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| Dealing with subwoofer Nulls Oh, I also built an adjustable Helmholtz resonator. It had a very minor effect on the bass and I didn't see the benefit in my situation. The Helmholtz cabinet also cause a lot of blair/harshness in the upper mids highs (probably due to high freq... | |
| Dealing with subwoofer Nulls Thanks for the response. I have two subs that I have built myself. They are extremely large - they are 20" wide, 25" high and 30" deep. They weigh about 190 lbs each and are spiked. It is a vented design with a 12" woofer.It is a massive effor... | |
| active room nuetralizer??? @erik_squires - sorry to hijack the OP, but I have a question on the Bag End. Have you actually used the Bag End E-Traps? I have a pretty good room and do not have any major bass ringing. However, I do have a huge hole around 80hz where bass just ... | |
| Just wondering... I think czarivey is correct, to a point. There are definitely some things on the $32K level equipment that are aimed more at luxery level rich people. However, the more expensive DACs do have elements that sound better. That being said, there's a... | |
| Power Cable DIY - Please advise As far as IEC inlets are concerned, I have used the Furutech IEC inlets successfully. I have both fused and non-fused inlets. They are a good addition to your equipment. VH Audio sells them as well. I'm sure you can find them somewhere in the ... | |
| Power Cable DIY - Please advise Technically speaking, there is nothing to stop you from wiring in some normal GTX receptacles and FI-28 male plugs to a UK 220V circuit. It should handle it just fine (it’s just a metal conductor), as long as you stay within the equivalent amperag... | |
| Warm-up time for amps and preamps Leaving your system on all the time can dry out the electrolytic capacitors (even on tube equipment). I would say this is not advisable. You can leave it on if you want, but you'll wear out your caps in a few years or less. On solid state stuff... | |
| Power Cable DIY - Please advise I have two systems, a computer audio system upstairs and my main home theater system. In the home theater, I am actually using the rhodium plated FI-52 for all my primary amps because it was the only 20 AMP IEC (C19) connector that was pure copper... | |
| Know of a "Dirt Cheap" tweak? This is pretty much a free tweak. Put your audio equipment device or interconnects into the freezer for 2 hours. Then move to the fridge for 1 hour (slow cool down). Then take out and let it sit for at least 5 hours to allow any condensation to... | |
| Recommendations for top-notch banana speaker cable connectors You could look into the Audioquest 300 series banana plugs. I have used them and their design allows for a very secure fit when you insert the banana plug. (it’s phosphor bronze, so it is a decent metal and a very strong resistance to flexing). Ho... | |
| Power Cable DIY - Please advise The PorterPort is probably the least expensive choice in an outlet upgrade. It’s basically a cryoed Hubbel hospital grade outlet. Keep in mind that it’s made of brass (just like most other stock outlets are). The "cryo" and the additional current ... | |
| How come a power cable changes the sound? It's interesting that I have been seeing someone post on an older thread. This particular thread is 16 years old, so I doubt the OP and original postings really care about this subject anymore. lol | |
| Power Cable DIY - Please advise Oh, if the rhodium plated terminations sound a bit harsh in the mids or highs, put in a Furutech rhodium plated fuse in the equipment. I have found this smooths out the harshness. The matching of the Furutech rhodium fuse with the Furutech rhodium... | |
| Power Cable DIY - Please advise I’ve done a lot of R&D work with power cables. In your short list, I would probably choose the Neotech NEP 3200 because it uses solid-core conductors. In all my testing, I achieved the best results with solid core. That being said, this partic... | |
| Help me with my short list Uhm, you could look at the Emotiva Stealth DC-1. It is definitely not grainy sounding. It is smooth, but it may not have the resolution or "separation of instruments" that other DACs have. I have not heard the Mytek, so I would recommend you au... |