erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Just getting started on a budget and need bookshelf speakers/receiver now Used NAD receiver ... and used Monitor Audio Silvers ? | |
| Lowering House Grounding Impedance To be clear, you are not allowed to willy nilly use a random new ground. You may add ground rods, but all must be bonded together. This ground should be bonded to the neutral at exactly one place: The service entrance. Anything else is a life safe... | |
| A problem with AC Power you may not have considered. You should look into series mode suppressors. Being low pass filters, they start around 3 kHz. | |
| Could I be a Retail Wretch? There is the widely shared rule: Don’t take something without giving something of equal value in returnIf you visit a dealer, and take his time, and profit from it (knowledge is profit) with the goal of then taking that profit and using it to furt... | |
| Fixing your cable problems forever. No purchase will ever give you the learning and self improvement building will. So keep that in mind. Next, retail markup on speaker drivers is 10:1 or more! So if you spend $200 on drivers, you would have to sell the speakers for $2k to stay in ... | |
| The Future of Audio Amplification There are "top end" amps in A, AB and D, have been for quite a while. Not sure I understand why that would make anyone unhappy. I think it's pretty cool, both from a vintage point of view and newer designs. Agreed.I think a large part of this i... | |
| Dumb file size question. The ratio of data is about 3.3.(96 * 24 ) / (44 * 16) ~= 3.33.3 * 300 = 990 So 1.2 Gigs is actually a little on the high side. ALAC and FLAC are compressed, but with FLAC the compression is user selectable (somewhat).It might be worth seeing if y... | |
| Attention Manufacturers: What I want is a TINY HT processor! Yep, they are nice looking. I got burned with an Emotiva. Not going down that path again. :) | |
| External crossover unit running mains full-range with internal sub crossover freq control Sure, you are correct. The main reason to use a line level crossover is to reduce the power your amps use, as well as to improve the integration between your main and subs. Limiting the satellites improves dynamic range, lowers distortion and redu... | |
| Fixing your cable problems forever. Lack - I removed it because the phrasing and timing could be misconstrued to be against a particular culture, especially during the holiday season. No one asked me to. I just realized that the wording, which on it's face was perfectly sound, in a ... | |
| Attention Manufacturers: What I want is a TINY HT processor! Thanks for the kind words, Michael, It does not have to be HEA, but it has to be good. I've tried going with Onkyo and Emotiva, and compared to my then 6 year old Casanova, they sucked. I mean, really really thin. I'm having cognitive dissonance b... | |
| Is Theta hybernating again? Addyson, No, I'm just a pining fanboy. The best HT processor I ever had was the Theta Casanova. I followed Theta closely as they delayed, and then finally provided HDMI connectivity in the Casablanca, but it was far too rich for me. Then there was... | |
| Extremely hyped omni directionals introduced Munich 2018 There has been a misunderstanding: As @eric_squires, the originator of this thread, stated: “I would never allow such a privacy invading product to my house. I barely tolerate a Nest thermostat”. I would like to challenge you, please come and ta... | |
| Attention Manufacturers: What I want is a TINY HT processor! @caphill - I think I will. If I don't blow my budget on a new headphone amp and cans. :) | |
| Recommend powered center / surround combo that won't break the bank? I think the HEOS is the right idea, and has among the worst reviews I've seen on Amazon |