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| How to Achieve Great Imaging & Soundstage Two words: point source. From my listening experiences, the closer a driver comes to initiating sound from a point source, the better the imaging. The more the speakers will disappear.The second major issue is cabinet size/ difraction/ resonance. ... | |
| Why "splay" walls 4 custom listening room design? Wooterb, have you look into getting CARA release 2.1. This is supposed to be the best computer analysis software available and should give you some answers before start building. It costs about $50.00. | |
| Amp help for Paradigm ref 100 before I go insane Can't say on the exact amps but in general Rotel is smooth in the highs and has a full sound. B&K did not seem to be up to the sound quality on Rotel in general.I would still be worried about the Rotel being too bright even with the new versio... | |
| Sibilance how do I get rid of it? So if testing the system at midnight shows no reduction in sibilants from the daytime, then it is not the A/C power. Power conditioning would not be needed. From what is being said here. | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Thanks a lot Phychicanimal. | |
| Try this simple DIY interconnect cable. Could also do 2) grounds and 1) signal as Kimber does on the PBJ's. | |
| What type of solder do you use and why? Audio Advisor has "World's purest lead-free solder from Japan""The absence of lead lowers electrical resistance by as much as 30% and improves the clarity of sound"100 gram roll $49.95.Is this stuff any good? Better be for the price. | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Psychicanimal, where do you get silver plated copper for .65/ft?I'd like to try it. Thanks. | |
| Which cone's or platforms have helped? Thanks for the post Bob. Sean posted a great thread in shelves and recommended Lack coffee and end tables for cheap shelves. Here is the end table - only $9.95 in black / blue / etc.lack end table | |
| Best CD sound from a DVD player McIntosh has a nice CD/DVD player if you have a dealer nearby. | |
| Here's How I Make My Equipment Racks lack end table | |
| Here's How I Make My Equipment Racks lack coffee table | |
| Any opinions on NAD quality? Volume pot problems are most common complaint I've heard. This can be noise all the time or just when changing the volume level. Think I heard about one channel going dead also. | |
| Joseph Audio Speakers never show up used Artmaltman, you could be right about the Classe. I have since listened to Revel M-20 with Classe and then Revel F30 and F50 in another store. Similar ringing and harmonically wrong sound as I heard with the Josephs.So it could be at least partiall... | |
| FM Antenna placement, wiring As a follow up. The $35.00 PR-6000 Winegard antennae has been working better than the Fanfare FMG even though the Winegard is in the attic. I used the Radio Shack quad shield gold cable and noticed the Fanfare has really thin (single shield) cable... |