erik_squires
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| Help, my system sounds lifeless! by the way, I kind of agree with Jond in that your speakers are too big for the space. Narrow dispersion stand-mounts are better ideas, especially if clarity and musicality are what you want. They may also "sound" tighter in the bass due to not ag... | |
| Help, my system sounds lifeless! Start with your room acoustics. Good acoustics will outlast every other piece of gear. :) GIK Acoustics gives great advice and most value components. Courtains, wall hangings behind and on the sides are additional ways to improve the situation. On... | |
| I need advice. Yeah, either sell the Sansui to some one who wants it, or re-cap it for reliability's sake alone. A bad failure can cascade, even blowing speakers. :) What about digital? In additin to high rez downloads there are awesome internet stations out the... | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC Hi, You don't need anything that doesn'at actually sound better to YOU. That's for sure. Still, with proper care your ears will last a long time. :) I’ve heard both. The Schiit is a very smooth DAC with tons of low level detail. The 103 (which I ... | |
| Best Capacitors for Crossovers Wait, used? Shouldn't need to be broken in that much. | |
| Best Capacitors for Crossovers Cool, never tired them. Troels Gravesen loves them, but he's sponsored. :) Best,Erik | |
| Best Capacitors for Crossovers Hey Ozzy, what caps are you trying right now?If you are going to try 1 brand at a time but can’t burn them in, it will take you a while to try 2-3 brands. :) Totally worth it to find another amp around the house to use for burn-in. Erik | |
| Best Capacitors for Crossovers NIce. I like silver, and copper, but really not impressed by silver/copper for speakers. Best,Erik | |
| Dipole Asymmetry Of course, there are simple things to try. I would turn my rack sideways and cover it in a courtain. :) | |
| Dipole Asymmetry @maplegrovemusic Compared to cables, fuses, etc. NOTHING measures a bigger improvement than acoustic treatment. Honestly though in this case the much bigger issue is putting di-poles so close to the walls. Fixing or compensating for that part fir... | |
| Best Capacitors for Crossovers About 2-3 days of continuous play. You may be better taking this thread over to DIYAudio where you can post images like schematics and measurements. Best,ERik | |
| Need Advice on Multi-channel Amp Choices. Glad you got something you can appreciate happily for many years! :-)Thanks for letting me play.Best,Erik | |
| Dipole Asymmetry @imgoodwithtoolsGood way for you to loose weight! ;-) | |
| Best Capacitors for Crossovers Vaguely, caps are often not rated to withstand more than 200 degree environments, electrolytics and film. Of course there are exceptions, and higher temp caps. Also, this is usually rated lifetime. LIke, 10,000 hours at 105C or something. The cool... | |
| Dipole Asymmetry @imgoodwithtools Nice setup! |