bmbmzig
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| Anybody having trouble getting near-your-asking-price for used gear ? (Plz. no hype) About a year and a half ago had a friend with a lot of high end equipment pass away. His widow asked if I would help her try to sell it all off. I collected all the equipment, did research on it, and then proceeded to start to list it here and on... | |
| Hearing Aids In response to dctom, for speech they are not bad, however it seems that the tone controls they provide not only take out background noises, but they also affect speech because they over lap. My "lobby" for parametric is it would allow the user to... | |
| Hearing Aids I recently switched from six year old Resounds to new Beltone's, both at a cost of around $4,800.00. The new Beltones supposedly sample at a higher rate making them "better". I had a lengthy discussion with the audiologist about the lack of contro... | |
| Audiohifistore.com is a SCAM A couple of points that should be made, most manufactures have it in their franchise agreements that a dealer can't sell on line, and if they allow it, is is at MSRP. Anytime you see something advertised for less, it should throw up a red flag. I... | |
| Is anyone here still into live concerts these days? Several years ago while our son was getting his Masters degree in percussion at the University of North Texas, they had a summer jazz festival that we went to. All entertainment was free. Saw Tower of Power, band and sound was fantastic. Just bef... | |
| Starting my showroom again This post sounds so familiar. My education and back ground is a sound engineer and electronic technician. Even back as far as high school, my dreams were to have a "stereo store". When I graduated from college I went to work (in the service depar... | |
| More potential bad news for some big names... Having worked in the industry for 30 plus year, the writing of this demise really started in the 80's. The audio market started the transition then from shopping for each and every component (as this group still does), to buying pre-packaged all-i... | |
| Would McIntosh Auto Transformers affect speaker sound? I would agree that a transform will not affect sound staging, etc., however transformers are effectively coils, and coils have an effect on high frequencies. So wouldn't the introduction of a transformer into the chain cause some issue (be it phas... | |
| How do I discharge the capacitors in my PS audio P20 ? How will the capacitors be recharged with no power applied to unit. I worked as a audio repair tech for 40 years and it always worked to drain off power supply charges | |
| How do I discharge the capacitors in my PS audio P20 ? Power down. Unplug from the wall, turn power switch back on. This should drain any residual charge left on any power supply caps. | |
| Hearing aid question I've had ReSound unit for about five years now. I bought them from a local audiologist who did a very thorough exam process. While they improve everyday life, I don't find they are very good for music. Things just don't sound natural (as I rememb... | |
| Stacking subwoofers One of the things that I don't understand is that a lot are using a "pair" of subs. I was taught that bass is non directional. I am also a firm believer in crossing over between 80-90Hz. I find that going up over that allows voice into the sub, an... | |
| How much should I expect with a warranty issue from a large retailer/distributor? I am empathetic to your situation, but before you get to upset with Crutchfield, you have to consider what exchanging the piece means to them. Let’s assume Crutchfield were to take the unit back and exchange it for you. They would then have to... | |
| 18 inch subwoofer vs multiple 12 inch subwoofers with bookshelf speakers While this is not answering the posed question, I find it interesting that so many are using crossover points above 100Hz, even up to 120Hz. Ive found that 80-85Hz keeps the vocals out of the subs, and it becomes less "directional". I've always us... | |
| Worst Speakers Ever?? Boy this thread kindled some old memories. Back in the 70's I worked as an tech in the service department for a small chain of stereo stores. One of the speaker lines that the carried was Ultralinear. As mentioned, these speaker were cheap but th... |