blindjim
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| Subwoofer or Bi-Amp? Stan said it. Improvement? Yes. sufficient enough to dispell the need for better bass? That's entirely your call... doubtless IMO standard speakers can outrun an active dedicated sub though, as not too many speakers reach far below 30Hz without ro... | |
| Just getting started. need help I'm mixed on this topic, but tend to side with Jaybo... wait a while first.Philosophies vary on system building around here. I prefer to go from front to back myself. Especially if one is not tremendously flush to begin with... which bars buying t... | |
| The Latest and Greatest in Digital Coax Cables I tried 3 digital coaxial links a little while back. One was $150, one was $599, and another was I think $750.I could have bought any of them... I bought the Stereovox XV 2 for $150... actaully I was about to buy it new and got one for $95 used.ha... | |
| First Steps into Computer Audio go outside of the PC tower with your card at least.Past that a better driver for it will help. many USB sound cards will also have updates on their websites even though you just bought the thing new... so do look there too if you go USB sound card... | |
| Boy Will I Get a Ear Full on this One There's a good many small units out there. Many digital ones and some with USB inputs. I even heard of a tube iPod docking station with outputs if one wants to incorporate some of the glass sound into your office rig.Apogee and some others make DA... | |
| Shunyata Cable tightness on Hydra 8 Some are and some are not exceptionally tight fitting.Try adding some heat shrink onto the supply cord IEC end in layers... it'll come off pretty readily if so desired later on. | |
| Anyone go without power conditioning I think too, it depends on the incoming power. I've got 4 dedicated lines. Same phase. One for PC & accessories.Although I can and have gone right into the wall, I prefer the use of a passive filtering device so far. I've found too, the better... | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? LarryRe "...letting $100K sit around is suicide..."Probably. but it would sure seem one pair at least needs to be 'show ponies', huh? Maybe even two pairs.Hmmmm. There's a demo deal for someone, down the road. Step right up folks... pristine shape... | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? RE Vandy's big gunThere are, amazingly enough, other models in that ionisphereic range from which to pick. Certainly, 'got rocks loyalists' will be all over them. I'd feign placing a number on units being moved short term. < 50 pairs in a year?... | |
| If you lost your stereo system would you still ??? Ive found out just what Ill do if my main rig went away Id adjust. Some way or tother. Id slide into something far less expensive too, Im pretty sure.Im not entirely sure it is because I love music though. It probably is however. I know th... | |
| Need good to very good video power cord My thinking behind this question was this... I have been swapping around some of the power cords I have around here onto my Onkyo receiver. Trying to just see what's what... I settled on the Taipan helix Alpha... for a while. The audio was better,... | |
| Acquiring an awesome system, but how? Acquiring an awesome system, but how?QUICK START MANUAL1 Find, acquire, amass, or win a lot of money2 Lose touch with reality3 Exhaust all of the aforementioned financial resources on audio gear.NOTEStep #2 is optional. | |
| Question I Have Never Seen Before? Shrink wrap, corner pieces on all 4 sides then taped around. Cardboard over shrink on all 6 sides.If smallish or monitors, (two in one box) face the drivers towards one another.Then Bub-bub-bub-bububble wrap it till it bounces.Then strap 'em to a ... | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? I wonder what will be around longer... this website, other's like it, or local dealers?Or.... maybe even this thread and other's like it?In each case we can uncover more opinions, facts, and perspectives, and seller/buyer relationships via the loc... | |
| Supporting Local Audio Stores are we? Old school themes in a new age of "me dfirst" & "Me... Me... Me" operetas forces change... somewhere . By someone.20 years ago any of the local high end shops offered all the amenities. Sadly, that has since changed. 10 years ago, despite the ... |