gvasale
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| When does speaker distortion become audible? The other half of what Douglas said is that our memory is very poor & gets there very quickly. We remember in a "somewhat" fashion. Lots of speakers may sound great until we do side by side auditions. Overall, it was good or not quite good. An... | |
| Aluminum Foil test for Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaner You can test many US machines by checking to see if the surface of the solution stays flat or shows some rippling. Not the same as ripples in a lake though. US contained ripples will stand in place & disrupt a smooth surface. I don't know how ... | |
| When does speaker distortion become audible? Above 10%??? How much above... Years ago some of the test repots would give distortion figures in speaker tests. Usually just for woofers. I'd have to do a lot of looking & then try to translate it into the real world. | |
| Question about electrical outlets Willie, If you look at the big picture, you'll see that buss bars & every single or multiple outlets are still wired in parallel, as are the feeds from the "light poles" so you just can't ever get away from a parallel connection. Are some buss... | |
| Question about electrical outlets Hold on to your hats now. Output devices & other systems have been suffereing for years for lack of "star" interconnectivity. Sorry. Thats like believing that the holes on the blades of electric plugs are to let the electricity in. All electri... | |
| User Manual for Marantz ST-63 Tuner There us a sister site to Vinylengine.com, I think it is HiFiengine.com... There are some manuals there. Check it out. | |
| Best portable for FM? Depending on the construction of the building & what type of machinery may be there (any computers?) you may have issues, meaning limited reception. I know of some people who had to resort to satellite radio with an external antenna. | |
| Vertical passive bi amping I made a device like the OP is asking about. Based on an article in Audio Magazine, Nov. 1969 issue. For me, it was a near perfect match for my needs. 500Hz, (actually 520) with off the shelf parts. UTC iron core coils, resistors & capacitors.... | |
| Should I burn these? I worked for a retailer who sold Bose. They might be good speakers for those used to listening to a console or portable tv all their life. However there are far better speakers available. Amar Bose is the Ron Popiel of the audio business. Bose cla... | |
| Strobe question you need a "neon" lamp or maybe an old style flourescent. Small voltage test lamps (neon) should be only a small cost item. All lightbulbs are 60hz, or dc, operated with the proper voltage, but only the neon or an old style flourescent which cause... | |
| so many speakers Answering in the most useless way, yes there are. Musical instrument speakers work better for live music from an instrument rather then from a stereo. Although some have used them that way, for what we are thinking about the gamut of hifi speakers... | |
| How to make bi-amp setting Checking the net and finding the Lansing Heritage pages dealing with the XPL products, the speaker you have in mind has a 250hz crossover point for bi-amping. And if your amplifiers have over 100wpc capability, you're well on your way. I assume th... | |
| Any info about Altec stereo console Ampex 351: On another website I visit, the term describing your good fortune is called a "gloat" and upon reviewing the circumstances and quality of the acquisition, along withmandatory photographic evidence, the required responseis "you suck."Not... | |
| The most dynamic speaker you've heard... Seems like there is a little bit of clarity needed when discussing this topic. I have seen only in one place the specs of sensitivity and efficiency. If you can unerstand one speaker, a raw driver had an efficieny of 6%, and a sensetivity of 97db ... | |
| What are your favorite music genres? I really got to look over my library, but Classical is right up there. Along with Zappa, the Beatles, Fugs, Bonzo Dog Band & a number of others...Quicksilver Messanger Service, some Steve Miller. I'll still have to check the lirary. |