erik_squires
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WiFi Satellite Causing Phono Stage Interference I'm assuming you are using Ethernet from the Orbi to your streamer? Ethernet is almost completely immune to ground loops (it's designed to be isolated). If you are using a power conditioner, keep the Orbi's wall wart out of the clean side. If n... | |
Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box PS - IMHO, bass should not be "fast." It should be glorious. That is, it shouldn’t sound like you are listening to a bullet traversing the air, nor should it feel like a hammer in your chest. Excellent bass should be clear like air or water and e... | |
Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box @deep_333 - Sorry, got distracted by an ad that told me I could cure diabetes with baking soda, so this is how I know that everything on Youtube is real. | |
Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box @koestner There are online calculators for this, and IF the speaker is actually 8 Ohms at the crossover frequency you'd need ~ 250uF. A much smaller value would be needed to do this before the amp, which is ideal. | |
Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box I guess my point is, I wanted to focus on all the problems which makes audiophiles call subs slow to point out how much has to be right. In the service of that, I have no problem with users having very positive experiences with one approach or an... | |
Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box @phusis No one wants peaks or nulls, but IMHO and experience, peaks are worse. Of course, mathematically we can compute power differences for each, but peaks are bad because they tend to force the listener to keep the overall subwoofer level exces... | |
Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box Hey @bjesien I beleive you. The issue with subs, always, is integration. It is hard without measuremengs and nearly impossible with them. I applaud Vandersteen's use of high pass filters, but recognize how hard the rest of it can be before... | |
Best Circa 90's CDP A modded Magnavox I thought was the thing to have. I think they replaced the opamps or something like that, but the Op amps they replaced them with (5535A) may no longer be made. | |
B&W Bass Alignment filter Adjustments @xenolith The speakers really do need the alignment filter to sound as intended, but those functions are best done with a miniDSP these days. Given how different speakers sound in the room though, trying to replicate the original values may not ... | |
My Four Favorite SS Amps I wish I had been able to hear a lot more amplifiers than I have been, so everyone should please keep in mind that my list is short due to lack of opportunity. I've heard much about the Gryphons but never actually heard them. | |
Bottleneck / Upgrade Recommendations - Yamaha RVX-475 Receiver, Pro-Ject Phono Box MM You have no bass. So, when looking for a new receiver consider something with built in bass management / room correction that will help you get a sub dialed in correctly. Also, speaker placement and room treatments should be high on your list. ... | |
Roon is snappy responsive now @carlsbad2 Yep, that's the Roon produced Linux distro. I'm sure they offer something like that up for licensees as well. Personally I run a normal Ubuntu desktop/server and it works just fine with the Roon debian packages. | |
Repairs to Spectral preamp A relay makes sense, ask if you can get the schematics/part number and whether or not it is a plug-in. Lots of relays are in sockets so it's a 10 second job after you get the cover off. | |
Roon is snappy responsive now Just FYI, I run Roon core on a Linux box and never had any of these issues. Given how many streamers with Roon core built-in are Linux servers under the hood I would not be surprised if this was their most important OS. | |
I Don't Understand What Determines When A Thread Gets The Axe A thread walks into a bar. Bartender looks up and sneers: "We don't serve threads in these parts, now git!" The thread walks out and into the alley, messes up it's hair, goes back in. "Hey!" says the bartender without even blinking, "aren't you... |