jameswei
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| Setting up a subwoofer It is difficult to set up a subwoofer using a Radio Shack sound level meter. The meter may be somewhat nonlinear at low frequencies, i.e., it may not be as sensitive, so you wind up setting the volume higher than it should be. Also, low frequencie... | |
| Height of VPI Stainless HW-19 LP Clamp? OK, so here's my run down from tallest to shortest:1 11/16 (= 1 22/32) inches -- all stainless HRX clamp, early version.1 19/32 inches -- stainless knob on delrin disk, able to rotate independently of each other.1 17/32 inches -- stainless knob on... | |
| Height of VPI Stainless HW-19 LP Clamp? I just measured my all black delrin two piece "One Piece" clamp, and the height is 1 13/32 inches. I stood it side-by-side with the stainless + delrin clamp and indeed the all black delrin was shorter, as the measurements would suggest.This implie... | |
| audio shop repair costs I had my local electronics repair shop fix my CAL CL 10 5-disc cd changer a few years ago. They said they replaced the laser head and a capacitor -- both were off-the-shelf parts they had in stock. Before I entrusted the unit to them, I partially ... | |
| Height of VPI Stainless HW-19 LP Clamp? I just measured mine, and it is 1 19/32 inches tall, to the nearest 1/32 inch. (It might have been just a hair taller, but my measuring tape only goes down to 32nds.) Given that it is clearly an assembly of at least two pieces, I would conjecture ... | |
| Equipment Rack Configuration..? Ergonomics dictates my placement recommendations:Top -- Music Hall MMF 5 (TT needs vertical clearance for access)Second Shelf -- Marantz ST 6000 Tuner (as close as possible to eye level for tuning ease)Third Shelf -- Audible Illusions Mod 3 (ease ... | |
| recommendation for best low cost rca interconnect Radio Shack's Gold Series is a good value basic interconnect. | |
| Efficient speakers v. less efficient speakers Sorry I wasn't as clear. I intended my comments to apply to your stated comparison of efficient speaker plus low powered amp versus inefficient speaker plus high powered amp. My experience is that the inefficient speaker plus the high power amp wi... | |
| Efficient speakers v. less efficient speakers I agree with both the above posts. High efficiency speakers can sound more dynamic, colorful, and detailed. The result is better impact and realism. | |
| Alignment of SME 309 vs. Shure protractor This is hard to address without more information. My first guess is that the Shure could be right because it uses a two point (the two null points in the stylus' arc) system that allows you to triangulate to find the location of the tonearm pivot,... | |
| best sounding small speakers My vote is still for the venerable ProAc 1SC's. | |
| Is live reproduction the goal of audio? I think it is to reproduce the recorded signal accurately, whether that signal is a live recording, studio mix of different takes, an electronic creation of the artist/engineer, etc. I benchmark electronics against original performances because I ... | |
| Thinking of adding a subwoofer -- my learnings Have you done any analysis on interference/cancellation with two subs?For example, let's say a given recording from a concert hall is mixed to two channels that portray a sound stage of a certain width. The low frequency waves would be almost the ... | |
| Wilson Puppy 6 vs Wilson Puppy 7 I have W/P 6s and have listened to the 7s at shows and dealers.The 6s' weakest points (in my opinion) are that the tweeter is a little hot and the puppies have a little midbass prominence but don't go all the way down. The hot tweeter is usually a... | |
| Need help with turntable set up Once a long time ago, I got screwed up trusting cartridge color codes, so I always go to the directions now.If you can confirm the left channel of your Spectron Musician II isn't disabled, I would recommend you get the Spectron Model 10 checked ou... |