boomerbillone
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| What went bang, smelled of "I'm fried", yet left it in working order...??? There may be very little left of what ever blew up. Open the cover and look for two short wires sticking up from the circuit board or wherever the parts are concentrated. Electroltics and varistors are relatively cheap. Also look for where the pow... | |
| Mounting Speakers On A Furniture Dolly For Mobility Hello Mitch 41. I put casters on my 15" subwoofer cabinets and Shahanian puts casters on their Obelisk models ($7000/pr ish). Just be sure the casters don't rattle when shaken vigorously. If you can find some with softish wheels, you may solve two... | |
| Class A into Class AB Hello tmac1700! Happy New Year! Many people (some of whom claim to be amp designers) do not understand amplifier "classes." It all concerns how much of the input wave comes out of the output device (tube or tranistor). If the output is a true re... | |
| Recommendations Wanted Hello thermionicemission. Happpy Holidays! Please understand that we are all at the mercy of the recording engineer who provided us with whatever recordings we play. The fact that your system sounds great with some music, but not with others is ... | |
| What makes the biggest difference in sound quality? Hello Ted Denny! Happy Holidays! You have listed the items inthe correct order. Interconnects first, fuses last. Enjoy the Music! | |
| When to Amp it Up? Hello, and Happy Holidays ja_kub_sz! Your amps should be just fine! Don't buy more just for the sake of "new stuff." Some would think your speakers could be upgraded. Have you tried swtiching cables? You can try some out from Used Cables.com an... | |
| Anybody use a single ended component with one that is balanced? Hello Roxy 1927. There are adapters that work perfectly well. I have a mix of pro audio gear and consumer audio equpt. and often need adapters for a particular job. The amp's apparant sensitiviy will be affected since it only gets a half strengt... | |
| Products you added to your system in 2021 that made most impact to your music enjoyment Magnepan LRS speakers driven by Starke AD4-320. The two best bargains in the business. | |
| 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... |