erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Current, Amperage Most focals require extra current in the 100Hz range due to relatively low 3 ish impedance. Not an amp killing situation, but I do find that they sound a little soft in the bass unless the amp is stiff.Don't need a high power ratimg, but they will... | |
| Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time? I do. I have noticed a difference. Class D rules | |
| Is the move up to Parasound Halo A21 worth it? Also, have you seen the B&W manual regarding fine tuning the bass? :) Best,E | |
| Is the move up to Parasound Halo A21 worth it? So... these speakers are bi-ampable? May I suggest you use 1 A23 per side, and use the attenuators to set the relative level between the top and bottom sections? If it were me, I'd use that plus an outboard EQ on the bass section, but no one ever ... | |
| Y No YG ? I actually think the Scan Speak Carmels are awesome. Those two drivers are far far better than usually credited. The mid-woofer often appeared in WA designs, and the tweeter is beloved by many high end manufacturers from Sonus Faber to Krell, and... | |
| Stand Alone Super Tweeter for Revel F208? AMTs are in general, the opposite of what I would recommend for the OP. You can buy Mundorf bipolar AMT's at Madisound. Excellent performners, but you'll need to make a little stand. Not much more than a block of wood with a slot cut across it for... | |
| LP ? Undersized spindle hole. Medium grit sand paper on a tapered dowel will take care of this quickly and precisely if you keep the dowel at 90 degrees to the album. . | |
| Duelund DCA 12ga Hookup Wire I use the pure silver, single strand shielded from PartsConnexion:https://www.partsconnexion.com/dh-labs-interconnect-wire-cable.htmlHowever, it IS brittle. A few too many twists and it will break. Still, I haven't found anything I felt was cleane... | |
| Why Aren't More Speaker Designers Building Augmented Widebanders? I wonder why you don't make your own? :) There's an ongoing, re-hashing going on at DIYAudio.com about the crossover in the midrange debate, again. Personally I'm of the opinion that there's nothing inherently wrong with a "low" crossover around 2... | |
| Amp speaker pairing recommendations Simplify. Stick to B&W and Bryston. Get rid of everything else. Get a powered subwoofer. Since you have a nice processor, with built in room correction, I recommend a pair of Hsu subs.Use the full range speakers for the L&R. I find that ru... | |
| Never-ending Speaker Journey ($1,000 budget) I think it is time in your life for you to consider DIY! :) Best,Erik | |
| Mono Blocks on a Budget, is it possible? I definitely think that in the linear power supply "world" this has more merit than in the switch mode power supply "world" as is typical of class d amps such as ICE and Hypex. The problem is I have seen very little data on this. Hypex as well as... | |
| Stand Alone Super Tweeter for Revel F208? Almost forgot, try two things. Try toeing the speakers directly at your head, and also, try listening below the tweeter axis and above it. It's quite possible you will like the sound better with the speakers tilted, or your seating lowered. Best,E | |
| Mono Blocks on a Budget, is it possible? I see no reason to get "mono-blocks" if you're doing class D as literally the only difference is two power cords vs. one. I suppose that's another opportunity to waste $300-$1000 x 2 on expensive "directional" power cables, but it'd be a total w... | |
| Stand Alone Super Tweeter for Revel F208? I have an Audible Illusions L2 tube pre now. You are correct. The Revels are more natural. They do everything. I guess I'm looking for high end that is not strident but detailed and midrange that is sort of polite and doesn't hurt when you turn ... |