jasonbourne52

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kingko KA 101 advice for sub
Heresy's start to roll off at 65hz. A powered sub is needed for the bottom two octaves. The Heresy was designed mainly for PA use back in 1956. 
Are all amps being built wrong?
Anybody remember what issue that was? 
Are all amps being built wrong?
Nelson Pass designed and sold through First Watt a current-drive amp. I remember reading a review of it in Stereophile years ago. Apparently it's major flaw was an output impedance of some 50 ohms!  
Are you also leaving free (virtually) performance on the table?
COPPER BRITE! 
SET on JBL Everests - Mouse breeding an elephant?
Use the gain controls on the active cross-over to set the sound levels between low and high frequencies. 
SET on JBL Everests - Mouse breeding an elephant?
No need to worry about wire quality. Any good quality wire will work just fine! 
SET on JBL Everests - Mouse breeding an elephant?
Set the active cross-over to 200 -300 hz.  Feed the lower frequencies to the 452 and connect it to the woofers via the built-in cross-over. Feed the upper frequencies to the 275 and connect it to the mids/highs via the built-in cross - over. 
SET on JBL Everests - Mouse breeding an elephant?
I agree with the above post. Use the 452 for the woofers and a single 275 for mids and highs. But get an active cross-over (2 - way) to split the signal from your preamp. That way each amp is not having to see a full - range signal and will work b... 
Spindle-To-Pivot Distance
Make a mounting plate that will hang over the edge of the plinth. Wood will do fine! Or use acrylic! A rectangular piece with a mounting hole. 
Midwoofer+Tweeter vs Wide band
Ohm Walsh Sound Cylinder: 8 inch driver that goes from 30 hz to 8000 hz! Plus it produces a coherent waveform that crosses over to an upward- angled dome tweeter for the last two octaves! These might be the BEST speakers in my collection! 
how is digital sound created?
Look up the Nyquist Theorem!  
Budget System Advice still partying like it's 1999
Nothing wrong with your digital components. Why waste money? 
"I have the best system in the world!" An Audiophile's Journey
My guess is that Part II will be this fellow's "golden ears" validation of more Flat Earth science! Like there isn't enough of this already on here!  
Fun With Cable Risers
Idle hands are the Devil's workshop! 
how is digital sound created?
"In Space no one can hear you scream" - advertising blurb for the film Alien.