eldartford
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| Power cord? Why? sean....Aw shucks. I am just beginning to get interested in this PC thing. Since the original Kenwood PC are so "crummy" I won't be wasting my time replacing them, and I will do it with multiconductor configuration that you suggest. I checked out ... | |
| Sub and LFE settings on Surround Processor My speakers are Magnepan 1.6 which are not known for LF response, but, to my surprise, actually do measure flat to about 40 Hz. Accordingly I started out with the SW crossover at 65 Hz. However, I now obtain better results at 90Hz. I conclude that... | |
| Power cord? Why? Audioengr.... OK. Where do I buy #14 hookup wire?By the way, why does the power cord have to be "audio quality"? It only has to pass 60Hz. Besides, audio is AC, and the power gets rectified, so any "audio" characteristics of the AC get lost. | |
| Sub and LFE settings on Surround Processor I wasted a lot of time on this issue, but finally realized that different recordings have been mastered in such different ways that there really is no best setting. I have a nominal setting that comes up automatically when I turn things on, but if... | |
| Power cord? Why? sean...Thanks for the design spec on the power cord. Based on your suggestion,I intend to use so called "high temperature" wire (intended for range hoods and oil burners) which has very thin insulation. It is readily available. I could use magnet ... | |
| Power cord? Why? sean and others...1. About the A/D. Of course I meant 100K samples/second.2. The amp load will be Magnepan MG1.6 speakers, 4ohms ,and with impedance characteristics like a dummy load. (Of course I will listen, but that is not part of my test plan)... | |
| Power cord? Why? Sean...OK, here is a test that will be easy to do.1. Get 2 monoblock power amps (I have a pair of Kenwood LO7Ms which should suffice).2. Get 2 "super" power cords. (The Kenwoods will need modification to use them. The original cords are, I admit, ... | |
| Philips SACD 1000 / power cords in general Seems to me that those who are selling the power cords ought to have the objective electrical data. I would like to make the experiment which I suggested, but my neat test equipment is all locked up in classified project labs at work.Of course, if... | |
| Power cord? Why? There has long been "discussion" about whether psychic (mind reading) powers exist. Many experiments have been done using valid statistical methods to see if a subject is doing better than guessing about things like a selected playing card. Result... | |
| Philips SACD 1000 / power cords in general sean...per your instruction I am responding here. I read your account with interest, and some degree of skepticism. It sounds as if you made very careful listening tests, augmented by spl meter readings. However I have some experience with such sp... | |
| Power cord? Why? fatparrot...If you read my comment you will note that I did not say that special power cords can make no difference. I simply remarked that the difference, if any, would be of an electrical nature and therefore able to be objectively measured. I a... | |
| The Cat on the Amp Your problem doesn't sound too bad.We once had a cat that would claw its way up my Magnepan speakers and sit on the top! Fortunately there was enough clearance between the grill cloth and the diaphram so that no damage was done. I used the "shock ... | |
| Power cord? Why? Power cords cannot make a "sonic" difference because they make no sound. Any difference must be electronic, subsequently converted to sonic by amplifier circuitry and loudspeakers.Electronic characteristics, unlike sound quality, is easily measure... | |
| I just sold my cd player what should i get? Before you spend $2500 on a CD player, listen to a DVD-A and SACD player. I think that the inherent superiority of the new disc media, even when played on an inexpensive universal player like the Pioneer DV45A ($400 to $500), more than equals the... | |
| Some thoughts about value in high-end audio My other hobby is flying airplanes, but I don't read Flying magazine any more. Their flight test reviews are usually about Biz jets selling for about ten million dollars. I can't get interested in that. |