handymann
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| A very basic question: Mark Levinson 331 and 2 par. of speakers... I would say it depends on your speakers impedance curve, when they are playing. Some speakers may be rated at a certain impedance, but dip during certain frequencies. The 331 is stable down to 2 ohms, so assuming your speakers don’t dip too much... | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? I like my Pioneer PL-71 I purchased back in 1974. I had to dampen the tonearm, so it would handle my Urushi Black, but it’s still a gem. | |
| Horns: Why don't they image well? Extremely wide dispersion | |
| CDs Vs LPs I got back into vinyl about ten years ago. I’ve had a few Arc phono stages and finally ended up with an Asthetix Rhea Signature, going into an Aesthetix Calypso Signature. There are many better preamps, but my budget won’t allow and I’m satisfied... | |
| Theta Cassablanca 3 setup related question and request for input @gbabu5y: How does your Theta sound? I loved mine for video. It’s very versatile, with all of the different types of crossovers and their adjustable settings. You can go direct with LP pass or many other choices, as I’m sure you found out. It... | |
| Cover songs that are better than the originals. Dylan’s All Along The Watchtower performed by Hendrix | |
| If aftermarket premium power cords work, why won’t short runs of premium XLR cables work? What I am saying, is if one needs a longer length XLR cable, do you think the signal is degraded by using a short high quality cable, with a longer mid grade extension? I know power cords are carrying amperage and XLR cables are carrying smaller ... | |
| Room Correction, Acoustic Treatment, Positioning, etc. What are my options @mayoradamwest: You must have been looking at a diffuser/absorber combo. Yes-too rich for my budget, but u can make some. I was more intrigued by what he had to say about room acoustics. I have compared his advice to others and most are in line w... | |
| Room Correction, Acoustic Treatment, Positioning, etc. What are my options @mayoradamwest: Go to acousticfields.com. You need to do the best you can with room treatments, before incorporating any eq. Foley has a very interesting utube presentation of how using an eq to boost frequencies, really doesn’t work very well.... | |
| big room speaker upgrade advice, Elac Adante AF_61? @neveo: Looks like you may have an almost perfect sized room, however you need to cover the glass and the concrete. You can often buy high end speakers, that were used as demos-I did. I think your amps have plenty of power, as long as the signal... | |
| DEQX @almarg: Thanks for your response. I did read what seemed like the “War and Peace” lengthy discussion on Deqx. I’m running strictly analog and am not sure this is for me. Guess I’m a dinosaur. I still have plans to make a couple of QRD 7’s for... | |
| Over damped Room? I have made many improvements implementing room treatment. I have over dampenened, then gone back to reduce such. Properly treating your room, is one of the most important things one can do. I will continue to do so, with the advice of Jim Smit... | |
| My music sounds brighter @giri: I’m 64 and also have a mild to mid level case of tinnitus. Have you found any treatment that actually works? | |
| Anyone out there in the Dallas area interested in acquiring vinyl records? @keninrockwall: There is a way to grade your vinyl. It’s known as the Goldmine standard. Carefully rate each album according to this scale and list them as a whole collection, or individually. There are many on this site, who may be interested. Be... | |
| Speaker output is wimpy If I understand you correctly, you have inner wall wiring, with a junction that terminates at a wall plate? If you have tried and eliminated everything else, it must be the wall plate connection. Try bypassing the wall plate wiring and run the ... |