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| Graphic Equalizer --Ugh Cford...Unbalanced in. Balanced out.Newbee...If there is a "tape" loop that is a logical place to put it. However, the DEQ2496 has a bypass switch which is the functional equivalent of the tape loop. NOT having a volume control after the DEQ2496 s... | |
| Graphic Equalizer --Ugh You ought to consider also the Behringer DEQ2496. It has a 31 band graphic equalizer, but also has a parametric equalizer, a 61 band real time display, auto-equalization, (neat!) and some other features. It costs,with the calibrated mic and cable,... | |
| Do unpowered Subwoofers/Speaker effect room modes? Xiekitchen...Rumor is that Linn promoted this notion that extra speakers degrade sound as a way to pressure audio dealers to install dedicated Linn listening rooms. | |
| Why aren't component active XOs more popular? Again, I remind people that a major advantage of electronic crossovers is to reduce the power amplifier power requirement, and to avoid IM distortion. Both of these advantages have become less important with the advent of solid state power amps. F... | |
| Another sign SACD is dying I have my problems with the LP format, but one thing you can say for it is that it has staying power! When I put together my first "system" about 1953, the very first LP I got was the musical "Wonderful Town". Half a century and many system iterat... | |
| Panasonic 50" Plasma I have had a 42" Panasonic for a couple of years, and it is great, and was not too expensive. At the moment it appears that Panasonic leads the pack. | |
| Is a tube preamp a good idea? I don't know if any home audio equipment has these features but here are some simple things that are helpful with tube circuits.1... Keep the tube filaments on at reduced voltage all the time.2... Turn on the filaments before plate voltage is appl... | |
| First Order Crossovers: Pros and Cons Dodgealum...There is no magic! No matter who designs the crossover each section, which is worth 6 dB, causes a 90 degree phase difference between Hi and Lo. Both Hi and Lo phase vary with frequency, but the difference remains 90 degrees. Of course... | |
| surround sound system with two speakers ? As Hpims says, Bob Carver's "sonic holography" tried to do this. I had it in a Carver preamp. IF you set your speakers up just right, and IF you sat up straight in a hard chair placed in exactly the right spot, and IF you didn't move your head, it... | |
| Is a tube preamp a good idea? Tubes are well suited to low level signal amplification, last a very long time, and they are not expensive. The output tubes of a power amp are responsible for the tubes reputation for short life and high cost. | |
| Utah 18" driversw/ alnico magnets Gregm...You say "Commendably they insisted on using alnico for the magnets". I don't understand the "Commendably", because as I remember the 50's all decent drivers used Alnico. Why is it such a big deal today. I believe that various other magneti... | |
| Reviews with all double blind testing? Tbg...I also can "hear" the effect of tweeters/supertweeters operating well above the measured bandwidth of my 67-year old ears. (I first noticed this general effect, at higher frequencies, when I was much younger). My explanation is that the ear ... | |
| DVD-A question 1... As Jeffreybehr says, you don't require a video screen to play a DVDA. You do need it for setup. The solution is to go out and buy a little (13") cheap ($89) TV and put it in your equipment rack.2...I think the "snippet" problem is the disc. I... | |
| Reviews with all double blind testing? As I recall, statistics can be very useful.Stat 101....Intro to StatisticsStat 102....Statistic Applications (How to fool others using statistics).Stat 201....Advanced Statistics (How to fool yourself using statistics). Just kidding. In my work wi... | |
| Radio Shack SPL Meter corrections Teonyc...I have used the digital readout RS meter together with the corrected tracks on the Rives test CD, and the results are in general agreement with my Behringer spectrum analyser. I agree that after you make your system (and room) "flat", you... |