grislybutter
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| A budget turntable exploration I bought a pair of Audioengine A5 two months ago, they punch way above their price. Not sure how they will sound in a big classroom though. | |
| speakers and cables @immathewj that's exactly what I did, what you described. My diagram is fuzzy, sorry. On to finding a new power amp. Bob Dylan sounds great so far, M. Ward not so much. Van is next... | |
| speakers and cables @immathewj I ended up with this, it has more (too much) bass for sure but I will play with it, check the phases as advised above and figure out the right settings. It did push me to dislike my amp as it has connection issues, I almost have to hit ... | |
| Help me build out my first system I had several mentors here who helped me with a lot of decisions. It might be a silly (boyscout/AA/etc.) idea to hook people up here - the beginners with pros for these types of questions. I feel that you will get pulled in so many directions with... | |
| speakers and cables @immathewj I will probably go back to high level connections. So far I have mixed feelings about the splitter. I will give it another day of listening and then switch and compare. Overall, it also gives me perspective that these may not be the... | |
| speakers and cables @immathewj I plugged in the splitters and rewired the speakers. The speakers definitely "came forward". The subs seem to have a weaker signal - maybe because it's low level, but I can boost the gain for sure. I will listen now for a couple hours ... | |
| speakers and cables @immathewj yes, that's a cool thread. The last two comments got me confused though (what doesn't) I am going to hook up my Y connectors in an hour and I hope I will like it :) | |
| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? A six-pack of beer - about $8 including tax I don't that exists in my town. Maybe for $11 | |
| Do No Harm ... well the least harm anyway I am wondering about the same issue. Now it's very close to, as in high up, the meaning of life, on my list. | |
| speakers and cables @immathewj @mswale @thecarpathian I apologize if I confused or frustrated anyone. I know it's a simple issue for people who know what they are doing. I clearly don't. In the process, I learned a few things though. The silver lining is that if I ... | |
| speakers and cables @immathewj one quick test: I unplugged the subs from wall, sub stayed dead, speakers still worked. Does it mean there is no crossover? Just wires? Active crossover requires electricity I assume.... | |
| speakers and cables @immathewj I think this is a @thecarpathian suggestion: I don't think there is such a smart crossover inside this cheap sub that would split the signal. I think the full signal goes out, but that's just my assumption. I will post a question on ... | |
| speakers and cables @immathewj OK. that would make sense. I will check out the manual for the PSW10 if indeed it matches the crossover. (I also might just open up the beast and see if there is a crossover). It does sound "thinner" maybe because I am keeping the low ... | |
| speakers and cables @mitch2 sub’s crossover as a high-pass filter Are you saying the in and out connections on my subs have a crossover in between them? What I am curious if it's a filter actually, filtering anything out that maybe shouldn't be | |
| Trying to decide between Quad S2 and Ascend Sierra 2 EX I can suggest a little collection of data in that case https://speakerchoices.com/ I think there is a wide rage in value for the same $ based on who/what/where/marketing/hype/etc. |