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| More Power or use subwoofer to boost bass for music My room is 10' x 14' that includes the audio system, a television, a 75" sofa, an end table, a coffee table, a big honking radiator that could heat a room twice its size and a second door located in a very poor spot. I also have a 4 sub dba. My su... | |
| Which is better for a DBA (Swarm); powered subs or unpowered? Hi CheegI have a lot better understanding of the issues, but am no closer to deciding whether I should buy a Dayton and cheap passives, or buy two better quality actives and save my pennies for 2 more. Maybe the answer is "it doesn't matter"It ki... | |
| Can I go wrong with Stillpoint Ultra Mini anti-vibration isolation feet? I use a Townshend Audio seismic platform under my TT. Very pleased with the performance. Much tighter low end which also helped with the clarity of the mids and highs. Contemplating getting some IsoAcoustics Oreas and/or the Funk Firms boings for ... | |
| How long is too long for interconnects? Since the OP has his system in his photo studio there might be more issues with noise caused by the lighting equipment. I don't know anything about photo gear but I'm guessing there will be dimmers and devices that control light flashes and what n... | |
| Which is better for a DBA (Swarm); powered subs or unpowered? How loud do you like to listen? Do you listen to a lot of rock and want gut thumping low end or do you prefer classical or jazz and are looking to just fill in the bottom end?With powered subs you need proximity to AC and you will need interconnec... | |
| Subwoofer insight. @rgmd11You do not need measuring equipment to set up a subwoofer. Measuring equipment would make the process easier and more precise but you can do it by ear and trial and error. Specially with multiple subs.Barry Ober aka the “The Sound Doctor”Ba... | |
| Small Office - Wilson vs B&W vs Kef My room is slightly larger than yours at 10' x 14'.When I was demoing speakers I listened toVandersteens 2ce SignaturesFocal Sopra'sSpendor A1'sB&W 805 D3'sWilson Tune Tot'sI ended up with the Tune Tots. I felt that the Tune Tots had the super... | |
| Advise on Long Phono Cable run The interconnect cable from my TT uses balanced xlr connectors. It was wired that way at the factory. Almost all cartridges are capable of balanced output. My cartridge has a rated output of .44mV. TT is currently in a temporary location so for a ... | |
| 10 Audio Cable Myths and Facts I'm a bit confused. OK not that unusual in my case, but, reading the responses from the pro cables side I feel like they think that the OP is against cables. I felt that he/she/they were pro cables. I think the following paragraph from dragon1952 ... | |
| OMG, just removed my speaker grills and the sound just opened up to a new level! I found that my speakers sounded much more open and had a far better sound stage after I took them out of their shipping cartons.Wish I had done this six months ago.The high end detail now is amazing. | |
| Bob Dylan - "Murder Most Foul" The first half of the song sounded a lot more focused to me than the second half.My thought is that he had an idea for a song but didn't really know where he wanted to go with it so he decided to play with it during a studio rehearsal. The second ... | |
| Tone controls -- assuming you're ok with them, when would you try them? At what point do you go for tone controls? When you don't like what you are hearing.As it has been said there are no laws that dictate how you have to listen to music. You are not going to be arrested, tortured, killed or thrown in jail for using... | |
| Are big subwoofers viable for 2 channel music? @noble100 @big_greg Just like you, I'm most surprised by the extremely high crossover frequency of 120 Hz, which is generally considered upper bass, is well above the 80 Hz threshold at which bass tones become localizable. Most individuals should... | |
| Are big subwoofers viable for 2 channel music? +1 millercabon+1 big_greg+1 erik_squiresYes big sub woofers are viable for 2 channel music.I am also of the belief that quantity of subs is more important than which brand of sub. I believe any decent brand will work well.Currently in my system I ... | |
| Are big subwoofers viable for 2 channel music? @tyrayThe room size pot appears to be a low frequency attenuation filter with 0 attenuation when set to large room and maximum attenuation when set to small room. I do not know if the pot adjusts the slope of the attenuation, the frequency where t... |