have there! Sort of a super-Kharma with deeper bass, but low efficiency. That low efficiency makes me think that... | |
| Best Inexpensive DAC I'm not quite sure how you define "inexpensive", but I'll toss out a suggestion for what it's worth. I'm a Birdland dealer, and the now-discontinued Odeon Lite is a very nice little DAC with a volume control. I sold many pairs of $16,000 ballpark ... | |
| spl levels To Warnerwh: My understanding is that SPL falls off by 6 dB with every doubling of distance from a point source (assuming anechoic conditions). In a reverberant environment like a living room this holds true over fairly close distances, but then a... | |
| Sweet Spot? All electrostats have a small sweet spot? Absolutely not! Many if not most ribbon and electrostat speakers have a small sweet spot, but definitely not all.The Sound Lab electrostats I own and sell have extremely uniform radiation over an arc of ei... | |
| Birdland DAC I'm a Birdland dealer so my comments may not be totally unbiased, but let's just say I do think it's something pretty special, especially in its price range. I was introduced to Birdland by a customer who flew here (to New Orleans) to listen to So... | |
| Easy question about efficiency of speakers... That 91 dB in-room figure is derived by factoring in the additive effect of reverberant sound within the room, and no doubt varies from one room to another. Also, the reverberant field wouldn't add significantly to perceived loudness at near-field... | |
| Need a smaller, efficient floorstander The Merlin VSM is a stunning loudspeaker that can be easily driven by most medium-powered tube amps, and it seems to especially like OTL's. Nope, I'm not a Merlin dealer - just an admirer. Duke | |
| TAS Total Victory Review Israel Blume's speakers are very well designed and executed, and any time you're trying to build a very high efficiency speaker you'll have to make some compromises. That being said, how many upper-90's efficient, easy-to-drive, low coloration, sl... | |
| I need some suggestions for some new speakers... Hello Jpbaskin,If you don't mind a "vintage" speaker, consider the Snell Type A. Superb imaging, and superb bottom end. There's a pair for sale here:http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?spkrfull&1075590669The asking price is well below your b... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? As Sean pointed out, most omni's aren't truly omni, since the drivers usually become directional at high frequencies. But the net effect can be the same as for a true omni - namely, a well energized and tonally correct reverberant field. Just for ... | |
| Atma Sphere Hello Josef,The Atma-Sphere amps do generate more heat than most amps, comparable to any Class A amp of a similar power rating. The big MA-2's dissipate 800 watts per chassis (idle; a bit less when playing loud), so a pair of them are like having ... |