erik_squires
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| How would you get into the biz? Thanks for all the input everyone, I am still reading, just in lurk mode as I learn more and more. :) Best,E | |
| Let's talk Tweeters! @prof I’m glad you found a commercial speaker brand you like, but I need this thread to avoid devolving into brand flame wars. To avoid this in the future please:Stay focused on tweeters and their manufacturers (when known)Discuss the technology, ... | |
| Measuring room acoustics OH, and this one also was made popular by a few mentions in Stereophile, know very little about it:http://www.xtzsound.eu/product/room-analyzer | |
| Measuring room acoustics Room EQ Wizard - Very popular and lively user’s group. Free. https://www.roomeqwizard.com/You will need a measurement microphone, several available via Parts-Express. https://www.parts-express.com/cat/measurement-microphones/2057OmniMic - Currentl... | |
| Best "laid-back" speaker cable & interconnects for all Naim system? Wireworld, especially the mid grades as opposed to top. Best,E | |
| How would you get into the biz? Thanks @dbtom2 !! I'll look it up. randy-11 (sorry can't "at" you) - Well, there's things I love doing, which is designing 2 way speakers, and there's something I'd like to be: happy and rich. :-) I'm trying to connect the two. I think of myself ... | |
| How would you get into the biz? Thanks @timlub !! | |
| How would you get into the biz? Sorry Randy, I should have been more clear. :) I meant, if you wanted to start your own brand. :) Going back to my analogy, being a great chef, and running a successful restaurant are 2 different things. :) Best,Erik | |
| Electrical Panel Grounding wgutz,A mix of diffusion and absorption is always a good thing! High frequency hardness is a funny thing. While a lot of people focus on 1st and 2nd reflections, this can also be treated by generally adding absorption in the room. In other words,... | |
| XLR interconnects Hey OP! So professional gear uses XLR / balanced cables because it is highly immune to noise. When you are running a cable hundred feet or more from the mic to the mixing board with a variety of big AC noise sources this matters. The truth is that... | |
| Electrical Panel Grounding Wguts, none of this is necessary nor will it improve anything. What matters is that it all be referenced to a single point, where the neutral is bonded to it. Putting in a single, or 20 ground rods won’t help this at all. Follow the NEC, and loca... | |
| Electrical Panel Grounding Earth "grounds" at different physical locations can have several volts of difference in potential. Depends on lots of factors. Only way to ensure it is at 0 Volts relative to AC is to tie them together. :) Also, important, while you may have multi... | |
| Class D = Trash? I’m not sure if this is clear, but amps are subject to any thing in front of them. Buying an integrated w/ DAC and judging all Class D amps based on that is not going to give you a very good base upon which to judge.Also, B&O have gone through... | |
| Halo a-21 and p-5 +1 for the A21/A23, great sounding amps. P7 is a much better pre than the P5. I would rather get an A23/P7 than A21/P5Best,E | |
| Class D = Trash? Kvetching does not equal documentation. The latest generation of ICEPower (AS or ASP) are wonderful, and to my ears indistinguishable from good A/AB amps. Any attempt to use them as examples of Class D inferiority is highly suspect to me, based on... |