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| Help finding a subwoofer 'Full Range' speakers seldom are. My current speakers are 25Hz ±4dB in a typical room. Main woofer amps are 200w monoblock. Adding a 40Hz first order Butterworth effectively doubles the woofer 'music' power and transient response is much better. ... | |
| Help finding a subwoofer See ieLogical SubterraneanHomesickBlues You should use line level input, roll the bottom from the mains. This will increase level available from the mains and make integration easier. Martin Logan Dynamo also have Anthem Room Correction with opt... | |
| Install A Dedicated AC Line at home (FWIW, It beats me why anyone would install an IG receptacle in a house. ) To scare the bajeezus out of the missus so she doesn't plug in the vac or think 'A lamp would look nice over there' These links are worth reading before wasting beacoup... | |
| Install A Dedicated AC Line at home You want two, one for your main components and a separate for your amp. Overkill if you understand electricity. Just be sure to wire the two circuits on the same AC buss. And choose the one without refrigeration, etc. 2 grounds ,one common g... | |
| Bookshelf speakers that renders 3D soundstage Spica TC 50. Recapped with polypropylene BiWired with Kimber BiFocalXL. I ran mine with AR, Parasound, PrimaLuna. Comments from friends: "Awesome!! Joe Pass is sitting RIGHT THERE!" "Man, your system is so PRECISE" - playing Warren Zevon "Who ... | |
| How to connect monoblocks to a single REL sub with ONE RCA input NEVER use high level outputs to drive a subwoofer. It's a Band-Aid that should be banned. According to the REL S/812 manual, it has two low level inputs. You can simply Y off the main pre out if there are not two sets of outputs Ideally, you sho... | |
| Interconnects - better before preamp or after preamp? There is no guarantee that any particular cable brand or style works best with any particular component. Add in the listeners' sonic preferences and all bets are off. I've had 'critical' listeners with expensive HiFi systems tell me that my syste... | |
| Interconnects - better before preamp or after preamp? There is no 'better' cable. Cables interact with the connected devices. The 'best' cable is the one that provides the listener with the most satisfying sound with the equipment they own. I flat out guarantee that most AudioPhools who purchased ca... | |
| Upsizing Capacitors Why not? Some devices definitely have under temperature rating caps, particularly within a rack or under another component or heavy load or 24/7 operation. 105°C caps have 4x the life at rated temperature vs 85°C. Modern caps pack more C in the ... | |
| Upsizing Capacitors ESR increases as electrolytics age, so renewing can have benefits. Measured C maybe well within spec, but ESR is likely off the chart on 20 year old caps. Capacitors are purpose designed, so ensure using the correct type. Replacing electrolyti... | |
| Horizontal vs Vertical biamping Analog XO like those mentioned are still compromised, just like a passive, in that they have fixed orders and no delay. IF one listens digital sources, DSP makes so much more sense: time alignment infinite slope capabilities driver anomaly c... | |
| Horizontal vs Vertical biamping Not sure your Legacy’s would see the same dramatic improvement. Read the active vs passive XO link above. With amp connected directly to the driver, the amplifier is in total control of the motion. If there is ’iron’ and ’paper’ in the circuit... | |
| Horizontal vs Vertical biamping Not only that, but it's my experience that while the physical XO Hz & order may be known, they are only a starting point. Better performance may be obtained with active XO Hz & order quite different from stock params. | |
| Horizontal vs Vertical biamping Why do you have to remove the passive components from the speakers, don't you just have to bypass them and can still leave them in the speaker cabinet? You could leave them in the box, but they should be disconnected from the drivers. You could... | |
| Horizontal vs Vertical biamping When multi-amping with active XO, you M U S T remove the passive XO components from the speakers. Regarding deltas between horizontal and vertical, there are multiple possible combinations of amp channels and speaker drivers in each configur... |