herman
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| Any way to shield a non-sheilded center channel ? Sean, continuing on in ignorance is not too bad. I've been doing it for years. I agree that installing an extra magnet in the your speakers is probably a bad idea. I just pointed out this design technique in the hope of clearing up some of the con... | |
| Any way to shield a non-sheilded center channel ? On first reading I missed the comment about the ground above. Connecting the metal plate to an electrical ground like an outlet cover screw will have no effect. Magnetic flux lines cannot be grounded, they must be guided away from the TV via some ... | |
| Any way to shield a non-sheilded center channel ? The metal plate must be a material that can be magnetized. That way the magnetic lines of flux from the speaker are concentrated in the metal and they are directed away from the TV. Lead is nonmagnetic and will not work. As mentioned, mu metal is ... | |
| Flamenco and Tango Bwhite, your points are well taken. Paco De Lucia is one of my favotite artists and I agree that his explorations of other genres in no way detracts from his artistry. For one of his albums that blends traditional Flamenco with a little twist try ... | |
| Flamenco and Tango For Flamenco, Paco De Lucia. While some recordings are not flamenco in the purest sense of the word, he is an amazing guitarist and if not pure flamenco, very close. He did a series of albums on Phillips that are very good. Check out "Friday Night... | |
| too much power now-dump active for passive pre? There is nothing wrong with the situation you describe. It is very rare that the maximum reasonable volume from the speakers works out to be the maximum setting on the volume control. If you like the sound you are getting, what is wrong with full ... | |
| Equipment priority for powercords Unless I misunderstand your question, there can only be one possible answer. If your goal is to get the best sound, put it where it makes your system sound the best. There are no "golden rules" about such matters. This will require some time and e... | |
| Low Output MC's- Are We Playing W/ Fire ?? A transformer is not a neccesity. There are all tube phono stages that can handle the job. I use an Aesthetix IO phono stage that is all tube with a .34 mV cartridge with wonderful results. I have also used a solid state Pass AlephOno that was ver... | |
| Do cables really need "breaking in"? I agree with paulwp for this reason. After reading hundreds of testimonials in the usual magazines and online for several years now about the benefits of burning in cables, I have never once heard anyone say that a cable sounded worse. They ALWAYS... | |
| How much DC is considered safe? An 8 ohm speaker with 32mV across it would dissipate 128 microwatts or .000128 watts. I think you are safe. | |
| Suspended vs. Non Suspended TT on Concrete Floor Jeff, what is a sonotube? I have the same situation and may try that approach. | |
| Speaker efficiency vs. power requirements Your math is Ok, but 90 dB is not the starting point for your dynamic range. Dynamic range is the difference between the softest and the loudest, and 90 dB is pretty loud to start with. 120 dB is EXTREMELY LOUD, equivalent to a jet taking off. 140... | |
| A quick question? If you have to put your ear to the speaker, it is not a problem. Forget about it. | |
| Words From the Wise 1. Start with a great front end. Information lost or corrupted at the beginning can't be corrected with speakers.2. Tube amps are generally more musical than solid state. For the same money initially invested, tubes are better. They just cost more... | |
| Original Packaging, you gotta have it. I suggest using UPS and letting them pack it. They offer a service where they put that expanding foam stuff around the item inside a heavy box. Yes, it will cost you about $15 to $20 depending on the size of the item but I've had very good luck wi... |