erik_squires
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| Best budget streamer on the market now? Not nearly the cheapest, but very well featured for the cost is the miniDSP https://www.minidsp.com/products/streaming-hd-series/shd-studio$900 - Still a lot cheaper than other systems, with both Android and iPhone support. | |
| Speaker Analysis for Armchair Critics There is no signature sound its a myth. Really love being called a liar without evidence. | |
| Speaker Analysis for Armchair Critics The purpose of this thread was not to bash B&W and say "Look, they could have done it better, but their crossovers are crap."I happen to dislike the B&W sound nearly universally, but!! the point here was to demonstrate how speaker analysis... | |
| Preamp with Headphone Amp - Tech Considerations The rule of thumb is that amp input impedance should be 10x preamp output. So, you want to keep your final impedance > 43kOhms 2 x 100kOhm inputs = 50kOhms, just above the line. | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load Sorry Erik, I won’t be engaging in any more of this discussion. Whew, there’s a load off! But it is a real shame because I can't imagine anyone on earth as interested in digging through my old posts like you have. I'll miss the closeness. I gues... | |
| Speaker Analysis for Armchair Critics Only the capacitance value is used in the filter design. No hocus pocus hogwash. Please see my previous message. Erik, have you checked your filter design is adequate to avoid cone breakup? I heard you were doing 6db slopes Are you under the mi... | |
| Speaker Analysis for Armchair Critics by swapping the parts for ones that cost a few dollars more? @kenjit Looking forward to you learning AC circuit analysis, followed by filter design so you can come back to that statement in embarrassment. | |
| Which stereo amp to try under $30k You really should listen to Luxman and Pass. I don't find them comparable, and am sure you'll pick one OR the other, but not either. :) Before that though, you didn't mention your room acoustics. That has a big impact on bass, more than a lot of o... | |
| Towers vs stand mounts with dedicated stereo subs? Hi OP/Mike:Just going on what you are trying to change up. I don't think you are getting better, just different.The main advantage with a separate bass amp in a home environment (IMHO) is the ability to interject an EQ. Bass Traps + EQ properly co... | |
| Which Brand 5.1 Receiver & Model for under $400 & speaker suggestions? Used Marantz 5013 | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load TBC: I’ve never claimed I have not said I prefer one amp /speaker/whatever over another. Nothing wrong with having a personal preference, and expressing it when asked and appropriate. I mean, my god, if we didn’t have preferences, this entire web ... | |
| A civil discussion about the state of Audio Research So many audio salons have turned home theater installers, it's so sad to see. Nothing wrong with a great home theater, but what is the percentage of our population tat can afford, let alone enjoy, a custom built/installed home theater? Lots of the... | |
| Speaker Analysis for Armchair Critics I think these particular speakers are a real good example of how disjoint the driver development can be vs. the crossover and system. | |
| Towers vs stand mounts with dedicated stereo subs? Fritz makes great speakers, but so does EP.I think you are having a room issue. | |
| Speaker Analysis for Armchair Critics @avanti1960The diy community has a very different take on what a great loudspeaker should sound like compared to mag reviewers.As I have said more than once, the high end sound has been driven by king makers to something very far from neutral and ... |