douglas_schroeder
Responses from douglas_schroeder
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| Magnetic flux vibration damper? Magnets are used on some cables as RFI elimination devices, however, once that objective has been accomplished I don't see a great advantage in overkill. I personally use the largest magnetic field experienced by man - Earth. When I have my cables... | |
| Anyone own the King Sound "King" speaker that can The King has a built-in protection circuitry so that it will automatically cut output significantly if it's run too hard. Nice; you won't blow out a speaker. Mine have done that occasionally. However, you can run them moderately loud. I can run th... | |
| Are you ever satisfied? Here's my experience. I don't expect yours to be similar, but I feel strongly about what underlies a compulsion to tweaking. Srwooten, you said in your system description, "I have been putting my kit together for approximately 7 years making many ... | |
| How do the Magnepan 1.7's sound After hearing them and talking with Jim Winey about the technical changes... imo they sound, well, just about like 1.6's. I heard them in the L/C/R demo (very disappointing set up in that it was convoluted in attempting to assess the 1.7 sound). Y... | |
| Does Technology Trump Quality? Excellent thoughts, and I concur with you all on the principle of "buy quality"! That is why this question is such a conundrum! I am not setting aside the principle that quality is the ultimate goal. I pursued wholeheartedly the "maximum sound" I ... | |
| Room matters Since when is a four foot tall speaker big? It seems the majority of examples here are not really that big, at least in my world. Now, a six foot tall speaker at about my height - that's getting big! If one drives a compact car every day a full si... | |
| Quad or Magnepan? These are both good speakers. I would also consider the Kingsound King, which I reviewed. | |
| Can a Magnepan 1.6 be BI AMPED? When I had the 1.6 I made it a point to passively, vertically biamp them. It was a nice improvement. I am not into DIY or modding speakers, so this was a way to juice the performance. On an MMG I would suspect you will hear differences, of course ... | |
| Granny says heah. When I was searching for a listening chair years ago some unorthodox types seemed at first blush inviting. I thought stressless chairs might be very enjoyable. However, I saw that they inclined the body such that the ears were not in optimum posit... | |
| Granny says heah. You will obtain a slightly similar effect if you use a high backed chair with a headrest. Leather might be the best material, as theoretically it will absorb less of the sound waves. Rest your head against the headrest and you will, if you're perc... | |
| Pathos MK11 no glow no sound If the tubes are stone cold when unit is on for a while, then possibly they're bad or possibly you blew a fuse. If the tubes are warm but not glowing, check the input to make sure you have the right one selected. If you put the old tubes back in a... | |
| Speaker jumper cables--a type of sound? Jumpers on an integrated should make a significant (i.e. easily heard, distinct, immediately noticeable, etc.) difference to the sound of the unit. The difference can be perceptually every bit as dramatic as a pair of speaker cables being changed.... | |
| difficulty finding CD player match for Magneplanar It's not a matter of how much power, but what quality of power. Yes, you can drive the speakers with the Adcom, but it will be an entirely different experience with a more robust amp. To the question: I used the CAL Alpha DAC a while back, and to ... | |
| Looking to upgrade From my Odyssey Mono extremes Change the DAC |