erik_squires
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| Is nylon sheathing for DIY cables just window dressing? Yes, more or less. They prevent the cable from looking bad when it abrades, but also the shrink wrap that does the transition from the nylon flex wrap to inside the jacks adds some strain relief, reducing the likelihood of a kink which impairs per... | |
| Looking for an integrated amp around 4000 to 5000. Used Luxman's often run ~ 3,500 | |
| Roon. Does the core matter for streaming Tidal only? Nope. The big difference is that CPU power affects ability to upsample and apply EQ, the former costing more CPU than the latter. | |
| Sub for stereo receiver? OP: Nigel is my pseudonym. Any sub will pair well with it, the question is what will pair well with your speakers, room and room treatment. We can be audiophools all day and talk about sublime essence of bass notes, but the reality is that the bi... | |
| Sub for stereo receiver? I have a Luxman integrated, so lets assume it works the same way. :) The nicest way is to use the pre-out jacks to your sub. Now, as a Luxman and subwoofer fan, I'd like you to read this: https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2020/04/how-to-no... | |
| Is the B&W 802d3 a significant upgrade over the 804d3 + powerful sub? You will never better a well integrated sub with standalone speakers. The question then is, is your sub well integrated? JL audio makes very good sub tuning/integration software, so I would say if you are using it, keep what you have. My one bit... | |
| Why do you guys pursue a flat frequency response when you buy a subwoofer? Is my perception right or wrong gentlemen? I think you are more or less right, though I come at it differently in my blog post. You almost tie it all together like I have and state that a subwoofer is like another driver in a speaker system, and... | |
| How do I insert and outboard processor in the signal path on a Integra DTR 7.2? I think these units have multiple zones too, right? You could use the pre outs back to another input. | |
| Ferrofluid questions. VC = Voice coilThe alcohol part of this is wahat I referred to. :) Definitely want to leave it squeaky clean if you are going to to the work. No sense in filling it with fluid, finding out you still have issues, and then cleaning it the second t... | |
| Ferrofluid questions. To be clear, you need to be prepared to clean the VC as well as replace the fluid. :) | |
| Ferrofluid questions. I'm not an expertin Thiel, but yes, old ferrofluid tends to gunk up the coil. AFAIK, this was really only a thing in tweeters, so no, you won't have the same issues in the mid. Definitely worth doing first given the age of your speakers. | |
| Why do you guys pursue a flat frequency response when you buy a subwoofer? This got me thinking to my times in motion picture sound and looking at big sub cabinets and drivers by JBL and others. A sub at home typically only covers 2 octaves, 20-80 Hz. It is actually very difficult to produce a speaker which is anechoical... | |
| Half the length, or double the quality? You might like the change. I think gaming this out without auditioning it is not the right way to go. Get the 8' and listen. If you like the sound, leave them as-is, or trad down for shorter. | |
| Recording during the 70's The technology is important, but you forget consumer trends. Recording engineers aren't just artists, they are paid to make successful releases. That means following whatever gear, however people are listening. A recording made for a boom box of ... | |
| Why do you guys pursue a flat frequency response when you buy a subwoofer? Hi OP,I am not sure you are in the right place to throw these aspersions. In all of my reading of how A’goners are using and misusing subwoofers I can’t recall a single instance when one asked for a flat subwoofer. Every post about purchasing a su... |