erik_squires
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| Which Monitor Speakers to Consider Monitor Audio for mainstream answers. Fritz for the adventurous. :)One thing to consider is also your normal listening levels. Background music? Live levels? Movies? Make sure you pay attention to the speakers you listen to at the right volumes. D... | |
| Speaker/ Room Measurement and DSP Hi Mike,Have you seen the GIK Acoustics Soffit Traps? Also look at their art panels which I believe can be used in bass trap (extra thick) configurations. Talk to them! :) The range you need help in (60 and 100 Hz) are relatively easy to deal wit... | |
| What makes you build a system around an amplifier? @airairy WHY? | |
| Bi-amping with DEQX active crossover Crossover design is a lot more complicated than you think, even with DSP. Wilson is notorious for potting their crossovers, making them difficult to analyze, as well as juicing the response for effect.Getting a flat, smooth FR out of any of their ... | |
| What makes you build a system around an amplifier? I find the Music Reference idea ingenious! :) Why use a coupling cap and transformer, when driving an ESL with tubes? Drive them directly, and let the ESL become the coupling cap. Hope someday I get to hear them. Best,E | |
| Music collection in Flac. Great! PC player..too slow. Suggestions?? Hi Ronin,Not sure I understand the problem really. You travel, with your all-in-one PC, but it it not a laptop? What model?What is slow about the PC? Playing music is not really a very demanding task. Best,Erik | |
| What makes you build a system around an amplifier? Hi everyone,There will be no brow beating, but the point of this thread was to focus in on amps which are so unique and special that listeners want to keep them above everything else. I worry that if we let the thread spread out into whether that ... | |
| Room Acoustics Acoustic foam is terrible. I've had it, and I've had GIK, and there is no comparison. Spend any amount of time looking at absorption specs and you'll see.Also, panels aren't all you need. Diffraction and bass traps are often needed. This should be... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! I don't think the case makes as big of a difference as the power supplies. Both ICEPower and Hypex allow you to use a single power supply for 2 channels. This has potentially two benefits: - Headroom- Channel separationLots of good stereo amps sha... | |
| Has anyone changed any capacitors on a Primaluna Dialogue Premium Integrated? @jbhiller I have not inspected any of the PL models, but my memory is they were using Solens first, and then switched to Mundorfs.I am by no means an authority. Best,E | |
| Magico S5 Speaker - SET UP ADVICE PLEASE - Tow-In - Etc. No toe-in, lots of space to sides and behind. Otherwise compensate with room treatment. Brightness can be ameliorated with damping around and between the speakers, including the floor.Best,E | |
| Computer PS Upgrade (Fuse/IEC/Teflon Cap) Be careful replacing power supply caps. They often require unusually high duty cycles. Basically they can overheat a cap, even when you match the required voltage and farads. Best,E | |
| Has anyone changed any capacitors on a Primaluna Dialogue Premium Integrated? Do you know which set of caps you are starting with? The Solens or the Mundorfs? | |
| Room Acoustics http:://www.gikacoustics.comBest,E | |
| Sanity check on new system? Mc's can be bright, so can B&W's. I would listen to the combo first. :) Also, when you get it, learn about room acoustics. From floor rugs, to pillows on the floor and thick curtains, all can help your system come up a few notches. A good roo... |