immatthewj
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| Album(s) That Took The Longest To Come Around To . . . Holly Cole Trio It Happened One Night released in ’96(?) and I know that I bought it in the ’90s, but I didn’t listen to it closely enough to realize how good it is until ’18 or ’19. Same with Patricia Barber/Cafe Blue . . . I bought the re... | |
| Album(s) That Took The Longest To Come Around To For me I guess mostly it's CDs, but for the purposes of this thread that might be okay? There are several I am pretty sure, but at the moment I cannot think of most of them. Back when I was in the Air Force in around '79 I made friends with this... | |
| Plugging rear ports of "bookshelf" speakers? "Bookshelf speakers" and "too much bass" do not often exist simultaneously. "Too much" was probably not what I meant when I typed "unruly bass," @carlsbad2 . Also, it's not that they are on a bookshelf, maybe I shouldn't have called them that... | |
| I guess I need a new multimeter. Get a Fluke. That may be the way I go. I went to Radioshack's site (I haven't been there for at least a year or more) and I don't know what's up with them anymore. I found a Fluke on 'Zon for $129 that will do anything I need done. | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? Thanks, @ditusa , I am going to have to print that because my eyes are so bad I cannot read that on the screen. | |
| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? Wow. Does this ring any bells? Sorry to burst your bubble, but, a 11 by 12 closet is not hifi, it is about as lofi as it gets for a room. That Hegel isn’t hifi either. Hence, you’re just not a hifi guy anymore ..you are a midfi/lofi kinda guy (... | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? @immatthewj No, I was more suggesting the idea that if the speaker were 91 dB instead of 86, that the amplifier would be doing far less work. You could get the same sound pressure you do now with 1/4th the power. So your 50 Watts would be much cl... | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? @atmasphere , well, it does not seem to sound like (to me, anyway) as if it is straining, but by loafing, are you thinking that it would prefer being in 100 wpc ultralinear versus the 50 wpc triode mode? I feel that my preamp (Cary SLP 05) has a... | |
| Plugging rear ports of "bookshelf" speakers? Thanks for all the great input, @everybody. The speakers did come with plugs, and for last night's session I did install them. As per usual, I am not sure which way I like better, but I am thinking, so far, that I prefer them plugged. Since the... | |
| 8 ohm nominal impedance/4.69 ohm minimal impedance--is this a bad load (on paper)? Thank you for explaining that to me, @erik_squires ; thanks for the link, @ditusa , thanks @everybody for the input. So check your amp’s specs before you buy the Revel M126Be or any speaker. @sbayne , well, that's what I meant about my ... | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? Thank you for the input, @atmasphere ; the speakers that I am auditioning (and that I have about 3 more weeks on that audition) have an sensitivity rating of 86, a nominal impedance of 8 ohms, and according to Erin’s Corner a minimal impedance of... | |
| How do I discharge the capacitors in my PS audio P20 ? +1 @erik_squires . I am not an electrician, but thanks to the seniority bump & bid system I did a few tours through the electric shop of a major airline. We used what I remember being called a "shunt" to discharge all caps. (It is possible I... | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? @audiokinesis , thank you for oversimplifying. That helps. @james633 , thank you for the feedback on this. I think I am getting the picture. High efficiency doesn't take as much power to move and at lower levels not as much power is being ... | |
| Warm, yet detailed tube preamp I've never heard the Cary SLP98, but I, personally, do not consider my SLP05 to be warm. However the air and detail is great. In my opinion. | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? No, definitely not. For the time they were great, but I love the KEF’s, even for low volume. I just wonder if another speaker might be a little more lively at lower volumes. Thank you for clarifying that, @zlone . (And a quick google showed ... |