herman
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| Phase inverting preamps There seems to be a lot of confusion about this. There always is. Mr. Ghost is correct.Phase and polarity are NOT the same thing. A phase shift is a shift in time. A change in polarity is a change from a positive to a negative, or vice versa. A si... | |
| purpose of dual rca inputs on mono amp? They are probably connected directly together for biamping. One would be connected to the output of the preamp like normal. Then, instead having to run another interconnect from preamp to the other power amp, you just use a short interconnect betw... | |
| Okay, the gloves are off. Let the fur fly Sean,The Lamhorns use Lowthers or their equivalent. I went with a Lowther because the AER driver is 16 ohm and my amp doesn't have a 16 ohm tap. If you are looking to spend this kind of money, the Lamhorns should definitely be on your short list.h... | |
| Okay, the gloves are off. Let the fur fly I let most of my fur fly about 20 years ago so will not be able to participate in that part. I am now in the SET/ single driver camp. I think it easier to get there with that approach than trying to integrate a bunch of drivers and crossover compo... | |
| Can an FM Tuner be "hot-rodded" long distance??? FM radio frequencies travel pretty much in a straight line. So, except in extremely unusual weather conditions, the limit for reception is the horizon. This is usually much less than 130 miles unless you have an extremely tall antenna or live on t... | |
| Voltage Gain Perhaps (how's that for a worthless comment?). For a given load and input level, the 29 dB amp will deliver .4 dB more power. It is not ideal, but nothing in audio is. You are going to get greater variations in power delivered to your listening po... | |
| Pick your favorite, and tell me why... Tenor saxophone is a pretty broad category. Ben Webster, Illinois Jacquet, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Zoot Simms, Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Johnny Griffin, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Charles Lloyd, John Coltrane, and about a hundred more excelle... | |
| Quiet fan to cool amp and preamp? I have my wife use a folding paper fan and wave it over my amps during listening sessions. Very quiet and inexpensive. As an added bonus, I can send her to fetch a beverage when needed. Of course, if she ever logs on to this site, I will be listen... | |
| 0dB gain question One fine point on gain and attenuation. To attenuate means to reduce. Gain, on the other hand, does not mean to increase. It can be either positive or negative or zero. A gain of +dB means to increase, a gain of -dB means to reduce, and a gain of ... | |
| What has blown my tweeter???? There was a DIY post recently about building your own speakers. I would search for that and then track down all who expressed an interest. One of them has your tweeter! It's very obvious. Trust me on this. | |
| Transparent Reference XL or Nordost Valhalla Mikelavigne offers wise advice. I would take his last statement one step further and say that synergy is important at any level. There is absolutely no way to predict which cable will sound better to you in your system. You will have to try them. | |
| Choral music suggestions I have a CD on Teldec of Brahms Secular Choruses, "Lieder und Romanzen" 4509-92058-2. The first time I played it my wife was in another other room and she told me it sounded like angels singing. I have numerous recordings on the Teldec label and t... | |
| Using a hidden reserve price in auctions. I agree with Garfish. Also, I think the idea with the low opening and higher reserve is to entice bargain hunters into bidding at a low price, hoping they will get into a bidding frenzy and meet your reserve. As a buyer I don't like them because s... | |
| Single Driver Speakers??? Lowther, Moth Audio?? Their is a sense of cohesiveness from single drivers that cannot be achieved with multiple drivers. However, I don't think you will be happy with 5 watts into a 90dB speaker. It will play but you will quickly run out of power. You need to get clos... | |
| How many levels are there? There are 17 levels. Trust me on this one. |