douglas_schroeder
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| Your One Bullet Point Solution; Electrical Upgrade Further info from discussion on other mirror thread:Currently 60A at the house, going to 100A panel rating. New line coming in from utility company will be buried; that's motivating the push to change. | |
| Your One Bullet Point Solution; Electrical Upgrade cleeds,Currently 60A at the house, going to 100A panel rating. New line coming in from utility company will be buried; that's motivating the push to change. | |
| Do speakers take time to warm up? Imo, the crossover charging idea is nonsense. They are not being charged when the system is OFF! It's more ridiculous thinking from people who fancy their ears more consistent than the electronics. Same with the foolishness of cables "settling ". | |
| Do speakers take time to warm up? You are adjusting, getting used to them again. Evey time a new speaker is put in there is an adjustment period. | |
| How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present Michelle, you are most courteous; it is appreciated. We audiophile men can be too cranky and protective of our systems, as we are tempted to think whatever we build in terms of a system is the best. It is very motivating for a man to dream of an e... | |
| How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present Demonstration once again why men build listening rooms. ;)I have the best wife an Audiophile could have. When I proposed building the room, she said, and I quote, "I don't care what you do. I don't care what you spend. " Now, she did want new fur... | |
| How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present In all seriousness, get an in-wall and ceiling system. Imo many gorgeous speakers mentioned and you prefer what is to me a ho-hum box speaker. No wood, no placement close to wall, walking around it, etc. Put the driver's inside the walls and be ... | |
| How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present Volti, Salk, Daedalus, Avantguard, Kingsound, Gershman, the newest Paradigm, come to mind | |
| Volti Razz Loudspeakers Not surprisingly; Volti is excellent. | |
| If Audiophiles care about sound, then why so few threads on acoustics Wonderful methodology discussed here for those who wish to maximize mediocre performance of an audio system. It won't approach upper end performance, but one can always pretend they have obtained it. | |
| Does altitude change the sound of speakers?? The OP obtained excellent guidance from me, and with humor. -New room, all comparisons are relative-Change IC's, bigger difference Now how about a reality check? Attendees of RMAF all know how horrid the rooms sounded due to the elevation. The bit... | |
| Spatial Audio open baffle speakers, who has them? Worthwhile change from Maggies? One consideration I have not seen discussed here is whether there is a removable grill. While some designs are more polished and appear more living room-esque, they are imo hindered if they have a fixed grill.The impact of the grill is substantial... | |
| How Do You Remove CD Booklet/Artwork? I usually take a sledge to it, and if that doesn't work, a flamethrower. | |
| Does altitude change the sound of speakers?? glupson, she is a rather entertaining author. One of the best was entitled, "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Cadavers," I believe. I was reading it when flying over the Atlantic, when a flight attendant said, "What are you reading?" I shared the tile,... | |
| Does altitude change the sound of speakers?? glupson, don't judge a Roach by the cover. Not nearly as one-dimensional as you think. |