erik_squires
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| Best / Cheapest desktop micro-amp? @dweller I already built the speakers. :) They're not powered. I'm not looking to replace them. @auxinput I heard the NAD master's DAC. OUCH. @jl35 That IS an interesting option, especially at $80! | |
| Theoretical cable question Theoretically, you want the least capacitance for the greatest highs, least inductance for lows. I don't know about 1-3 feet, but I used to use 6' long Wireworld eclipse and they were interesting. You lost quite a bit of high end but gained in ima... | |
| I want to stream Tidal to Mytek Brooklyn DAC ... Wifi can be good, but depends on your environment. Apartments are often congested. If you have 5 GHz Wifi it's a little better. I lived in a building and the ONLY way to get reliable Netflix for most people was wired. I strongly encourage you to c... | |
| Who listens primarily to Redbook CD? The last 5 years I have heard exceptional inexpensive DAC's that play Redbook as well as they play high-res. I'm not really as interested in hi res/MQA anymore as a result. | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Todd,Interesting! Those modules are 2x more expensive. :) Best,E | |
| HELP AFTER MY MODS, My tweeters are subdued and weak- Hi Ida,I sent you a link which explains all of it. Room EQ Wizard is a free speaker / room measurement software which has been enhanced to also do impedance measurements. This includes speakers, caps and coils. It has a vibrant following, and you... | |
| Apartment Dweller's Paradise - The Ideal 2 ch. system? I've been thinking about this issue in part for my desktop system. I built my own 2-way monitors, but the little digital amp I bought is seriously underpowered, plus it's really inconvenient to switch cables for headphones vs. speakers.So I'm bidd... | |
| HELP AFTER MY MODS, My tweeters are subdued and weak- I'm not able to read carefully, so I may not be understanding correctly, but I think the issue is that Tim hasn't seen this problem before. :) I have, and I've gone through the modelling. This would be the third or fourth time I've seen this issu... | |
| Can This Amp Power A 50 Foot Speaker Cable Run? The longer the cable, the thinner it is, the higher the impedance will be at the end. Best,E | |
| Can This Amp Power A 50 Foot Speaker Cable Run? I used to work in theaters, and 60-100 ft runs were typical. 12 gauge is just fine, unless you plan on powering a clothes dryer or electric oven. Have you seen some of the flat cables out now? Very convenient for hiding under rugs and carpets.Alte... | |
| HELP AFTER MY MODS, My tweeters are subdued and weak- Hi Ida,I'm not advocating you keep all the old caps. Just the one's in parallel with the drivers. Those "shunt" caps. So long as you are having a good time and learning new things, have at it. What you might also enjoy, if you get Room EQ Wizard, ... | |
| blu -ray audio Er, no. AFAIK, all formats in BluRay, except HD or Master are potentially lossy. The DVD and BluRay format allow the producers a great deal of latitude in audio and video compression. Dolby Digital (5.1) was the original lossy and not particularly... | |
| HELP AFTER MY MODS, My tweeters are subdued and weak- Actually, @idahifi, that's my other bit of advice. Restore the original shunt caps and leave it alone. :) | |
| HELP AFTER MY MODS, My tweeters are subdued and weak- Idahifi's experience is exactly what I've been talking about. :) In a 2nd order hp filter, this problem occurs from a combination of:- Very low DCR in the coil - Very low ESR in the caps- Too small a resistor in series with the cap- The impedance ... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Hi Todd!If memory Serves, Ghent uses these a lot, if true, lot less expensive than the big modules:http://www.ebay.com/itm/B-O-ICEpower-125ASX2-Class-D-amplifier-module-new-old-stock-/182573247581?ha...Best,E |