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| if Sony had been around earlier - format wars Now, why do turntables spin clockwise? Obviously, so that right-handed people can easily manipulate the tone arm. Think about how difficult it would be with the arm on the other side of the LP. What do you Leftys think? (Perhaps CDs are a Lefty pl... | |
| What's the best speaker cable for a 20ft run? Try Romex. | |
| Covers on unused RCA inputs? Audphile1...The good old fashoned rotary selector switch used to have a "deck" the function of which was to short out all the inputs except the one selected. We no longer see rotary selector switches, and the solid state circuitry common today run... | |
| The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt Zaike...$159 is the price on the website. I think that Parts Express price is the same. But I'll go with $129 if you accept that the original model has been sold for $19.95.The darned thing is so lightweight that it's hard to find a way to "instal... | |
| The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt Zaike...Portable? Not that I know of. But the Behringer a 500 mentioned by the thread starter would compete on price. I have a Panasonic multichannel receiver SA XR-70 that I use for TV and DVD viewing, which includes five amps comparable to the S... | |
| The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt Zaike...I checked the website and since I last looked at it they have added the comparative pictures of the circuit boards. They are certainly giving you a lot more capacitors. Interestingly the specs are about the same, eg: THD+D 0.04% at 9 watts... | |
| Subsonic filter wish and a solution Most of us have power amps that won't be bothered by the need to pump the woofer cones in and out, and we sure won't hear 8 Hz or whatever it is. It's the audible frequencies produced by the woofers when they are pumping that should be of concern.... | |
| Subsonic filter wish and a solution Marchand active crossovers (all the ones I have used) use no inductors.Summing to mono at low frequency is perfectly appropriate for stereo speakers. In fact, in producing LPs, it is commonplace to do this. You should not be so upset by the 180 Hz... | |
| Covers on unused RCA inputs? It's not clear to me how a plastic cover would block those pesky little RFI who are sneaking around all the time looking for a way to get into our preamps!A well-designed preamp input selector will short out all inputs other than the one selected.... | |
| Subsonic filter wish and a solution The ferrite inductors used in the line level passive crossover will cause more sonic degradation than any interconnect. This is particularly true for the low frequency you are talking about, and the large amount of signal at that frequency. And, h... | |
| Stereo channel balance/image Are you playing a mono LP when you notice the "imbalance"? A stereo LP will obviously have a difference between channels. For example, a soloist is located where the mix engineer put him/her, and that is not always dead center. You must use a mono... | |
| The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt Zaike....Yes I have heard about the "many parts upgrades and modifications to the IC" but no one has actually described them. Extruded aluminum enclosure, decent connectors, a new pot, and a separate power switch strike me as mostly cosmetics. I d... | |
| The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt Zaikesman...The original Sonic Impact T-Amp came in a simple plastic case which mostly housed eight AA batteries. It cost (if I remember correctly) about $30. Recognizing that its sonic character was excellent enterprising audiophiles began to off... | |
| Getting rid of harsh, shrill treble I considered suggesting the equalizer but am afraid everyone will think I am a Behringer salesman! But, since Jameswei raised the subject, I think that you should spring for a Behringer DEQ2496...about $350 with mic and cable. The analyser functio... | |
| Advantages of multiplying drivers? Audiokinesis...Remember when cars were sold on the basis of how many cup holders they had? Sometimes I think the proliferation of drivers is the same thing. |