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| How low is a piano? The lowest is A at 27.5 hz. Middle C is 262 hz. The highest is a C at 4286 hz. | |
| Amplifier Hum - A Problem Solved Hey all,Thanks for all your replies. One thing I want to pass on is that the problem with DC induced hum is no indication of the quality of the toroidal transformer. Since I have isolated the problem, the Belles mono-blocks are dead quiet and my o... | |
| Where can one purchase lead shot for speakers? Don't use steel shot as it will resonate. I use a 50/50 mixture of dried sand and lead shot ( #6 is good). Use as course of sand as you can find. Sand used for concrete is good. Masonry sand is too fine.A few days before you want to fill your stan... | |
| Rives Audio Consulting - Advice? I consider the room the most important component. You can upgrade and upgrade all your different equipment, but until you get the room right, you are just pissin' in the wind. I feel Rives is a great value and his rooms have a high WAF. I know, be... | |
| How loud can I 'safely' play my Dynaudio Focus 140 When playing loud, you can cause an underpowered amp to send a clipped signal, and that is much worse for the speakers. All Dyn's like good clean power and lots of it. I would look for an amp that puts out at least 150W into 4 ohms. | |
| Dynaudio Contour S 1.4 vs Special 25? I have the Special 25's in a 15X19X8.5 room. They fill my room very easily. I think they might be a bit much for a room your size. They have incredible bass response, but to get that they need to be into the room at least 3'. The 25's and the C1's... | |
| Apple TV and High Res Audio 24 bit / 96 kHz I believe it will only support 16 bit/44.1 | |
| Silent Subwoofers ie: Buttkicker -your thoughts? Buttkickers and the like just seem too gimmicky. I have two 18" infinite-bafflesubwoofers mounted in my ceiling (you need to have attic space above for these to work properly). I, too, have a concrete floor in my listening room. Those two subs mov... | |
| Why Mac Mini Over Slim Systems Products? Check out computeraudiophile.com. Great website-very sophisticated and informative. They do reviews on everything from DACs to different storagesolutions. Also have reviews on canned music servers. The site also walks you through the whole setup, ... | |
| what do you put under your sub? Air.I have two 18" infinite baffle subs which are ceiling mounted. They are in plane with my mains. Unbelievable. | |
| Harbeth SHL5 vs Dynaudio Special 25 vs... I have the Dyn 25's. The imaging and soundstage of the Dyn's is amazing. The Dyn 25's are prettyflat to 35Hz, which is pretty amazing for a moniter speaker. The Dyn's are also very versatile as far as type of music. They have the extension and ran... |