johnnyb53
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| What are the advantages of a line array design? Given that line arrays have more focused vertical dispersion (less floor and ceiling reflection), and that line arrays only lose 3dB SPL for each doubling of distance (vs. 6dB for point source), they're probably a good candidate for your enormous ... | |
| Which cost more: your system or your car? When you're a bottom feeder like me, it's harder to figure out.I have a $40K Lincoln Town Car, but I bought it used for $7.5K.My 7.1 ch. HT audio system retails for around $12K, but I have about $4800 in it. My 2-channel analog-based system retail... | |
| Best Digital RCA cable under $100 new or used? At $99, I found the Transparent Digital Link to be significantly better than other similarly priced RCA SP/DIFs I tried. It was smoother, more musical, less artificial sounding with more natural detail and bloom to the dynamics. | |
| Your homemade tweaks? 01-02-11: AudiofeilI installed windmills to get off the grid.Does this give you an airier soundstage? Dynamics that ruffle your hair? :) | |
| Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range 01-02-11: 2chnlbenJonnyb53:You too seem to be impressed with the TAD speakers. Have you had a chance to hear the big Reference One's? Not sure where you live, but Audio Video Logic, out of Des Moines, will be holding a TAD, Krell and Nordost semin... | |
| Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range 01-01-11: WeseixasYears ago, any speaker of such dimensions were classified as Bookshelf type, years later such size speakers were referred to as Mini monitors when placed on stands, coupling them to the floor, as opposed to full size monitors tha... | |
| Your homemade tweaks? I have a Technics SL1210 turntable. Out-of-the-box the turntable has an upper midrange glare, variously attributed to the servo frequency, platter ring, motor noise coming up the spindle, etc. etc. It's none of the above, but rather the resonant r... | |
| A good ipod dock for an ipod classic. 12-24-10: Ton1313So I checked the logitech site, and it will play Apple Lossless. Johnnyb53, would you consider testing the portable HD direct to the squeezebox, and let me know if there are any differences in interface or sonics compaired to your... | |
| Best Towers Under $1500 for beginner system Every speaker design is a compromise in some way. Having many drivers, each handling only a couple of octaves, can produce more linear frequency response and higher power handling, but the multiple crossovers are either going to be very expensive ... | |
| Impact of low quality analog RCA interconnects Hashy-sounding sibilants are the result of poor transmission of the original event. It can happen anywhere in the signal chain from the microphone chosen to the recording itself or the digitization in the studio, or on playback it could be the DAC... | |
| Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range 12-24-10: Weseixas36K for mini monitors(TAD CR1) and the stands are optional, absurd indeed. Who ever said they were minimonitors? They are 25"h x 13.4"w x 17.5"d, and weigh 100 lbs. each. They are also linear out to 100 KHz, which means their ris... | |
| A good ipod dock for an ipod classic. 12-23-10: Ton1313I have thought of that. I do have wi-fi, however I don't know if it would be convienant for me, as the only CPU's in the house are laptops.I don't have a central CPU as the hub, that could be powered on at all times. If im thinkin... | |
| Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range After the review in Abso!ute Sound a few months ago, I wouldn't buy anything in that price range without auditioning the Pioneer TAD-CR1 Compact Reference, at about $36K. Make sure to leave budget for their dedicated stands, as the spkrs weigh 100... | |
| Best Towers Under $1500 for beginner system These. Mirage OMD-15 omnidirectional, originally released at $2500 per pair, and very competitive at that price. I have had mine for over two years, and they have a captivating combination of smooth, natural tonal balance and deceptively high reso... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Pat Metheny LP: Day Trip/Tokyo Day Trip Live. It's a 3-LP/2-CD behemoth I got on sale for $19.99. It's Metheny in a jazz trio setting, with bass monster Christian McBride and perfect-choice drummer Antonio Sanchez. These three present what one rev... |