drbond
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| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 Hmmm…this subwoofer project is looking complicated: it seems like an ideal approach would be an in line high pass filter after my pre-amplifier, but this would have to be an analog filter, correct? (I can see myself reacting to a cello that soun... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @lewm I suppose this means that your preferred approach would be to use both the XLR and RCA outputs from the pre-amplifier: one set for the monoblock amplifiers, and one set for the subwoofer. If that’s the case, then it seems like my pre-ampl... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 As I mentioned, I've never used subwoofers before. Based on limited reading, it seems that there are multiple approaches to connecting the subwoofers to a system. (e.g. All subwoofers have at least an RCA input for line level connection from y... | |
| Absorption, Diffusion or a combination of it all? @jaytor Yes, I tried many combinations, including nothing at all. I found that absorption (and bass traps) behind the speakers along the full length of the front wall presented a most realistic presentation: most detail and clarity with realism.... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @lewm I’ve been reading a little about sub woofers, and many sites do say that adding a subwoofer can make a real difference in other areas, such as sound stage, imaging, mid-range, etc. I’m not really sure things can sound much better, but I ... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @rauliruegas Any recommendations for a pair of subwoofers that would work with the Sound Lab ESL's? Also, since I know nothing about setting up subwoofers: is there a frequency dial that you can adjust for the precise crossover frequency? Doe... | |
| Absorption, Diffusion or a combination of it all? From what I’ve read, which may or may not be accurate in all instances, is that you want absorption behind the speakers (front wall), and diffusion behind the listening chair (back wall). Based on experience, I can vouch that the aforementioned h... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @rauliruegas Thanks for your recommendations. What would be the simplest and best way to add subwoofers to the system with ESL’s? I know one guy, Duke, involved tangentially with Atma-Sphere who made a group of four sub woofers, called the Swarm... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 Here's a reminder for the tone purists: musical instruments (piano included) have complex harmonic structure: the fundamental has a frequency, but striking a note on a piano keyboard means as the sound resonates, many harmonics (integer multiples... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @mijostyn I'm in central Florida, between Tampa and Orlando, probably about 3-4 hours from Miami. If you're interested in listening to the Dohmann, and the CH Precision P1, just PM me. If you can bring your (soon to be new) Channel D along to ... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @mijostyn @lewm So, it sounds like all three of us have SoundLab ESL's! That's quite unusual. Insofar as bass in SoundLabs is concerned, I would have to agree with @lewm . I've had the Atma-Sphere MA-2's hooked up to my speakers, and while th... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @mijostyn Just to clarify: the LP test record has a track with various frequencies, and when the frequency that is played causes the stylus warble, that's the resonance frequency? (and each change in frequency is annoted on the LP?) I persona... | |
| Unexpected issues with Rega planar TT, a respectful manufacturer product? @niodari No, I don’t use the Onzow stylus cleaner because I used it on my Rega MC cartridge regularly, and the left channel broke on that cartridge, with only 100 hours on it. I wasn’t sure if it was a manufacturer defect or as a consequence of ... | |
| Unexpected issues with Rega planar TT, a respectful manufacturer product? @niodari Just curious, did you use the Onzow stylus cleaner on your Rega cartridge that broke last year? | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @mijostyn Ah, so that makes more sense: you're not looking to necessarily change the effective mass of the tonearm, just its tracking ability, by decreasing its inertia. What type of terst record do you use to measure the resonance frequency... |