blindjim
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| Quadratic Diffusser Plans?? Seems to me someone ought to make simple die cast molds of the usual suspects and sell the templates for DIY projects.Naw.... that would make it too easy for too many folks. | |
| Playback Designs MPS-5 - Measerments v. Sound Ive never understood those who stand by specs and data sheets devoutly, with due condsideration to amp & speaker matching of course, over the info their own eyes and ears provide them. To each their own I suppose.As substantive as may be the ... | |
| How much budget for bass? Great bass is the hardest part of the sonic picture to do just right. or so many threads here and elsewhere have said. Costs are a matter of your own device. How they will break down ultimately depends on all of your choices.The above notes on tr... | |
| Quadratic Diffusser Plans?? ZargonDidn't mean for my post to denegrade your's. Reading thru it and thinking of all the various freq's being attnuated/attended too, and how to calculate them gave me considerable pause. Brain freeze in fact. All those lands and grooves of diss... | |
| Problems with Musical Fidelity A 3.5 CD Worst case scenario .... getng a new sled installed isn't a bad thing once done and hopefully some support will come your way.They vary in price too. A friend of mine had one put in her Dennon for around $170. again, my xa 777 installed cost was r... | |
| If I am buying a DAC, does my CD player matter? without hearing each I suppose it'll have to come down to you getting those options you want instead. As to the NorthStar, I've seen a bunch of info here on the I2's interface that says it is superior to the normal digital interfaces of coax &... | |
| If I am buying a DAC, does my CD player matter? Depending on the jitter reduction circuitry in the DAC, the differences from one tramsport to another may be quite marginal, but noticeable.Reducing or eliminating jitter is key to attaining great digital audio or video reproduction, both transpor... | |
| Problems with Musical Fidelity A 3.5 CD The laser/reader is either dirty, or going out. That's always the symptoms I've experienced or read here about with CDPs having issues reading both brand new discs and CDRs.It's not a reason to sell it off as is either unless disclosure of that pr... | |
| Monitor; selling your best monitor. Good thread.I would like to have had the OEM stands for the N805's... just to see how they would have sounded on them.I've yet to find a set of monitors that bowled me over completely so far.... a pair that will work well with any sort of power tr... | |
| Quadratic Diffusser Plans?? having just read the report/info via the posted link here, all I can say, is 'Holy jumpin' jellyfish!'I need or would like, a more simplistic approach, apart from Headphones. Sheeeshhh. Maybe coat hangers and stockings. | |
| Question about a music server There are in fact a myriad of ways to accomplish having all of your media at your fingertips with almost instantaneous playback and at very high quality fidelity rates.Its all in how you wish to establish the interface and playback method which s... | |
| Alternative to 12AX7-EH tube needed...new to tubes Both posts here are excellent ideas. Andy @ Vintage Tubes, and Joe's tube lore...I'm wondering though, why move off of the 12AX 7 TO BEGIN WITH?There are a lot of these types of tubes around which should meet your needs. Amperex Bugle boy 12AX7's ... | |
| Sony XA5400ES DAC Chip Agreed. Sony does make very durable goods. Long lasting and trouble free.... mostly. Selling them I never had an out of the box failure provided there was no evidence of shipping damages. In 10 years of owning an ES line HT reciever, I had to repl... | |
| Sony XA5400ES DAC Chip RWV... one experience is not always that of another.I pray your exp is without issue.My statements above indicate my own exp with AHT and my buying exp from major manufactuers as a former buyer for a multi store retail chain.I perhaps do listen le... | |
| Sony XA5400ES DAC Chip It took me all of about 3 minutes to decide to refrain from dealing with Am Theatre. If I want to endure poor manners and attitude I can simply call up an ex.One of the ways a dealership can diminish MSRP is in how they buy the product from the ma... |