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| Do I need a subwoofer? Those 15" woofers ought to be giving you plenty without potentially adding mud. Perhaps, if space allows, go for the non-directional multi-sub ’swarm’ solution. Then you add a room filling BASE of bass, which transcends up to directional bass fro... | |
| Passive vs Active...Again! Final Thought, My Latest Kick Buy an inexpensive SPL Meter, and a Test CD meter doesn’t need to be perfectly calibrated, it gives answers, at ___ location this 1/3 octave is more or less than the prior and subsequent one, up and down the line. M... | |
| Passive vs Active...Again! My Vintage Speakers have L-Pads, one for mid horn, one for horn tweet. Many in those days included them, for the purpose of adjusting to the room they ended up in: less attenuation for dull rooms and more attenuation for live rooms. And, your pers... | |
| Passive vs Active...Again! I am with you, I want to listen in a lovely room, yours sounds to be so. 1. Toe-In will definitely make a difference, especially in your case, very similar to mine. 2. Tilting the speakers back will help in two ways, a, most important, it alte... | |
| Building TV cabinet; should I use wall speakers or bookshelf type speakers behind fabric? You just breathe thru it, easy? OK. no visual help from smoke these days unless my friend David is around, I just realized, happily he is the only friend I have who still smokes (happily meaning myself and all other friends quit). btw, Smoking Mo... | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search SACDs are DSD, not PCM It seems MOST SACD/CD/Blu-Ray players Convert the DSD to PCM, only a few have dedicated DSD circuits https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/sacd-players-models-with-dsd-processor-used-and-new-not-dsd-conver This im... | |
| CUTTING DOWN A TONEARM CABLE locking rca connectors how to use them https://www.gcaudio.com/tips-tricks/locking-rca-connectors-the-proper-way-to-use-them/ wbt solder type https://www.amazon.com/KANGneei-WBT-0144-Plated-Soldering-Connector/dp/B08ZMGMVB6 these Naka... | |
| Building TV cabinet; should I use wall speakers or bookshelf type speakers behind fabric? In the old days, to verify if a fabric was ok in front of speakers, we would blow cigarette smoke thru the fabric, see and feel the resistance. a sample corner, the fabric would get stained from the smoke quite easily, sure glad I quit. | |
| What are the best settings for Oppo 105-D as a stereo player. read the manual, you need to do this yourself, I sold mine, so I cannot check settings. what I remember, experienced: I tried XLR for long run, to use it for Video (dual hdmi cables), and second audio output XLR over to Music system, for music ... | |
| Recommendations for setting VTA Really you want to avoid ’wrong’ i.e. you don’t need perfect, but you can refine by listening IF you have the ears for it. I bought one of these transparent adjustable protractors, https://www.amazon.com/Westcott-Protractor-Measuring-Tool-GO-1... | |
| Interconnects matching I just changed to 99.9999 copper with the confidence of locking rca connectors. | |
| How to identify my weakest link? Speakers/system a bit bright? Do you have a SPL meter? It’s my latest kick, wish I bought my own a long time ago. The question mark will disappear. I learned a lot and made improvements with an inexpensive meter. I realized, they don’t need to b... | |
| CUTTING DOWN A TONEARM CABLE You could have made the issue clear from the beginning. Is this correct? 1. this has nothing to do with a factory din or rca connector. 2. you need to desolder and resolder INSIDE a phono stage? 3. you will get someone competent to do the work... | |
| Bully pulpits certain topics initially open the door, others drift into .... along the way. once it drifts, I typically follow along for a few reasons (ignoring or discovering idiots if they pop-up) 1. it might get back on original topic, further wisdom to ga... | |
| What are the best settings for Oppo 105-D as a stereo player. I bought a used one, you first need to hook it up to a monitor so you can see the menu, download the manual if you don’t have one. I read it on-screen, print selected pages, make notes for now and if I need them later. do a reset download and i... |