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| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused That or play with the single sub near-field. Not sure why this came to mind, but someone asked what the best sound they could get for a $1000 was. I told them $500 headphones and near field sub for the emotional impact. Or aa Butt Shaker(TM). | |
| Altec Valencia speaker wire/internal Crossover to horn/woofer wire orientation And the step function section most of the way down here: http://www.roomeqwizard.com/help/help_en-GB/html/graph_impulse.html#top | |
| VTL 5.5 Series II, possibilty of XLR phono connection Hi, I have a couple of questions. 1. I have VTL 5.5 Series II Preamplifier with a phono stage installed. Aux2 is RCA input for phono connection. There are also CD and Aux1 inputs allows both RCA and XLR connection. Is it possible to use one o... | |
| Bi-Amping: How can I determine relative output? for those more electronically endowed, how would I measure as Erik suggested- what’s the pretty picture look like? ~V Or a squiggle over or under a horizontal line. Usually AC is denoted by a small v and DC by a capital V. By my meter has vol... | |
| Balanced Inputs holmz It is my understanding that balanced audio circuits typically “add” 6 db of gain compared with a single ended circuit. Charles @charles1dad yeah semantics… The output is 6dB more. I was referring to the amp, which is then 6dB less. ... | |
| Balanced Inputs Balanced inputs often offer 6dB increased gain. That can be valuable for a phono, worthless for a DAC 6bB less gain. Tiny amounts of gain can be lost with very long interconnects. So do keep that in mind. Really it is zero. If two pi... | |
| Bi-Amping: How can I determine relative output? You might be better off just using the tube amp, or using 1 good amp. | |
| Unusual setup question This? or this? Or some other isolator that they make? | |
| system synergy and problems with SQ No headphone jack. That would be a good test. I am surprised the ARC coukd be the issue as it is a tube preamp. I have a simple volume knob from Schiit that I can use to run without the pre, and will check. ^that^ could exonerate or point to th... | |
| need amp recommendations for more separation of instruments @soix exactly right on all counts. @ahuvia old mate from work had us over. I asked how he liked the speakers, and he mentioned they we better in the shop. I asked if I could move them and pulled them out from the wall about 1/2 meter. (20” or ma... | |
| Whats the ultimate goal with your pre amp ? The preamp is overkill when your source components are of lesser quality. Well the TT is working nice. But the old CD player, TV, and DAC running into it are all together maybe 1/4 of the price of the preamp. But I can switch between the 4 sour... | |
| I need some help with power in my home! Gosh, I forgot about aluminum wiring… It is not uncommon in some copper wired homes to have aluminium or aluminum between the service tower and homes. I am not sure what is running down from a pole, but I think that often steel. Hence a Sparki... | |
| Whats the ultimate goal with your pre amp ? In my mind I want the Pre to be uncolored..silent...and have flexibility/with XLR's in and out. Does or should it cost 10K to achieve this ? Just get one with a high SINAD then and call it a day. Some people also choose a tube preamp and run i... | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature III — video review on YouTube by Steve Guttenberg (1/15/2023) @patrickdowns I just sit in the cave crosslegged on the dirt like an ascetic monk. And use more cushion thickness, if the ears are too low… | |
| need amp recommendations for more separation of instruments At a store, I heard 948s paired with a front end costing about $100,000 and that system did not have this problem, at least it not to my ears. That tells me that with really good electronics this problem can be greatly reduced and that the proble... |