danvignau
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| Most amusing album or song titles Bob Rivers has great Christmas songs and titles: Teddy The Red Nosed Kennedy, Grab Your Balls like Michael Jackson (Deck the Halls...), Walkin' 'Round In Women's Underwear (Sleighbells Ring), Buttcracker Suite, I'll Be Stoned for Christmas, Po... | |
| Most amusing album or song titles How about an album title? Lou Reed: I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy | |
| have you ever bought stereo without listening first In the early 1970's I bought Fisher three way 12" woofers speakers without listening. Next, I bought a Phase Linear 400, with easily expeceed results and electrical smells. Next were Advents, but I listened. Then two more Advents. Whee! It la... | |
| Subwoofers - Front Firing or Down Firing - Which Sounds Best? Since I use physically time-aligned B&W 803's, I have my subs positioned to be in phase with the main speakers. To do this, I measured the center of the B&W magnets, which are all the same, and the subs, then measured where to place ... | |
| Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed! I use my clothes washer circuit. It allows the amps to charge up without the ebbs of other power draining sources. Of course, now that the electronics have taken over my laundry room, I can watch the garage lights on the circuit with the washer ... | |
| Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed! As a person who worked his way through college by working out of IBEW 175, and whose Dad was it's one time president, I must state that anyone who runs a separate ground rod from his dedicated circuit is asking for a charge of negligent homicide t... | |
| Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ? For those of you who state that you use both sets of speakers posts, because the speaker was designed for bi-wiring: NO IT WAS NOT! It was desigined for bi-amping. Bi-amping separates the current going to the woofers, and to the mid/tweeets. B... | |
| Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ? Despite the fact that I have always thought bi-wiring is hokum, I am offering info from Vandersteen; however, the company does point out that the only advantage is from getting the magnetic field generated in the the woofer wires away from th... | |
| Why do you think Bi-Wiring improves the sound ? vair68robert. So! You disconnected the speaker posts, modified the crossover, added more speaker posts, yet you are convinced that the difference you think you hear is the bi-wiring. Hmmm. | |
| IM Distortion, Speakers and the Death of Science When a woofer is moving a distance that makes higher frequencies come from different, moving planes, it changes the frequency, due to the Doppler effect. This is IM distortion at its max. | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? The tweaky magic stuff allows you to share the experience of visiting your dealer to talk about your hobby. It makes you happier, so you believe it works. This is a great marketing plan, because every time you visit the store, is a selling opport... | |
| End of the World system Your cabin undoubtedly has a pull wagon fro firewood. Take it to the store. Several times. Many times. Until a girl with a bionic UZI arm frightens you away. (One of the few movies I have ever walked out of.) I was with a group. A %%$#$#@ g... | |
| More Power or use subwoofer to boost bass for music Also, you might want to use your amp for the subs, then get a less powerful amp for the 804's, if price is a consideration. 100 watts will easily power them, as long as you are using subs. | |
| More Power or use subwoofer to boost bass for music I use matched amps and pre-amps for my older 803's and subs. This gives me control of the bass without creating out of phase signals. It also allows me to tailor the bass for the recording. Many old albums really open up when the bass is not rele... | |
| power cord directionality IE: ALTERNATING CURRENTThat is the key word! Current alternates direction. Yes, DC power does exist, and transformers are DC to keep from blasting everything with a 60 cps hum, but interconnects and speaker wire? NO! Think about it. Curren... |