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| Top 10 Snafus to avoid when building a good rig Not having an "exit strategy". | |
| What matters most in speaker design? Drew, I'd like to hear the Plutos and Orions.Behavior at 30 degrees isn't enough. What does this mean? Of course HF need a super tweeter with a hi-pass filterYou can see Zaph's distortion/ FR / measurements HereWhat do you think about Seas W12CY00... | |
| Budget Speakers for a small living room If you like it neutral:Ascend Acoustics CBM-170 | |
| What matters most in speaker design? Drew, That is interesting. I thought flat power response was the goal:Earle Geddes - waveguide loudspeakersI was using a calibrated mic and measuring the F-R 3 feet from the driver. This is very different from what I measured where I sit. Anechoic... | |
| What matters most in speaker design? I originally thought flat frequency response was a primary goal. And it is, IF damage done to achieve this is minimal.BUT having listened to single driver speakers with no x-over and then adding different tone controls, [DEQ24/96, Parasound Z-pre,... | |
| Dan D'Agostino is back with a new line What's wrong with Tesla? Seems like a lot better car than a Chevy Volt. | |
| Dan D'Agostino is back with a new line $40,000 for an amp and STILL have no peace of mind!How much do you have top spend to be able to relax and stop worrying about it all? | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? All too often, hi-end audio over complicates things to justify a higher price tag, no other reason.As for paying $4,000 to get from 98% to 99%......well some people just don't know when it's time to quit IMHO. | |
| Can I hear from some Emerald Physics Cs3 owners Sorry, I guess not =:0~ | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? How about tube socks? | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Knowledge is knice, but wisdom is better.Knowledge is the facts. Understanding is the ability to lift the meaning out of the facts, and Wisdom is knowing what to do next.Knowledge Understanding WisdomFacts Meaning What to Do NextInformation Princi... | |
| Why We Need Audiophiles ? But I don't get how he ignores all the pops and hisses but then listens so intently for a pin drop or virtually inaudible changes with a $4,000 cable. | |
| Why magic at 80 db? Low-efficiency speaker like ATC and Dynaudio have this problem. Some with heavy cones need more juice before they come to life too.Just food for thought, but for anyone who thinks 80dB is quiet, try 80dB with active (no passive crossover), line ar... | |
| Recommended Bookshelf Speakers $1200 Wow, another Role Audio fan! Not sure if they will play loud enough for rock music though.I would give Ascend Acoustics CBM 170 a listen. Don't rule them out just because they are cheap. | |
| Active monitors, 3k used, great nearfield sound Second Shadorne's rec. of Genelec. I only heard them in the store but felt they bettered Dynaudio, KRK, Mackie for natural, non-fatiguing sound. |