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| Ok this will be a good thread. I say the room itself is the most under-rated component. If you've ever stepped into a recording studio while listening to a live session, you'd know. No piece of equipment can reproduce the acoustic space, unless, of course- the room is the right... | |
| So what sub are you using for your Home theater? A pair of Mirage BPS-400's. Nicely compliment my NHT 3.3's. Also excells when listening to music. Overkill at times. Definitely NOT subtle. But can be tamed with crossover and gain.David. | |
| $500 mini system suggestions, Bose need not apply Teac Reference gear. Audition if possible.D. | |
| Whats the coolest sounding movie? Desperado, with Antonio Banderas and Selma Hayek. Kick ass surround, severe dynamics, and out of this world explosions/ gunshots. There are a few explosions which actually force me to look behind me to see what fell off the wall.Check it out.D. | |
| SACD and DVD-A: Apples and Oranges? I've got both, and my biggest hassle so far is having to reconnect sources to the SINGLE 5.1 input on my preamp/ processor. I saw an outboard switching device online recently, but for the life of me can't find it again. Any advice?Both formats hav... | |
| Trying to build a near ref. listening room? Help My wall sconces rattle at loud volumes. I had to silicone the glass diffusors to the metal parts of the fixtures to *minimize* rattle, but they still make their own noises.David. | |
| Monoblocks vs Vertical bi-amping vs Horizontal bia Chucker--Thanks for the correction, and making the explaination easier. I AM amplified horizontal. My explainations were backwards.I had my 6 year-old son bouncing on my lap while responding to the post, while at the same time questioning me about... | |
| song title that is memorable One that comes to mind is from the Kansas "Leftoverture" LP from the mid-70's... Part of a big instrumental number called:"Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat"Interesting, to say the least. | |
| Monoblocks vs Vertical bi-amping vs Horizontal bia OK... Here's how I see it:Vertical bi-amping would involve 2 stereo amps, not necessarily "stacked", but the left channel of amp 1 would drive the tweeters of speaker 1, and the right channel of amp 1 would drive the tweeters of speaker 2. Horizon... | |
| How to respond to those who say it's not a hobby? Rosstaman hit the nail on the head. I couldn't have come up with a better sense of reasoning if I tried. No wife here; girlfriend doesn't live with me either. Life is rich.Midlife crisis.... Hah! | |
| whatz up with hi-end speakers near walls? Any loudspeaker with side-firing woofers (more common than ever these days), are designed to be coupled as closely as possible with the wall, to reinforce low frequency output. These designs are more commonly narrow in width, but deep so that the ... | |
| Too many boxes I started by putting the smaller boxes (components, power conditioners, etc.) in the speaker boxes. Then put the speaker boxes in the garage. I fabricated shelving units that hang from the ceiling in the garage, and additional boxes have been plac... | |
| Velodyne ULD 15 connects to Yamaha DSP A1 I believe the ULD series also came with a second RCA connect for the servo. If this isn't connected back to the amp, you won't get squat. You should have a SINGLE speaker lead from the ULD amp to the ULD sub. And a separate RCA connection from the... | |
| OK to use curtain to obtain the optimum room size? If you're building a house from scratch, why not just make 2 rooms? Insulate the wall well, and use insulated patio(outdoor) doors between the 2 rooms. When it's time for "critical listening", just close the doors. Maybe you might want to "deaden"... | |
| hearing loss from compressed music Maybe MP3 files cause "hearing disability". Especially to those who can't hear the difference in the first place. If somebody thinks MP3 sounds fine, maybe they've got existing damage that is undetected.Black and white TV is fine--- If you're watc... |