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Responses from erik_squires
| Attention Manufacturers: What I want is a TINY HT processor! I really really need to go listen to it. | |
| Fixing your cable problems forever. Have you checked out Meniscus? They have a broad range of kits, with/without cabinets and they include all the crossover components. It's really not that much soldering. :) I really don't think that the kits are expensive at all compared to what a... | |
| Tubes with Infinity IRS Betas The IRS line was um, problematic. The crossovers were designed empirically through trial and error, amplifiers be damned. Here's the measurements from Stereophile: https://www.stereophile.com/content/infinity-irs-beta-loudspeaker-measurementsIt's ... | |
| Are Pass Labs amps probably the best ever you can buy ? I've heard a top end Pass System and I'm .... mystified. I'm sorry but they don't do it for me. They're not even as good as Parasound Halo line. To my ears they are thin and not particularly revealing. If I had the money and space I'd buy Ayre and... | |
| Fixing your cable problems forever. Here were my other sources related to speaker building:Parts ExpressMadisoundAudioHobby.EUMeniscusSolen.CAGreat Plains | |
| Fixing your cable problems forever. Here's an example of what I'm talking about: https://www.partsconnexion.com/connex-interconnect-wire-cable.htmlBUT! Some people like to make their IC's nearly naked. They use solid bare copper and wrap it in cotton sleeves. So long as your voltage... | |
| Replace CJ with new equipment The PV 12 doesn't need much of a rehab. If anything I'd replace the output caps and you'll have a whole new preamp. :) It was a significant step up from the 10 thanks to multi-stage voltage regulation and increased heater capacitance if memory ser... | |
| soundstage question oh, almost forgot. If it turns out your TV is a problem, two ways to mitigate it without making your listening room look like an abandoned playhouse: Use standing acoustic panels to the sides, at 90 degrees to the wall. The other is to increase ab... | |
| soundstage question I think it IS a good idea to put your TV in first and then hear if you have a problem. Use a blanket to temporarily cover it. Until you get it, don't sweat it too much. One rule of thumb I use is this: Room acoustics improve sound stage in the sam... | |
| Best PC motherboards for USB Audio? I’m using a Raspberry Pi Logitech Media player based system, it sounds great. It's feeding my Mytek Brooklyn. I think including the 256 GB thumb drive I still paid less than $150. A bargain in these circles. Maybe for christmas I’ll spend $50 and ... | |
| Beryllium-Copper: How safe? The problem with Be in speaker driver diaphragms is that it is so brittle that it atomizes, making it float in the air and easy to breathe, so your chances of getting a health risking dose when they break is non zero, but even then the risk of tox... | |
| Recommend powered center / surround combo that won't break the bank? Thanks mbroadus - Those were my two target brands. :) Never owned a Sony and the Onkyo I had was not good. Best,E | |
| Recommend powered center / surround combo that won't break the bank? No, I know this is weird. :) I have a 5.1 system. The best part is the L, R and Subwoofer. They are amazing, but since I moved I only have amps for the L and R. My choices are to : Forget high end and get a Yamaha receiverGet a 3 channel amplifier... | |
| Will decent speakers always out do headphones? Tele, again, please give us more details. Heaphones, headphone amp, and what speakers? I also want you to think again, are you feeling the sound through your body, or is it a sound stage issue? This will help you I think: https://en.wikipedia.org/... | |
| Best PC motherboards for USB Audio? Sorry, i did not mean to move the power supply out of the PC! :) I meant to locate the PC power supply plug so it is on the "dirty" side of your power conditioner. The "dirty" side of the conditioner is where it connects to the wall. The "clean" s... |