boomerbillone
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| Passive vs Active...Again! Hello high-amp! Are you into fabric art? A beautiful tapestry or "oriental" rug will tame a wall and provide beauty at the sme time. Attach the top of the fabric to length of 1x1 a few inches less than the width of the fabric and fasten the wood... | |
| What say you? Hello yogiboy! When it comes to interconnects, It's a bit trickier than with speaker wires. The wire itself matters. The plugs matter. How they are connected together matters. Of course, these things matter in speaker wires too, but speaker wires... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... Hello alaindexe! Too much power? Don't be afraid of "power." 100 watts is only 10 db louder than 10 watts. 10 watts is only 10 db louder than 1 watt. Do you have something with meters on it? Watch those meters during the music you normally play.... | |
| How do you know when a stereo sounds good? Hello, ted_denney! Churches with choirs are the easiest and cheapest places to hear live music. Find a church in your area that is offering a free, live music, Christmas program. Go to it, sit up front, and listen carefully. Does you system sound... | |
| Solid state amp recommendations for Maggies? Hello meiatflas Right now (11-21-2021) the Stark Sound AD4-320 is on a "Black Friday" sale at just under $1100 with free shipping. I have LRS and use this amp to drive them with excellent results. This amp comes from a Pro Sound company is is not... | |
| Ready For Digital Source...Computer? Hello high-amp. I've been using a computer as a music source for over 24 years. If it's good enough for the Library of Congress to archive historically important music, it's good enough for me. I record live perfprmances at both 44/16 and 96/24 a... | |
| How do you enhance a bad listening room's accoustics without breaking the bank? thoughts? Hello pooch2. Hang rugs on the wall. Check out second hand stores. Space them 1/2 to one inch off the wall by using a strip of wood at the top. If you put pillows or large stuffed animals in the upper corners of the room, you'll be surprised at h... | |
| Horn speakers are really bright? Hello lordrootman. Many horn drivers used for mid-range and tweeters are very efficient: 95 db+. Most woofers are not nearly that sensitive. If someone tries to pair a sensitive horn tweeter with an average woofer, an unsatisfactory result is li... | |
| Best Speaker Choice for my very "non-audio-friendly" Living Room Taller and slimmer will probably suit the Mrs. better. | |
| Whether to do anything about the limitations of our ears Hello clearthinker. Be sure you own ears are clean and there is no wax buildup in your ear canals. I have a good friend who never thaought about this and bought a kit for cleaning out ear canals at a local drug store (cheaper on Amazon, $30) and ... | |
| Tiny bridges everywhere, but why? Hello izjjzi. Cable supports are a great way to make money! Unless you're spending $10k per component, forget it. Try putting cardboard wedges under you speaker cables and be sure your health insurance is paid up. Tripping hazard! If the wedges im... | |
| Amp Preamp Advice Hello bcool57. For the money, and if you are handy, the Akitika Preamp is very good. (it is abitious for beginners.) Find an outfit that will let you try out cables: Used Cables.com is one. You can make excellent cables if you can build that kit.... | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? Hello bigtex22. I installed the best Focal car speakers (wood fiber cones, $500 ish) in my Mazda van and it made a great improvement. A bit pricy, I was flush at the moment, but worth it in the long run. | |
| Why do amplifiers sound different? Hello vanson1. Question your assumptions. Not all tube amps have output transformers. Numbers given us by machines cannot tell a complete story to human beings. There are lots of women with 36-24-26 figures, same weight, same height; but are they ... | |
| How much does power amplifier really matter comparing to other hi-fi components? Hello cclee2022. If the power amp limits you, you will not hear the total advantage changing components might give you. So, some might say that if the power amp is not great, your system will not "sing." Conversley, there is less difference amon... |