eldartford
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| Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no? Shadorne...I like the old fashoned acoustic instruments. In fact, I prefer a French Horn without stops. Such a horn plays only "natural" notes which are so sweet sounding. | |
| Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no? Shadorne...I just looked at your Jeff Beck video. Sorry, but I can't see having all that electronic processing and amplification with the audience in such close proximity. You might as well listen to a recording. | |
| Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no? And, don't forget that with multichannel you get a center (as well as the surrounds). A discrete center. All playback, even that recorded with only two channels, sounds better with a center (derived). This has been known since the earliest days of... | |
| Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no? Hevac1..."Sound from everywhere" describes the "difuse and directionless" effect which you get when a two channel signal is out of phase between channels. It is sometimes nice, but in no way equivalent to the precisely located rear sounds of a mul... | |
| Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no? Hevac1...Being "in" the band or in the audience is usually a matter of taste. However, there is quite a lot of "Antiphonal" classical music that was composed for performance by instruments located in front and behind, and this simply cannot be pro... | |
| best WOOFER ??? Johnk...Years ago EV made a 30" woofer, but no one tried to put it in an enclosure. It was usually ceiling-mounted working into an attic. | |
| Outdoor FM Antenna question Get yourself a remote(at the antenna) RF amplifier (I have a Winegard with my Yagi) and split the signal after amplification. At one time these remote amps were not a good idea because their S/N ratio was worse than most FM tuner front ends, but t... | |
| Outdoor FM Antenna question I assume that a roof antenna is out for cosmetic reasons. I had such a situation recently, and the solution was a MAGNUM DYNALAB ST-2 antenna. This is a vertical whip about 5 feet long, 1/8" in diameter, and almost invisible, so I could put it on ... | |
| Wide bandwidth = necessary? Almarg...My experience with the digital representation of analog waveforms (precision servos in missile guidance systems) leads me to the conclusion that, in the real world, four times the highest frequency of interest is the minimum requirement f... | |
| Wide bandwidth = necessary? Viridian...I have long believed that our sense of hearing includes a "waveform steepness" factor quite independent of frequency response. I came up with this idea a couple of decades ago when I found out that I could hear the introduction/removal ... | |
| High Current Monoblocks Peter_s...The "Double down" criteria is a good test of a decent power supply. Another criteria which might be more appropriate for music is "headroom". I think this word describes the ability to deliver an undistorted waveform when the peak (brief... | |
| High Current Monoblocks What do you mean by "high current"?An amplifier's power output can be limited by: (1) the maximum voltage it can produce, or (2) it's ability to deliver current to the speaker so that the output voltage can be maintained. Musical signals are chara... | |
| Wide bandwidth = necessary? The oft-quoted sampling rate of twice the highest frequency of interest applies to regeneration of a continuous analog sine wave. That ain't music. In practice, even for non-musical signals at least a four to one ratio is desirable. | |
| Room EQ Behringer DEQ 2496. Best $300 purchase ever. | |
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