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| Using step up / down transformers? ditusa ... 240 volts, double phase is more efficient then 120 volts, single phase. Maybe ask Jim jea48, about voltage and amperage ...No, 240VAC is not more "efficient." Your equipment will operate at the same efficiency at either 120 VAC or 240V... | |
| Using step up / down transformers? ditusaany transformers on the main AC power lines feeding your audio equipment will degrade sound quality. That is the reason why I run all my audio gear on 240 volts ...Your power went through multiple transformers as part of the electric grid... | |
| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? daleberlinAnd we should believe all you audiophiles who tell us there is a difference? Until there is a reputable ABX test done between some cables, I think you are all blowing smoke.I provided you the proof you seek - a very thorough, valid... | |
| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? vinyl_rules... I could measure and duplicate the sound of any speaker cable or interconnect currently being marketed as a good sounding wire.I do wonder why no one has done this.Perhaps others have tried and found it is not as easy as you sugges... | |
| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? daleberlin“Yes cables can sound incredibly different.” Prove it.No one here owes you any proof. The documentation you seek is actually abundant, but you’ll have to work to find and digest it.Here’s one especially thorough study. Very detailed. Al... | |
| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? focker39 ... If speaker cables make a huge difference, and there is a range of cable for each brand, why is it I can’t find a dealer that will take the time to run multiple A/B comparisons within the line they carry ...Perhaps you are at the ... | |
| Lay Off the Newbies! chayroThere was one analog thread on static ... By the end of the thread, he sold his analog rig because he couldn't deal with the stress ...He sold his analog rig because he couldn't deal with the stress of an internet forum? I don't think th... | |
| A full range speaker? mijostyn@cleeds , that is exactly what I wrote. That thump is not the note it is an associated percussive sound and I think that is pretty obvious.You also think it "obvious" that the percussive strike is lower in frequency than the fundamental... | |
| A full range speaker? mijostynIt is not an undertone cleeds. It is another low frequency sound that accompanies the note.Here's what you wrote: You have to forget about fundamentals. Things like the thumb striking low E produce a thump that is below the fundamental.... | |
| A full range speaker? mijostynYou have to forget about fundamentals. Things like the thumb striking low E produce a thump that is below the fundamental. Percussion will do this also.Huh? Unlike harmonics ("overtones") that occur naturally in music and nature, under... | |
| Distributed Bass Array configuration audiokinesisRegarding setting the levels ... finding the exact setting IS critical. The reason is, the ear’s heightened sensitivity to changes in SPL at low frequencies. A little bit of change in gain on the subwoofer amp translates to a dispropo... | |
| A full range speaker? william53b Some audiophiles are obsessed with this **fantasy* 20hz-40hz region. I'm not sure why you think achieving good LF is an obsession or fantasy.This range represents only 1% of the actual music. = There is nothing there There's more the... | |
| What is the most important component to consider while building a new system? scottya118... if proper care is taken to the quality of the amp. pre-amp. and cables (with an emphasis on cables) you can get away with relatively inexpensive speakers ...Are you actually saying that cables have a greater impact on a system's ... | |
| Best Sounding Speaker Cables? andy2LCR is spatially variable.Please tell us what that means. | |
| Streaming transport suggestions mahler123I own the Bryston DAC3, which is terrific. I thought, why not pair it with a Bryston player? I bought the BDP3. Terrible player ...That's interesting. I dumped an Aurender in favor of a BDP-3 and couldn't be happier now. I agree wit... |