daverz
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| What decibel level do you listen at? Here's an excellent loudness table. | |
| What decibel level do you listen at? 110 to 115 dB is too loud for anybody. You're going to damage your hearing with those levels, if you haven't already. Here's a table for reference:Decibel Level (dB) Source140 threshold of pain: gunshot, siren at 100 feet135 jet take off, amplifie... | |
| DUNLAVY SC-VI In the manual for the SC-III, Dunlavy recommends sitting about a foot from the back wall and treating the back wall with 4" thick acoustic foam (four 4'x2'x4" panels would probably do it). Or at least that's the recommendation for a room about 20x... | |
| classical label monitors I see B&W mentioned a lot in CD booklets. | |
| DUNLAVY SC-VI I think you want the speakers firing away from the short ceiling side so that reflections are not "focused" on the listener by the ceiling, but I don't have any empirical acoustical data to back that up. | |
| DUNLAVY SC-VI Unlike the usual equilateral arrangement, a typical Dunlavy arrangement would be to start with the speakers about 11 feet apart and the distance from listening position to each speaker of 10 feet (68 degree angle between the speakers). You might b... | |
| Room treatment advice needed "treating 1st reflection points is NOT a good idea"I think you're distorting what Toole says.On page 116 of Sound Reproduction he suggests "add sound absorbing material to front wall."On page 119 he suggests "for stereo listening, leave side walls... | |
| Integrated Recommendation: Balanced at Low Volumes I think you might have the same problem with the B-60. Channel tracking is a problem with some potentiometer volume controls. You might consider installing a pair of attenuators in the pre-amp/amp loop. | |
| room placement question I feel the asymmetry problem may be overstated. Along the short wall you could put the speakers 7 feet apart with 4 feet to spare on each side, which should be plenty to avoid strong reflections, especially if you treat the first reflection points... | |
| What is Musicality? I don't like the term musical when it's applied to equipment. I think it's just a pretentious way of saying "I like it." | |
| What MC for $1,000-$2,000? The Audio Technica AT33 line would be ideal for a low mass arm. | |
| Which cd players have digital INPUT? I like my 840C as a DAC. I hardly use it as anything else these days. It has 2 digital inputs that are switchable from the remote and a true balanced (XLR) output. I've never felt that it was a weak link in my system. And it costs only about as mu... | |
| My System....where to start on the upgrade path I agree that room treatment can be overdone, but the "jumbled" description sounds like reflections are confusing the sound when you turn up the volume. I would definitely put some panels at the first reflection points. Atsacoutics makes some very ... | |
| Best balanced tube preamp for NHT XD System? BAT seems to be saying that it shouldn't be a problem in their FAQ:"Is the requirement for minimum input resistance dictated by the output resistance of your preamps?No. However, this is a popular misconception. It is common to apply some old rule... | |
| Best balanced tube preamp for NHT XD System? As Bob says, the input impedance of the XdA is 10k Ohms. The BAT 3iX I mentioned specifies a minimum input impedance spec for a mated amp as 10k Ohms. My Bryston has the same input impedance (10k Ohms/phase for balanced input), and I know it sound... |