eldartford
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| Why do digital cables sound different? Wire properties can certainly affect digital pulse characteristics. But, up to the point where a data "one" can be misinterpreted as a "zero" pulse characteristics don't affect the information which goes into the D/A converter. So I don't find it ... | |
| SA-CD/DVD-A question? The mode can usually be selected using the menu. The switch selection feature of the Denon players is less of a hassle. There is a "default" mode which the player uses unless you change it using the menu. | |
| Seating distance to Magnepan 3.6r's? My three front MG1.6 fill the room with sound that is remarkably uniform throughout the room. Volume and soundstage are unaffected as you move around the room. The Maggies are usually about 4 feet out when in serious use, and I push them back when... | |
| Magnepan 3a's with two bridged krell 1000wpc 8ohms I have run the MG1.6 with 600 watts, and that's just for the 80 Hz (or so) up left over after the subwoofer. No problem. In terms of voltage (which is what the speaker responds to) 1000 watts is not much different from 600.I made some measurements... | |
| Damaged Dome Mid-Range Shadorne...The output voltage capability is limited by the power supply rail voltages, no matter how good the transistors may be. | |
| In-Wall Long Runs of Speaker Cable There are building code requirements for in-wall wire. If you care to have your insurance be valid make sure the wire is certified. | |
| Damaged Dome Mid-Range Mordenmail...Audio amps are designed today with power supplies capable of continuously delivering a certain level of output voltage. Some time ago some amps were designed with power supplies that could deliver high voltage, but only for a brief ti... | |
| Damaged Dome Mid-Range Shadorne..."You really only need the mega watts for the bass drivers".I used to think that until I made some measurements. Actually, it's the peak voltage that's needed, and it may not persist long enough to represent much power. However, the way ... | |
| Source for extent of compression for CD's I doubt that the classical labels use much or any compression for CDs. The dynamic range of CDs makes compression technically unnecessary EXCEPT as a deliberate means of making the music loud which is a pop music thing.Several labels (I forget whi... | |
| FM static? Describe the "static". Is it a crackling sound, or is there a radio broadcast, music or talk, breaking in? You might find a nearby ham radio operator to help you out. They are very careful not to cause problems and have a bag of tricks that can el... | |
| A 9 watts SET for the Maggies, Heavenly marriage I have tried my little $39 T-amp with my Maggies. They sound "good". But not what happens when I use my 600 watt amps.One of my sons hooked up an old KLH 5 (low efficiency 4 ohm speaker) to his clock radio, good for perhaps, 200 milliwatts. Was I ... | |
| FM static? Try cleaning or even reterminating the coax. When I was having problems with cable TV the technician reterminated a couple of coax wires which looked perfectly good to me, and this completely eliminated the problem. | |
| FM static? Apart from weak signals, I have experienced static only from automobiles passing by on the highway. Shielded 300 ohm twinlead solved the problem. Now I have 75ohm coax with a rf amp at the antenna.I am located in a "fringe" reception area. | |
| tt surface noise reduce or tolerate? The longevity of LPs is something I can't argue about. The very first LP I acquired, used, about 1954, the musical "Wonderful Town", I can still play today. In that time interval Mag Tape, which until CDs was the only alternative, has gone through... | |
| Mono Block tube amp or Stereo Tube amplifier? Two monaural amps of a certain power are no different than a stereo amp of the same power for each channel. Basically you cut the chassis in half and duplicate the power supply, perhaps at a lower power level suitable for one channel. The advantag... |