eldartford
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| CD Redbook versus DVD Audio Rex...I understand your point of view, but..1. Although not necessary to just play a DVDA, a video screen is necessary to access other features, and at least temporarily for setup. No big deal though. I went out and bought a 13" TV for less than $... | |
| Any good CD for setting up/positoning a Subwoffer? I have several test discs that are supposed to help with SW setup. They are good to start with, but the result should not be considered final.Placement is a trial and error game. Play real music.Regarding crossover frequency, after long experience... | |
| Can a scratched record... Albertporter...With 3500 CDs, your exposure is about ten times mine. Still I wonder about this CD skipping problem which you are not alone in reporting. The error correcting code used by CD should sail through quite prolonged data corruption (I fo... | |
| Can a scratched record... Albertporter...I note your comment about CDs that skip, and am puzzled. I have never (no never) encountered a CD that wouldn't play, except for one or two that were visibly defective when new. Also, I never clean CDs. I suspect that repeated clean... | |
| Can a scratched record... Playing a LP wet was common among audiophiles 50 years ago. It was a trick we picked up from radio stations, and has the effect of reducing surface noise. It probably also limits HF signal, which was not a problem for AM radio. Its effect is for s... | |
| Can a scratched record... A scratch that traverses several grooves is impractical to repair (although digital copy and offline software can do wonders for recordings of historic value). However, a simple "dig" that affects only a couple of grooves but causes the record to ... | |
| Question about sound below an amps frequency specs Jeffreybehr...The typical "rumble filter" (every one I ever had) was third order, 18 db/octive with 18 HZ as the -3 dB point. Such a filter would have only a couple of dB effect at 20 Hz, and most loudspeakers require more than a few dB boost to g... | |
| CD Redbook versus DVD Audio Rex...I really don't see what your problem is with DVDA. I just put them in and push the PLAY button...no different from a SACD or a CD. However, IF you are interested you CAN select the MENU and then other features. For example, the DVDA of Emmyl... | |
| Question about sound below an amps frequency specs In order to eliminate LF "noise" such as air conditioning rumble on the recording, or TT rumble when playing a LP, many electronic units do have a sharp filter below 20 Hz. The idea is that this signal wastes amplifier power, and drives loudspeake... | |
| CD Redbook versus DVD Audio It really shouldn't surprise anyone that DVDA, with 24 bit 96KHz sampling, outperforms the marginal 16 bit 41KHz CD, although DVDA, like any media, is at the mercy of the recording engineers. I have found DVDA and SACD to be equally capable of son... | |
| Changed circ.breaker-vocals became shouty:why? Duane...I guess I got one hell of a deal on my wife. | |
| Quad vs. Martin Logan? I find it interesting that Maggies,even the high end ones, are put in a sonic category with Quads, and other electrostatics. Look at the price difference!! Even the MG1.6 which you can buy for less than most box speakers, gives you much, if not al... | |
| 0 - 180 var. phase control for sub xover A subwoofer plate amp that I have the schematic for is like this.1. Draw an OP amp.2. The signal is connected to the - input through a 1K resistor. Also connected to the - input is feedback from the output through a 910 ohm resistor.3. The signal ... | |
| Changed circ.breaker-vocals became shouty:why? I thought that audiophiles don't put any faith in "Specs". But Duane has let the cat out of the box...the one "Spec" that matters is Price! :-) | |
| Changed circ.breaker-vocals became shouty:why? The vocalists are trying to warn you that your house may burn down! You can't just insert a 30 amp breaker in place of a 15 amp one. The rating of the breaker depends on the wire that it feeds into. A 30 amp breaker has the same resistance as a 15... |