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| Dayton Audio SA 1000 subwoofer amp - repair Good job!! We have become such a throw away society. Why bother fixing it..."just get a new one" is so much easier. Consumerism and planned obsolescence are part of the design. So many devices can easily be repaired but get conveniently dumped i... | |
| What front end piece should I upgrade? It appears you try "low end equalization" with added distortion. Why? Are you lacking bass? It sounds like you could eliminate the use of the EQ and add a subwoofer to fill in the richness of low end. It appears to sound just fine otherwise. | |
| Listening to what we Like Instead of what we have to I find loads of great new musicians on Youtube. I find it's far better than the discovery algorithm on Qobuz. When I find something I like, I can go put it on my favorites list to play at higher resolution on Qobuz. BTW... the music I find on You... | |
| Those magical days when the HVAC is off I see some of Paul McGowen listening rooms use Mini-split AC units. They are extremely quiet. | |
| Speakers on top of subwoofer @lewl28 Too low can easily be raised higher by the simple use of some speaker stands. I cut mine to an exact height. What crossover do you set you subs? A thought to ponder... when I move subwoofers around a room I could always, easily detect ... | |
| Speakers on top of subwoofer @soix vibrations negatively affect sound, so adding significantly more vibrations into the speaker is just never a good idea, period. Agreed, but that's NOT what I'm suggesting. I want to eliminate all vibration going to the speaker and it's ... | |
| Speakers on top of subwoofer @soix What exactly is the "design change' allowing the Wilsons to have the speaker on top of the sub cabinet? Maybe as @steakster points out... Wilson uses The new V-Material, which is used where two parts of the cabinet come together, "behaves... | |
| Those magical days when the HVAC is off You could run your system from a simple 'plug in' battery back-up. Companies, like Ecoflow, will bypass your electrical grid completely. They have batteries to power everything including your whole house. You just need a small one for your stere... | |
| Speakers on top of subwoofer @ghdprentice Don't do this? Wilson is doing it wrong? BTW...these go down to 20 HZ. B&W, TAD and many others do the same split configuration. | |
| Speakers on top of subwoofer This is not a problem. Simply use a vibration isolation pad/feet between the speakers and the subwoofer. Think for a minute how many expensive large floor standing speakers have large, vibrating bass drivers in them. Too many to count AND they h... | |
| Audirvana streaming I'm using Audirvana and Qobuz combo. Happens occasionally. Just do a re-boot of Audirvana program and it usually fixes it. Seems to be a software glitch? | |
| The Psychology Of Collecting "Freud suggested collecting stems from toilet training." During covid or any storm/hurricane the first thing that was cleared off the shelves was toilet paper. People collected/hoarded far more than they needed and creating unnecessary scarcity. ... | |
| Upgrading to a stand alone DAC @helomech +1 Many of these DACs have very inexpensive IC chips costing less then $1. Cost restraint prevents them from using discreet op/amps. An inexpensive "Chi-Fi" DAC can be had for as little as $300 with an interchangeable op/amp chip opt... | |
| Have you noticed as your system improves? I agree with Paul McGowen who says music should be played appropriately loud. There's a restriction of resolution when the volume knob is too low. Low volume acts like stepping on the brake pedal. It's reasonable to play acoustic music at a natu... | |
| Humour What's the first step in curing audiophilia? Stop playing with your Tweeter! |