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| Classical CD Box Sets @lowrider57 Thanks!Erik | |
| Single driver loudspeakers @rlawry is right.Fostex, among others, uses a mechanical crossover instead. Pretty insane/ingenious. Take a look at the spec sheet for their full-range drivers, especially the treble. Pretty outstanding! Erik | |
| Single ended vs xlr balanced @mward The input buffers might be making all the difference there. Depends. @almarg is right, impedance differences on the input are good indicators of the circuit paths not being the same.I’ve seen some amps whose only claimed to balanced inputs ... | |
| Retooling the system upward?? What speakers would be a major upgrade over GET model 7's? Sunny, Hi Sunny, Interesting. Personally I find that few people want to listen in an anechoic chamber, so I never build speakers that way. ;-) Seriously though, modern tools have advanced time-gating, so if you know where to put the microphone, y... | |
| On Rel subs: Which are most musical? All subwoofer's are the spawn of the devil. Beautiful when subjugated, but nightmares otherwise.A smaller sub with higher f3 (-3 dB point) will tend to be easier to integrate with the room so many listeners think they are faster somehow, or more m... | |
| Looking for upgrade from Apple TV, would like to keep using iTunes and wifi There's always issues doing sample rate conversion it's not as simple as saying that 2x is going to be better than 1.8x. Some algorithms are better sounding than others though. I'm not sure I understand the problem with your DAC though, 44.1 shou... | |
| Music you Hated but now Love Anything from Phish... oh, wait, no, still hate it..... :D :D :D | |
| Sonic Frontier Line 3 vs McIntosh C2500 Audio asylum or diyaudio should let you. ;) | |
| Single ended vs xlr balanced Pro grear uses a ground lift switch, which completely disconnects the ground, leaving only the (+) and (-) signals connected. Usually a totally benign or definite improvement. There’s no way to do this with an RCA cable, except to use the safety g... | |
| Classe Processor and Amp How did you calibrate the system? A good setup is to use AudioTools for SPL and a Dayton imm6 microphone ($25) | |
| Single ended vs xlr balanced I should also say, there are mechanisms which MIGHT make balanced sound better. That's different than saying it WILL. :) The truth is, if you can't hear it, it's just academic. Make your own ears and wallet happy. :) Best,Erik | |
| Single ended vs xlr balanced It's important to note that pro gear is different than consumer gear. Pro gear usually converts the balanced signal to single-ended immediately, and feeds it's inputs with that, until it's output, when it is again balanced by adding a negative pha... | |
| Outboard crossover? Why not? Here is an example of an internal crossover being turned external, check out the pic with the coffee cup and caps. You'll see what I mean when I say enormous caps. http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue70/duelund.htmBest,Erik | |
| Would you go all 1 brand for electronics? SAE is back baby! :) Althought it's now another ATI label. Yes, I do remember them, at least in pictures. Sumo started to go the same way too. Aesthetically Sumo is a brand I wish was back. Best,Erik | |
| Advice on using a laser for speaker positioning I have decided to be a lot more relaxed and get used to speakers that are just not that fussy. :) Having said that, I use a Bosh laser level that is relatively inexpensive ($50)http://amzn.to/2bqLdbZIt projects a line instead of a dot, making it e... |