honest1
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| Why does my system sound better?? I have noticed osmething like this many times myself- usually when hsopping for new gear. Swappoing components in and out of the system has often made the system sound better. It has nothing to do with keeping the system on vs. shutting it off, be... | |
| Using Bad Recording to Evaluate a System You're doing it the right way. I have done this in the past, too, brought recordings that I kknow are harsh. They can reveal harshnesses in a system when you only have a few hours to evaluate a bunch of equipment. There is much high-end equipment ... | |
| The Mechanics of WAF Maybe the big pink bunnies would improve the room acoustics. | |
| "This Latest Digital Amp Is Great " It's not jsut digital amps. Every so often, a product or product category grners all kinds opf buzz for a bit, then a new fad comes along. Look at all the posts a while ago on the European oversampling CD players (EMC, Audio Aero, Audiomeca). I do... | |
| noise thru tube pre?? Does it strike anyone else as odd that we (Audiophiles) expend great effort in selecting isolation equipment (brass cones vs aluminum cones, tennis balls vs. ball bearings, etc) to isolate a component such as a solid state amp or preamp, or CD pla... | |
| Speakercable and powercord that thightens bass. Is the blackwood a cable lifter, a component vibration isolater / coupler, or a cord? | |
| Behringer DEQ2496 HELP My bad - I had the EQ bypassed while trying to EQ! You are right about playing the pink noise at a high level to improve the S/N ratio. There was some low frequency noise visible at about -65 dB. I could hear it pulsing, and thought something was ... | |
| What is the test of time? I don't know how I remembered Captain and Tenille, but you just reminded me of that song:"...Nibbling on bacon, chewin' on cheeseMuskrat [boy's name] says to muskrat [girl's name]would you pleasebe my Mrs.?"How did they come up with that stuff? An... | |
| Which amp/preamp will complement khorus speaker Not too familiar w/ Khoruses, but I have Hawks. If they are at all similar (and I don't know whether they are or not), I found the Pass Aleph 3 to be one of the best amps to match with this speaker. It's shortcoming, of course, is its low power. T... | |
| What is the test of time? I think it's a good post. Some music seems to remain poular over the years, and other doesn't. Maybe it's a question of widely accepted popularity. I think it's safe to say most of the Beatles' music has withstood the test of time, whereas the Cap... | |
| Long Wall Speaker Placement: Pros and Cons? Audio Physic always used to be a big proponent of long wall placement (and prob'ly still is). They had a very detailed mathematical procedure for optimizing sound in a long wall placement. Check out their website, they may still have info on how t... | |
| Green Mountain Audio Calypso Regarding aesthetics, I think Green Mountain offers covers for the tops of their speakers, like a minimalist frame covered in acoustically transparent cloth. (I'm pretty sure it was them). Can anyone confirm / deny? | |
| Permanently sealing a vented subwoofer?? For any given driver (raw speaker), the box size for a good sealed box is usually biogger than the proper size ported box. When you put a driver in a sealed box that is too small, you get amplification at resonance - in other words a peak in the r... | |
| Can HI FI components really make music? How many of the people who trash Bose have actually listened to Bose speakers? Has anyone actually listened to them in a high end system? They are far from perfect, but even in cheap systems, soem of them are capable of reproducing dynamics and mi... | |
| Popping out dents in dust- dome. Can metal dome.. Have you tried the vacuum / sticky tape approaches? Many metal domes seem to be a very thin foil, that is quite flexible. |