erik_squires
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| Stereophile reviews the active Grimm LS1C Hey @cdc, I am not necessarily a huge fan of taking apart commercial speakers by drivers, but if I had to guess I'd say the 6" is a little small, given the tweeter diameter and the size of the phase plug. More likely they used the next size up. ... | |
| Would a tube amp generally do better on power conditioner than a SS amp? Look at it this way, one way or another, tube or SS you have to produce the same amount of voltage and current through a speaker to get the same volume. Whatever theories there are about a conditioner limiting current you are going to have exact... | |
| Does and don't Better sound quality by plugging straight into the wall is nearly universal. Haha! 😆😆😆 | |
| Headphone Output Look at the maximum output. If you look at the spec sheet the output is much better with high impedance headphones than what you have, so yes, more likely to get better output. | |
| Trade thoughts Absolutely critical you listen to them. Different mid-treble character. Also, if your current speakers are working well in the room. Also, the sweet spot is most likely different so check how the stereo image is in your current and ML as you... | |
| How do I connect my speaker cables to this Coda Amp Bananas. | |
| Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms? That particular storm snuck up on meor just popped up out of nowhere, and I had just gotten out of the shower, as I was listening to music. That one strike took out two of my amps that I had just had revamped a week or two earlier. Grrrr. Exac... | |
| Stereophile reviews the active Grimm LS1C The one big thing this review has done for me is encourage my next DIY project. I was thinking that $5k for speakers and cabinets was a lot of money, but if the Grimms are $30K I can at least shell out a little for my own efforts. | |
| Power Cords/ Conditioner/Surge Protectors Should I also add power conditioner/surge protector to the equipment? Again, does it change anything sonically? If recommended do you look at Shunyata, Panamax etc. For power cables the thing I’m most insistent on is having them shielded. What... | |
| Power Cords/ Conditioner/Surge Protectors I wrote about why I recommend Furman with SMP instead of ZeroSurge or Brickwall today. All three have series mode protection. The patents on it expired a long time ago, by the way. Furman tests better, and has additional features like Linear Fi... | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Not specificall, but not a fan of mozart or most bluegrass. Also, Skyfall is Adele's worst song but everyone raves over it. its barely even music. | |
| Been an avid HT listener Well, I think the improvement has more to do with a mediocre center channel. However, I have found after a lot of testing that in the home a center's main benefit is when you are moving around the room. If your listening location is static it do... | |
| ??? Listening Levels & Musical Styles ??? @erik_squires the ONLY emotion I actually seek when listening to any style of music is enjoyment. Well, if you get nuance about what that enjoyment does for you... I think you'll better understand why you want to listen at certain levels. ... | |
| Why whole house surge protectors are not enough If you talk to the folks at ZeroSurge, they will tell you that you need point of use rather than whole house I am so disappointed in their marketing. They miss the point entirely, and make it an either this OR that argument when it should be t... | |
| ??? Listening Levels & Musical Styles ??? while I agree with your statement,it doesn’t address the WHY certain styles of music don’t seem to necessitate higher playback levels for maximum enjoyment & some do... I would turn that around. what kind of emotions do you want to vibe ... |