erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| A speaker stand with room for an amp? Unfortunately (for some of the replies) this is not an experiment in amplifier matching. While horizontal bi-amping may be a fun thing to do, simplifying and minimizing cables, devices and speaker distances is high on the list. In an ideal world ... | |
| A speaker stand with room for an amp? Hi everyone, So I've been doing some measurements and it looks like I can replace the existing speaker terminals and insert a plate amplifier that will fit my speakers. I didn't think this was possible because the Hypex plate amps are all too lo... | |
| A speaker stand with room for an amp? @kennyc I’m going to have to live with that, but at the end of the day the amps have to go somewhere. I’d like to have as short a speaker cable as possible. @phusis I’m not running a broad based research project here. I have specific needs I w... | |
| A speaker stand with room for an amp? @ditusa Since this project is to convert my two way speakers from using passive crossovers to active I would like to have 1 stereo amplifier under each speaker and use one channel for the tweeter and another for the woofer. In an ideal world, t... | |
| A speaker stand with room for an amp? @yogiboy - Excellent recommendation, but about 5-8" too short I'm afraid. The general form factor is perfect though. I think I should have gone looking at Butcher Block first, they have what I need with their speaker stands, even better if I c... | |
| A speaker stand with room for an amp? It's all good, @mrdecibel I'm having some of those thoughts myself. I am going down the route of very small Class D amps, with very short speaker cables. | |
| A speaker stand with room for an amp? @tvad I'm rather fond of Butcher Block products, so I'm thinking if I go custom I will ask them. They have a number of speaker stands that are probably 90% of what I need. :) | |
| A speaker stand with room for an amp? @nonoise Oh those are very nice! They certainly look as if they'd have enough space for my amps! Thank you. | |
| Subwoofer Suggestions You'll probably have to get the sub signal from the speaker leads, so just about anything will work. Plug the ports and try to keep the sub crossover high, 60-80Hz. I find with subs that an EQ is almost 100% needed to clip peaks, so if you can ... | |
| Diffusers: under what circumstances might they help when placed behind speakers? OP: I think you hit it on the head. Generally speaking, acoustic treatments make things better in the dimension you add them, so if you want depth, diffusion between and behind the speakers is good, as is behind the listening location. Also, d... | |
| Diffusers: under what circumstances might they help when placed behind speakers? A diffusor placed centrally and behind the speakers is very often done in high end showrooms and private listening rooms. Adds clarity without deadening the mid-treble range. | |
| Unplugging power cords from amps/ pre amps @noromance You wrote: Not sure lightning will be stopped by a 6mm gap in a breaker. Lets discuss. The breakdown voltage of air is about 30 kV / centimeter. A 6mm gap would take 18 kV. Here’s where it gets interesting. The normal breakdown... | |
| Don't put your PC / Laptop on your audio power conditioner @mikhailark - Of course, but you have to charge it sometime. :) | |
| Unplugging power cords from amps/ pre amps @zlone Arcing during a disconnect is bad, but AFAIK, does not cause a voltage surge. It does have the potential for leaving carbon deposits which prevent current flow, or heat up and cause a fire. That’s 100% true. I’ve seen it in a bad outlet wi... | |
| Unplugging power cords from amps/ pre amps I mistyped, I meant to say: What wears when done too much is the springs in the female sockets, either on the wall or in the cable. |