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Album cd or LP with best bass for new subwoofer
Haven't we done this thread before?I will see your organ, and raise you by an orchestra, and a chorus of several hundred voices, all playing together. "The Sound of Glory", Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Hybrid SACD. (I checked the CD layer, and it's go... 
Guidance for a college student...
Bigpowerballs...Obviously you are not an aerospace engineer. I am, and one of my sons is a lawyer/investment banker."Fresh out of law school" (about 15 years ago) his starting salary was 25 percent higher than what I was making after a quite succe... 
Can a manufacturer post replies & discussions?
New ideas and plausible theories are very welcome. Snake oil will be ridiculed. 
110V to 230V power conversions
Nautiliser...If the unit has a switch, the cost is zero.If there is a jumper plug, perhaps internal, cost is trivial. Pop the cover and take a look.If the transformer has split primary winding (almost all equipment does) the (fair) cost is 1/2 hou... 
Difference in MC vs MM gain stages just db's????
I have a Tandberg preamp with MM and MC inputs. (In storage now). When I got the service manual, and looked at the schematics I was surprised to see that there were two completely separate phono preamps, MC and MM, but that the circuits were ident... 
SACD hybrids bad policy from Sony/Columbia?
We talk a lot about the relative sonic qualities of SACD and DVD-A. My take on this is that either one can deliver good recording and mastering techniques, and neither can redeem inept work.However, in addition to sonic quality, one should conside... 
Picture problems with DLP TV.
How is the signal strength (indicated by the on screen display, and used for dish alignment). I think that different channels come off different satelites, and although they are close enough that the dish (oval one) can receive them all, the dish ... 
Living Stereo SACD's are a comin
I heard that multichannel would be the format, but only the three front channels would be active. I have some multichannel discs which use only four channels (no center front) because that is the way the masters were done for quad tape in the 70's... 
signal generators and...
Subject: English chosen as the official language of the EU!London (AP) -- The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part ... 
One big subwoofer or two weaker subwoofers?
Sean...Those JBL 1500 seem to work well in my sealed enclosures, but then they are 7.5 cubic feet. How would I know that these drivers are designed for vented use, other than the FS = 24 which is higher than some but still well below the typical 1... 
Caribbean Music Recommendations
Since we are talking about steel drum music, most people know it came from Trinidad, (or one of those islands) but the reason it was invented is interesting. Slaves were not allowed to have musical instruments, but the urge to make music could not... 
One big subwoofer or two weaker subwoofers?
Sean..What no 30 inch EV30W? Back in the old days one would install one of these monsters in the ceiling, vented to the attic. Hartley 18 inchers were second best.If you are looking for 15" subwoofers, check out the JBL SUB 1500 drivers that Parts... 
signal generators and...
Yea verily, thou art correct.But pedantic. (Look that one up). 
signal generators and...
Sean...Is "analogue" much better than "analog"? 
signal generators and...
But Sean...it's digital.. :)