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| Recommended AES/EBU cables under 800 dollars Buy the $30.00 BJC XLR cable.Then put the $770 towards acoustic room treatments, more music, going to live concerts, personal savings, Roth IRA, charity, a little personal vacation, SLR digital camera, new pipes for your motorcycle, pay down mortg... | |
| Do all Class D amps lack soundstage depth? Just a bit of clarification: The term "class-D" is sometimes misunderstood as meaning a "digital" amplifier. The quantization of the output signal at the power stage can be controlled by either an analog signal or a digital signal. Only in the lat... | |
| Do all Class D amps lack soundstage depth? Both those models you mentioned use the same ICEpower 200ASC module. I find this module to be wonderful except it does lack sound field depth. The width is there but front-to-back layering of sound is lacking (it's more 2D in that regard). With th... | |
| Emotiva? I installed an MMC1 and MPS2 in a theater recently and they work extremely well with the Triad Gold LCR speakers. | |
| your experience amp for acoustic zen adagio Robert used Red Dragon Leviathans and Halcro amps with great results at numerous HiFi Shows. The Leviathans had a more natural midrange with a touch of warmth. The Halcros were on the neutral side with more resolution. | |
| Simaudio vs Pass X350.5 Pass has a more neutral while Sim Audio is relatively warmer than Pass | |
| Long Balanced Interconnect - Which? Darell,BlueJeansCable Balanced IC capacitance: 13pF/foot 35ft pair $124 + shipping ($8.50 I think)SignalCable Analog 2 Balanced IC capacitance: 23 pF/fooot35ft pair$257 + shipping ($8.95)Both cables use high quality Neutrik connectors. BJC has muc... | |
| most effective bass traps Read everything you can on the www.Realtraps.com website. They give you the best information with wonderfully comprehensive details. FYI: Foam is not all that effective as a bass trap even if the website selling it says so. Compressed fiberglass o... | |
| you've got $25,000.00 RedPoint Audio Designhttp://www.redpoint-audio-design.com/main.html | |
| room treatment Arp,I would also agree with Kal - head straight over to www.RealTraps.com and read everything Ethan has to offer on his website. I think Ethan's website is one of the most informative around regarding room acoustics and remedies. Their products ar... | |
| Sonopan Accoustical Panel vs Rigid Fiberglass I have not used Sonopan panels but I have used rigid fiberglass and bonded acoustical cotton. Our limited tests proved the cotton to be superior but only by a slight margin and at a considerable price difference. So if you are on a budget then rig... | |
| Anyone send back Magnepan MMG's? Abramsmatch is really right about raising your MMG's up off the floor about 6-10" (depends on your listening height but have your head at the center of the panel). Also once they are raised up off the floor make sure they stand up perfectly straig... | |
| If you only upgrade one component in HT what is it ROOM ACOUSTICS!!!Spend $2000 (or whatever your budget is) on DIY room acoustics or spend a little more on professionally built room acoustics:contact:www.realtraps.com or www.gikacoustics.comDoing proper acoustic treatments will improve the sound ... | |
| Eco-friendly Bamboo ply speakers 07-25-05: TvadBamboo veneer, yes? I can't imagine bamboo can be harvested and cut in such a way to make cabinets totally from bamboo. Plyboo... So if you consider 3/4" thick solid bamboo plywood to be a veneer...then yes E.D. uses a bamboo veneer.... | |
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