erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Pass Labs “House Sound” vs. McIntosh “House Sound” From reading current and past Pass owners, the Pass amps tend to be very much speaker influene, possibly due to impedance and woofer control. You should also listen to Ayre and Luxman. | |
| Streaming - ? To my old fashioned stereo. Honestly not sure, since I stream everything from Roku or Roon these days, but it was the same place you'd find Netflix. Perhaps under network or apps?? Look through the top menu. | |
| Camp designations I fall into two. Frugal and pyro. | |
| How to measure pre amp for channel imbalance? Get a 60 Hz test signal. Measure the voltage from center pin to center pin. This is the easiest/most conveninent way. If you measure center to shield, you have to take 2 measurements. :) | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life You develop your own taste and then buy the best you can for what you can afford. :) Being frugal may lead you down dark, dark places no one else goes, but if you can say FU to the reviewers, and the fan boys and delight yourself alone, you'll be ... | |
| How does adding a second subwoofer improve your systems SQ? Duke,You already know where we stand. I won't be editorialized by you.Erik | |
| How to output TV audio through my speakers First thing, do you have stereo analog outs on your TV? If so, you just have to tell your TV to switch audio. If you do not, and you have a digital out, then you need a DAC. | |
| How does adding a second subwoofer improve your systems SQ? I am a huge fan of Floyd Toole, but in general he seems to not consider affordable bass traps as solutions. He kind of alludes to this: Short of hiring an acoustical consultant, and being willing to rearrange the furniture and possibly rebuild the... | |
| Unbelievable The whole thing looks like a very poorly translated thing, I doubt Yamaha actually meant to say that in Japanese. Something got clipped. | |
| Bookshelf Speakers for Large Room Something I'm not quite understanding is whether you are going with a sub. Subs will limit the power to the satellites, and increase your dynamic range. If you can, I also recommend Fritz, in a sealed enclosure, with a sub (if he makes sealed). | |
| Just Skyline Diffusors We need to talk more about diffusion, we really do. | |
| Your One Bullet Point Solution; Electrical Upgrade The thing to keep in mind is that AFAIK, all these in panel surge protectors have the same, relatively high, clamp voltage, and activation time. Series mode protectors have low clamp voltage and no activation time. Yes to belt and suspenders: Get... | |
| I can prove your room is bad I don't. My speakers sound a lot better at the listening chair.Which is in agreement with:The difference between what you hear sitting in front of the speaker like this, and what you hear at your normal location is all in the speaker dispersion ... | |
| I can prove your room is bad @douglas_shroederI’m not sure your point, Doug. My post inherently allows for personal preference. Up close, do you hear a better speaker (to you) than you do sitting down. As I think you are getting to, ESL’s are going to pass more easily here. :) | |
| Is it a gender disorder? The gender difference is that like, all you audiophiles are actually gadget fanatics, and it's pathetic, and you need help. Like for instance, me, I know to stop at 47 different cooking knives, 5 pairs of speakers, 4 amplifiers, 6 headphones. Wh... |