herman
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| Unimpressive sound from Tannoy B475 subwoofer? .They may be pro audio but no reason they couldn't work in a home system.I really don't understand how you have them connected so can't comment on that, but you can't really judge them by themselves. Just listening to below 80Hz is going to sound ... | |
| Asynch USB or super clock thru S/PDIF for $3.5k? .It wasn't "duh, you are retarded" it was "duh, you are stating the obvious."Sorry if you took offense. . | |
| Unimpressive sound from Tannoy B475 subwoofer? .What isn't "decent" about them?Integrating subs is never easy and now you need to integrate two. They need to be crossed over at the proper frequency with the proper slope at the proper level and properly placed. This takes a lot of time experime... | |
| Asynch USB or super clock thru S/PDIF for $3.5k? .Sorry, I don't get your point. I'm sure you would rather sell them your $4,000 DAC, but if someone can't afford your more expensive offerings you recommend they buy something from you that doesn't cost as much. Either way you are promoting your o... | |
| Mini-Mac Server as an NAS .You really don't need a reference, it is built into the Apple operating system.Hook up the drives and open disk utilities. Select one of the drives and then select Raid. Name it, use the default format, and select concatenated. Drag all of the dr... | |
| Asynch USB or super clock thru S/PDIF for $3.5k? They are both valid approaches and either will sound very good. As always, it boils down to personal preference so nobody here can tell you which you will prefer.Steve Nugent is a big supporter of this approach and says the DAC matters less IF you... | |
| Mini-Mac Server as an NAS .Apple Osx disk utilities has functions built in to build disk arraysFrom Mac disk utility help filesAbout concatenated disk setsYou can create a single, large disk from several smaller disks by creating a concatenated disk set, which is also call... | |
| Mini-Mac Server as an NAS .I would start with a new external array rather than add to the internals. 2TB external drives are now less than $100. I would get a couple of those for data storage and a few more for backup. A program like Super Duper can manage the backups.I ha... | |
| active or passive preamp for active speakers .Can you solder? You can build a passive preamp for about $10-20 worth of parts from Radio Shack. Google "passive preamp diy" for info.Build a cheap one and if it meets your needs you can obsess about buying expensive parts for your next one.Pay n... | |
| Pure Music volume control through iPad .There is an app called Remote that will do what you want. It controls iTunes volume on the Mini which is linked to the PM volume control.. | |
| Review: Soundsmith SG-200 Straingauge Cartridge Thanks for sharing, I have friends who use strain gauge cartridges and they do indeed sound very good.Could you share your technique for setting azimuth with a scope, or point me to a link?Thanks | |
| Isolation transformer - does it offer protection .Most of what is sold as an isolation transformer like these come in a box that contains more than just the transformer so you get RF filtering along with surge and spike protection. The transformer itself does some things that might benefit your ... | |
| Isolation transformer - does it offer protection .It may attenuate a spike but won't eliminate it.An ideal transformer will pass any changes in the primary to the secondary so any spikes, surges, sags, or distortions in the incoming signal theoretically get passed through. In reality transformer... | |
| DVD-A player - while they still exist .Surely this will lead to premature hard drive failure. And the loss of all that musicYour fears are unfounded. Your hard drive is being accessed constantly anyway and that is how it is designed to be used. If it does fail, and yes, eventually the... | |
| cd player or computer with dac .Wavelength deserves serious considerationhttp://www.usbdacs.com/Products/Products.html. |