davetheoilguy
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| Looking for recommendations for outdoor speakers @squared80 Thanks, but those don't have the sound quality I'd want. Per above, I went with the Coastal Source Razor RZ310 https://coastalsource.com/outdoor-audio/razor/ | |
| Looking for recommendations for outdoor speakers All: I ended up vacillating between Coastal Source and Ambisonic. Ambisonic looked to be a great fit but they only work through dealers. I’m from a younger generation than most here, and like most of my generation would rather have a colonoscop... | |
| Looking for recommendations for outdoor speakers My turn to be unclear. The pillars are not "going" anywhere. They exist now and hold up the roof. About six by six square metal poles, filed with concrete. | |
| Looking for recommendations for outdoor speakers @sunshdw The patio is slightly over 1000sf total long rectangle, residential, more or less equally divided between (1) a large in-ground hot tub (about 10X20), (2) a seating area in front of a large fireplace, and (3) a table for 10, with a gril... | |
| Looking for recommendations for outdoor speakers @senseyng Interesting. Like the included sub. @g2the2nd Thanks. Ground locations are out, although I do like the "bollard" style. @sunshdw "Where are you mounting them?" These would be WIRED, mounted to poles, and up relatively high. "b... | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? @gdaddy1 "From the mountains to the prairies and from sea to shining sea, inside every redneck bar and at almost any 4th of July celebration, you can hear the voices of every red-blooded, flag waving, patriotic American belting out, proudly and ... | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? @gdaddy1 ”Bruce Springsteen. He can't sing and he can't play guitar either. I know, I know everyone loves him. I can't even consider him as a vocalist. Horrible.” +1 here. Never understood how he is famous. I like plenty of “bad” (talkin... | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing The recommendation for the Primaluna Evo 400 preamp above is good. I used to use one on my primary system and, in fact, it’s sitting on a shelf currently awaiting use in my to-be built system in my vacation home. I really like their looks and so... | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? @immatthewj When you die a horrible painful death from liver cancer, screaming for relief to come, think the answer to the above will be clearer. Seriously, what a horrid thing to say. Grow up and get a life. | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? Reminds me a bit of the old story where organs of the body are having a fight over who was most important. Can’t remember what the plot twist was — something like the little toe saving the day. But the moral was the organs make up a team, all of... | |
| Sub making electrical noises when connected to a Power conditioner Fwiw I have two big 16 inch active subs. They are, by far, happiest plugged into just a nice Furman surge protector and each with their own circuit. It’s just too much power sometimes. | |
| No bass on B&W 800D2 @seb_audio ”do the woofers on your 800 move noticeably under load? Mine barely move while my subs are going nuts.” No, not really. And yes my 16ultras are visibly moving. But keep in mind SVS specializes in subs and has big movement (and air) ... | |
| No bass on B&W 800D2 @seb_audio Those speakers do produce a lot of bass when working correctly. And you’ve run all the usual checks. They are sensitive to room placement. Try moving closer/farher from the wall. And I mean move them 10 feet from the wall to a stu... | |
| Time For a CD Player Upgrade I doubt the transport part of your CD player is making anything “bright”. I would think that would be the DAC. have you played around with an external DAC? | |
| Alternative absorbent acoustic material? The other posters are correct re: Owen’s Corning 703. Of course, any mineral wool/rockwool that is high density is fine (i.e., Rockwool (100kg/m3 or higher). The reason to use other materials is sometimes rockwool can absorb too much or you spec... |