eldartford
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| DVD-A player with best redbook cd playback You ought to hold out for COMBINED DVD-A/SACD/CD/DVD-V,etc capability. For $500 or less you can get a Pioneer DV-45A that does all this. Decent build quality, and it sounds good to me. I think the sound improvement just due to the new media will k... | |
| How do you use subwoofer phase control ? I need help on this one too. I have three MG1.6 speakers with three wall-mounted JBL 15" drivers for subwoofers. Crossover at the moment is 70Hz, 24 Db. I have no problem getting flat response down to 20 Hz.To adjust the SW phase, I set the warble... | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? lucky@.. What the H is a Mi-Horn?I suggest you take any High-End beer, Heineken works OK, and use about one ounce to polish the speaker cabinets. Then, drink the rest, sit back, and enjoy! | |
| Time coherence - how important and what speakers? The original OHM with full range Walsh driver could reproduce an almost perfect square wave... as evidenced by oscilloscope pictures. It delivered an omnidirectional cylindrical wavefront, and the imaging that I heard was superb, as you would expe... | |
| What's the most important speaker attribute...and Since we are all familiar with the TRUE sound of the human voice, it is the best test signal to evaluate the fidelity of a speaker. However, other less accurate speakers may sound better for particular kinds of music. If you listen to rock bands, ... | |
| upgrade question... Go for a DVD. I had a Rotel 951 like yours. Now I am happy with a Pioneer DV 45A which cost me only $500, and I have seen it listed at $400 (but out of stock!). Consider that this unit not only plays your CD's, but also DVD-A and SACD (both) as we... | |
| Advice for newbie on Tube gear Buying tube gear instead of transistor gear is like buying a horse instead of a car. The horse may be a more interesting means of travel, but it isn't as practical, and will take a great deal of care and patience on your part.When I got into "HI-F... | |
| How do you find BEST classical recordings??? If I can't listen to a recording before I buy it, I usually select a recording on the basis of WHO is performing the work. I know which musicians play in the manner that I like. Also, in my experience, some of the OLDEST recordings are the best. T... | |
| Biggest Baddest Audio Cables Try Home Depot's largest size speaker wire. You could multiwire with dozens of the Home Depot wires for a fraction of the price of exotic wires. | |
| Why do digital cables sound different? Expensive Digital cables sound different because you sit lower in your chair when listening to them. This is because your wallet is empty. | |
| Latest SACD News - Very Interesting. Back in 1953 when I bought my first "HI FI" someone gave me my first LP record to play on it: the broadway show "Wonderful Town". I still have that record, and my up to date equipment can still play it. Will any tape or digital media match that lo... | |
| All time classics? Your top 3 or 4? Someone mentioned the KLH 5. Well, I had a pair of KLH 12.These had the same drivers as the KLH 5, but mounted in a much larger floorstanding cabinet, and with a very sophisticated external crossover network with four contour controls (looked like... | |
| Are Horn Speakers good or bad or simply a complete joke? Many years ago I tried out a cheap University (brand) HORN midrange/tweeter with my Warfdale 12 inch woofer (which had a wool flanel surround, would you believe!). At the time I played a lot of Dixieland jazz, and the horn tweeter gave the most fa... |