erik_squires
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| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. Having to use channel locks kind of proves my point. I mean, sure use them if you want to, but knowing you must use them because the spades will otherwise come loose is exactly the problem I'm happy to avoid by using excellent bananas. | |
| for streaming why not computer/galvanic isolation/DAC clock? There are two issues you should think about when using a PC/laptop as a source. Galvanic isolation for the signal which I assume is USB, and the noise in the power supply. You can solve the power supply noise issue by putting the PC on a differe... | |
| Help me pick some new or used speaker cables +1 mogami Sometimes you can find deals at Markertek . I use them with these bananas. Please plan to use the heat shrink to eliminate chance of shorts while installing. https://www.amazon.com/Viborg-Locking-Connectors-Receiver-Amplifiers/d... | |
| Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box You will never find tight punchy bass by setting a crossover high near 80hz or higher and then having to lower the volume to remove boominess. Like stepping on the brakes trying to go faster. That’s completely backwards and is NOT what a subwo... | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. PS - I like crimp-on spades for barrier strips a lot. The main difference there is the spades are soft, and screwed down. They're perfectly fine inside equipment. | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. @lanx0003 Exactly my point. Of course, I don't' really care what A'goners actually DO in their system. Just wanted to express my experience and why this is a banana friendly household. | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. @drmuso You’ve had better luck than I have then. I don’t clean connectors after insertion though I’m too busy for that. :) I have however gone through several pairs of speakers and moved frequently, and I used to do more experiments with speaker... | |
| Furman Elite 20 PFi - Hummmmm I don’t think it’s an issue, but you may have DC on the line or a bad neutral. Turn off everything else in the house and see if the problem goes away. This should help you discover if you have any particular device putting DC on the line, LED po... | |
| Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box https://briancwatkins.com/small-subwoofers-vs-large-subwoofers/ | |
| Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box @tomic601 Large, well made subs are efficient and have excellent pistonic motion in their intended frequency range and will deliver higher dynamic range. Anyone who doubts this should just look at distortion specs for any 6-8" woofer and compare ... | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. @czarivey And that IMHO has the highest likelihood of causing shorts, so got to be careful. :) | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. @hilde45 Bananas are not actually meant for gorillas. 🤣 So what do you use instead?? | |
| Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box There are some things that go wrong if you don’t high pass your mains too. Distortion and dynamic range are usually off, not to mention many times we EQ the sub but not the mains. All drivers suffer from higher distortion at the lowest octaves th... | |
| Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box I want to highlight something I fear may be missed. I wrote this at the top of my original post: I want to talk about the impression that subs are fast or slow compared to planar or line sources. So this thread is about all the things that ... | |
| Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box @gdaddy1 I’ve had my subs tuned to produce from 16Hz to 80 Hz. It was glorious with music. There was no reason to limit the output, BUT... the frequency response was absolutely smooth without peaks and tilted downwards. About 1.25 to 1.5 dB/octav... |