elevick
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| Putting a "pre-out" to use to get more power?? It's funny, I was thinking MF gear and then read Stanwal's follow up. Big speakers in a small room will always cause issues with imaging/soundstage. You may have to keep trying with layouts. I've never felt that Creek was "edgy". A cheap fix may b... | |
| Compensating for different speaker cable lengths What if you move the system? You're now stuck with odd lengths. Resale is impossible. Go with a matched pair and don't have any worries. | |
| Putting a "pre-out" to use to get more power?? Stanwal gave great advice. Creeks have great resale value. Sell for separates? Also, keep in mind that doubling your power will only gain you about 3db. If you need more power, that may not even be noticeable. You need to go up about 10db to doubl... | |
| Budget Phono Amp / Stage Recommendation? I'm quite happy with my cambridge 640. It's way better than the 540, bellari, parasound and more... | |
| child-free environment? Yes, they've pushed in dust caps. No, they never touched a hot tube (I always stressed how hot they are). Yes, they love classical and I have music all over the house. Finally, yes I am paranoid about them in the theater room with friends unsuperv... | |
| Gremlins Emerge with Switch to Windows 7 Ever think that they skimped on the audio card? I know that new HP's that is a real problem. I've got a massively fast HP but the sound is crap compared to an older unit. I ended buying an external DAC. The internal is so bad that I don't even wan... | |
| How loud is loud, What DB is actually loud? 85db at 1 watt at 1 meter 1 meter is far inside a car...88db at 2 watts91db at 4 watts94db at 8 watts97db at 16 watts100db at 32 watts103db at 64 watts106db at 128 watts109db at 256 watts and so on.Imagine what it takes to get to 170db if you keep... | |
| Need to select a pair of main speakers for HT If this is for theater, the center channel is quite important. You really need it to match the right and left sonically. Vintage speakers won't do this for you unless you can find three matching speakers. | |
| Christmass Blindjim,Too many folks with perfect vision nail a finger or hand (I have a friend who nailed his head!). It makes sense in your case vs. aiming a hammer at your thumb. I'm actually impressed.Happy Holidays. | |
| Broken stylus - inexpensive solution? I don't know when Goldrings got so outrageously expensive for what they are. They are nice but for the price, I'd go with Clearaudio or Grado.You do have an option: Contact www.ewsaunders.com They may have an inexpensive replacement. | |
| Broken stylus - inexpensive solution? There isn't an inexpensive solution unless you buy a used piece of junk. Stylus replacements are usually painful. My favorite budget cartridge is a shure m97 for about $100. However, having owned that and the goldring, the goldring is worth the ex... | |
| Your homemade tweaks? Boos Block cutting boards are the best maple platforms out there at much less cost. Just put any feet you want on them or use blue tak? | |
| Can you overpower a speaker How about this option: Get a pair of killer subs. If you use them with a high quality crossover it will alleviate a ton a strain on your amp (since bass is power hungry) and help to protect the speakers from being pushed too hard. A huge pair of R... | |
| Can you overpower a speaker Even though 1 watt of distortion can do more damage than 200 watts of clean power, many voice coils do have their limits.Once concern I have is that many amps will sound better in the unbridged mode. Check with the manufacturers about the distorti... | |
| Christmass Blindjim-a framing nail gun? I guess you aren't blind? Either that or nuts!Happy Holidays :-) |