dgarretson
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| Velodyne DD-15 setup question Theo, Did you try setting the xover from sub to Revels lower than 60hz, say around 30hz? A 30hz/12db roll-off still delivers bass up through 40hz. My Merlin VMXs have similar bass extension as your Revels down to 30hz. With the DD-15 & 2CH, if... | |
| your most memorable component Sony SCD-1 modded in Frankenstein's lab with 210 amp-hours of battery power, transformer output stage, and the new Audiocom Superclock 4. The far corner of the soundstage is on the sidewalk outside the house. | |
| definition of balanced mode vs. single ended S7horton & Bob Reynolds,There are some quiddities with pseudo-balanced designs that compromise rather than take the "full-balanced" approach. For example, like Bob I also use transformers in my CDP (Sony SCD-1) to create a balanced signal. The... | |
| definition of balanced mode vs. single ended I suppose it's possible to carry two balanced channels on a single 5-pin connector, but in audio one usually finds an XLR connector with three pins (hot, cold, ground) plus the barrel. The barrel can be connected to a shield or directly to the gro... | |
| definition of balanced mode vs. single ended Equipment that is "fully balanced" inside has duplicate amplifiers such that the + & - legs of the circuit are phase-inverted and referenced separately to a common ground. When the inverted phases are summed together at the end of circuit, noi... | |
| Bob Dylan's Modern Times, a new Masterpiece? Dylan ain't Diana Krall, thank god. Modern Times vinyl sonics are at least as good as LAT and TOOM vinyl, which is good enough indeed.Lyra HelikonGraham 1.5tcVPI TNT IVBAT P10 | |
| Kill Top End Extension - All Silver Ribbon Cables Sean, I was fooling around with some 9' DIY silver/cotton speaker cables & would appreciate your thoughts. Each phase is a 4-braid litz weave of four Audio Consulting 24 awg solid wire strands inside four 2mm cotton sleeves. I found that trebl... | |
| Tuntable not working with wood floors..Help I have old sprung floors in my house. I don't care how much you mass load the joists from the top (I have used up to 600lbs.), you cannot eliminate vibration passed from feet or from the main speakers into the TT. Corner placement can reduce vibra... | |
| Tuntable not working with wood floors..Help Move the TT to a corner (where the floor joists are more solid), or wall mount on a wall rack (anchored into the wall studs.) Use an electronic stud locator to find the center of each stud. | |
| Kill Top End Extension - All Silver Ribbon Cables Sean, I've been using .005" X 2" copper ribbons as speaker cables and .005" x 1/2" copper ribbons as ICs with all tube equipment. I've tried spacing them close together or far apart and it makes no discernable difference. These ribbons sound much ... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? I am unable to locate reviews of any NWO models other than anecdotal remarks by a few internet posters. Can someone direct me to a bona fide review?With $10K in mods on top of the Esoteric mule, APL is at an unprecedented price-point for a modder.... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? WOW NWO=WMD | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? As good as this unit might be, I would sure want to hear the Meridian 808 Signature Reference ($13.5K) before buying in this price class (assuming one could live with RBCD & DVD-A only). Great review in September Absolute Sound by Sue Craft an... | |
| standing waves Nice analysis. But generally sub manufacturers recommend corner placement for a single sub, which generally develops more deep bass at the possible cost of increased distortion. Spiking may turn the entire floor into a resonator, which may be desi... | |
| Treating cable terminations in wet environment Paint completed connections with polyurethane or blob on some RTX silicone (as used in electronic applications; standard silicone attacks copper while curing.) |