erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Planar Speakers and Diffusors Nice system. I notice you have a subwoofer tucked into a corner. I do think diffusors would be good, if 3D, consider ceiling diffusion and absorption as well as combinations at the sides as well. Keep in mind that you might want to use those c... | |
| This One has Me Stumped Leave your preamp on for a couple of days. Doesn't have to play music, just don't turn it off. | |
| Movie Soundtracks @curiousjim - Glad I could be of service. Remember to tell your wife I'm the one who found it. 🤣 | |
| Wool Blankets as Room treatment A while ago I suggested to listeners to try using blankets as a way for them to hear how acoustic treatments could improve their listening experience. About half the replies were derisive, and then the other half included people who tried it and ... | |
| Movie Soundtracks E-bay is your friend. | |
| A listening test of two power amps OP: It’s your experiment, but as someone who worked quite a bit with microphones and speakers and electronics, the advice I gave you is solid. Measuring the SPL of quasi random white or pink noise is hard to get precisely accurate, it’s even har... | |
| Help Connecting Computer To 2-Channel Rig For Video Then it is easy except for the notorious ground loops. Use the line or headphone out from your pc to stereo. You may need to get into the pcs settings to select audio out if it defaults to hdmi for audio | |
| Help Connecting Computer To 2-Channel Rig For Video Most tvs have stero outs although it is often only optical out. Run that to your dac | |
| A listening test of two power amps BTW, I don't believe in static tests very much. That is, as a builder I use static tests such as frequency sweeps, voltage, etc. to guide my work, but I also know that these types of static tests may not cover all possible dynamic situations. By... | |
| A listening test of two power amps OP: Should be about the same. Another test is to connect your line inputs to either side of the HOT cable. This will record any and all variations caused by the cable alone. :) | |
| Preamp power supply capacitor upgrade PS - When I do buy film caps I start at Parts Connexion, they often run seasonal discounts on film caps. | |
| Audio Racks, Just How beneficial? looking for guidance in upgrading It’s true that I am a big proponent, but that’s because at least at first glance, audiophiles often don’t consider the room, which has the biggest impact on sound quality after the speakers, but start getting esoteric fast. Your point that I'm of... | |
| A listening test of two power amps OP: Yes, use the speaker terminals to create a line-level input, which you feed to your PC's inputs. It's a little dangerous because your amp CAN fry the inputs. 2.83V is ~ 1 Watt if fed to 8 Ohm speakers. For your listening tests, it doesn't... | |
| Good small/single outlet power conditioner for preamp. @ptss Furman makes single strips like the PST-8d that include the filter/surge protection features which is much less expensive and much smaller than the Elite versions. The must-have features from Furman are SMP and LiFT (Series protection and ... | |
| Audio Racks, Just How beneficial? looking for guidance in upgrading Room acoustics matter more |