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| Best Passive Preamplifier's Why buy the active circuit in the Adcom when you're not going to use it? Instead, you can get a $60 ladder attenuator at s/one like these guys. Buy a box, input connectors, connect the above & you're in business! You'll have to check the imped... | |
| Who makes an active speaker that isn't ported? ports are not a bass alignment, they are to release pressure from the cabinet Are you saying the ports don't contribute to the/any sound? Do you know anything about this? If so, care to expand? Cheers | |
| Vifa Drivers and Tweeter Vifa are fine, they are a "cheaper" Scanspeak (same company). Indeed, some of their drivers are units of choice for many diyers and manufacturers (a few examples: the XT25/D27T tweets, the p17 mid). | |
| Who makes an active speaker that isn't ported? Dawgbyte sez:This design eliminates the need for XO's...No, no! You ALWAYS need filtering with a multidriver spkr system. It's just that the XO can be placed before the amp(s), each amp unit thereby connected directly to a driver & amplifying ... | |
| Should I replace capacitors in Active ATC's?? You'd only need to replace electrolytics. BUT, 5yrs down the line, it really may not be necessary yet. Have you detected any loss of clarity, dynamics, "closed in" sound, lately ? If not, I wouldn't worry UNLESS you simply wish to try to improve t... | |
| what to think about when matching pre and amp Lots of things to look for/at. Among the things that you may actually FIND (i.e. the manufacturers actually disclose) arepre: output voltage, nominal output impedance & highest, input impedanceamp: input sensitivity (voltage for full power), i... | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone Patrick: "keep on truckin, man" is appropriate. With or without a step-up tranny:)!good fortune, considering the circumstances, continues to rain down on meTo be able to SEE good fortune and look positively at the world, from where you are is a gr... | |
| fuller sound at lower volumes Only one of the above (cinematic): an equaliser or loudness control on amp. At low volumes the ear is less sensitive to low frequencies and the upper two octaves.Alternatively, look into spkr placement and try to couple the midbass response of the... | |
| Vandersteen 5a's - an upgrade from Vienna mahlers? I'll keave sonics aside for the moment and look at practical & operational issues. First point: Raquel notes above that the V's cost +50%. Major consideration. Second: the Mahler are a VERY diffult load, hardly the ideal for a tube amp (mentio... | |
| Should I get CAT SL-1 mkII updated to mkIII? Pal: not that much better to these ears. Fact is, I don't exactly remember what was improved... I *think* upper end extension.An update will also mean that the unit will be checked overall, so that's an extra bonus. | |
| Has anyone heard The Super High-end Swan Ribbons? The Swans 2.2 (I assume those r the ones) are better engineered than the Duettas. BUT, soundwise, the D's are good. What is it you expect to improve upon by changing the Duettas?Also keep in mind that the Swans look like a difficult load in their ... | |
| Should I get CAT SL-1 mkII updated to mkIII? Is it a line only or + phono? If the latter, I definitely preferred the MK3 phono. If only line, I'd think twice about the upgrade -- BUT, if you're prepared to pay $700 (and have the money readily available) you should go for it and think about r... | |
| Concert stage layout -- who made who? Rock: :) | |
| Amplified Vs Unamplified As Tom sez We all know that no stereo really can totally accurately reproduce the live sound, but there was a need for a benchmark, and that's what some people settled on as oneWith the added limitation that the system can only reproduce what's on... | |
| Concert stage layout -- who made who? Sean: They sit on active stools maybe:) |