drew_eckhardt
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| What speakers can b considered as world reference? The physics of conventional enclosures shapes and sealed or bass-reflex speakers are inherently flawed. Power response varies too much with frequency for natural response. While well-braced 3/4"+ MDF or void-free plywood contain the back-wave of a... | |
| The most unique style speakers that sound good? http://www.linkwitzlab.com/pluto-wa_2.htmYes, that's PVC or ABS plumbing pipe acting as a damped transmission line with a 40dB return loss... | |
| Will older films be produced on blu-ray or HD? Sure it just might take 5-10 years for a decent back log to become available.Ocassionally I try to rent a classic from netflix and can't because it hasn't been transfered or there are problems with the rights to it. For example The African Queen f... | |
| how can I use main speakers to replace sub? Dolby allows (or even suggests) decoders discard the LFE channel when no sub-woofer is present due to the excessive headroom requirements.You'll need a preamp or receiver which doesn't do this. Lexicon processors will downmix LFE to the main chann... | |
| 1080P tv or Projector ??? >1080p is not a waste of money past 8 ftyou can clearly see artifacts on 1080i you can't see on 1080pBut wouldn't see at 720p because it's not interlaced. | |
| Do we believe in Machina Dynamics? Their physics are no less sound than those behind most tweaks and cables and they have smarter guys coming up with product names. | |
| 3 way vs. 2 way You need at least 3 ways to have sufficient displacement for bass reproduction without compromising speaker directivity at higher frequencies.Drivers like Mangers and full-range units with whizzer cones count as 2-ways, where the cross-over betwee... | |
| 1080P tv or Projector ??? With what viewing distance? Sitting more than eight feet from a 73" TV won't produce a theatrical scale image.With what level of light control? "black" can be no darker than the screen. You'll need blackout blinds to get decent black levels if you... | |
| If you only upgrade one component in HT what is it Your RPTV is too small to be useful for home theater use if you're sitting much over 6' away which would provide a 36 degree subtended field of vision.In all but the smallest living rooms, two-piece projection is the only affordable way to get a s... | |
| How many pair of speakers do you own? Five pairs plus a center channel and sub-woofer.I was running a 7.1 setup configured for music and home theater plus a bedroom system but had to build another pair which offered performance closer to my main system so I would no longer object to t... | |
| Has anybody had experience with the Orions? Sure. I built a pair over 3 years ago, have had them setup in a pair of rooms, and listened to another pair of Orions elsewhere.They're as close as you can get to live music with two speakers provided that you can live with the placement constrain... | |
| Amplification for Linkwitz Orion ++ The wASP crossover for the Thor has both normal and inverted polarity outputs for the sub outputs which allow you to drive the Thors with bridged amplifier channels.For the right content 4 channels which normally deliver 60W become 2 @ 240W.The 12... | |
| Are projector screens transparent to sound? AVScience has competive pricing on Stewart screens.While Stewart doesn't make an inexpensive screen, the price difference may not be too interesting once you've specified the useful options : wide frame, light absorbing coating, and the 1.3 gain f... | |
| Speaker Positioning Advice needed A. In an ideal environment speaker spacing is set by listener distance. You're trying to achieve a wide sound stage without opening up a hole in the middle. An equalateral triangle is a nice starting put for most speakers (when the speakers are 8'... | |
| Getting rid of harsh, shrill treble It's probably the room and listener placement (sitting too near the rear wall seems to add harshness along with the bass boost). |