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Annoying sounds from cars at stop light
kalali asked: " dill, are you saying you need to be 28 feet away in order to “fully” hear a 40Hz tone?"Yes and no, you can divide those wavelengths into halves, quarters, etc. for excellent results in designing a listening space. A 40Hz tone woul... 
Annoying sounds from cars at stop light
My guess is that it is the vehicle that is vibrating due the large about of air being displaced by the subs. I have seen closed doors pulsating in and out with the beat of the music. It pretty much, eventually, turns ones car into a rattle bucket ... 
Annoying sounds from cars at stop light
" So now we have speaker the size of a car door pumping out bad bass. "There are more than likely, good size sub woofers in the trunk. 
Annoying sounds from cars at stop light
" The noise that we hear is not from the front of the driver."It doesn't matter, low bass is low & slow and radiates 360 degrees., needs time to fully develop. Try an experiment, turn your home rig up loud with good bass material. Leave the r... 
Annoying sounds from cars at stop light
Low bass has long wavelengths and can move thru walls or car doors. If an audiophile wants deep bass, a large room is required to let the wave develop and keep in the same room. The interior of a car is tiny and most bass is lost to the outside. Y... 
Bose 901 Series 3 Fair Price
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Thoughts on best budget phono pre-amp under $400?
I use a Jolida JD9 II. 
'Quietest place on Earth' anechoic chamber
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How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ?
Speaking of 6922 tubes, try some  National Matsushita 7DJ8/PCC88 made in Japan new manufacture. The have replaced my Valvo Cca's sound great and are very affordable. 
Question
No, it is 6 ft. long and has the premium power cord end. 
Need recommendations for inexpensive power cord
There are lots of power cords available used at very reasonable prices. I would suggest: Kimber, DH Labs, Zu Cables,  Shunyata, Supra, just to name a few. It pays to experiment. 
Let's talk power cords
randy-11,I suggest you replace your stock power cords (with any decent after market cords less that $90.00 each) on your Sonic Frontiers preamp, Sunfire amp and the CAL Icon II cd player (I think it is). Your Maggies are too close to the back wall... 
Let's talk power cords
Yes, they do make a difference and it is easily heard. Aftermarket power cords are very affordable used. My advise is to invest in one and try it in your system, something that the naysayers rarely do as it is much easier for them to quote science... 
How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ?
In the link on Brent's site, click a tube that interests you and you will see his detailed descriptions on the history, country of origin and sound characteristics of all the different tubes used in the industry today. It is very useful info and h... 
How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ?
Here you go.http://www.audiotubes.com/