jon_5912

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Your experience of moving to two subs
One thing that could lead to being able to locate subs could be that they're causing nearby objects to resonate at higher frequencies and you're hearing that.  I'd play around with tone generator a little to see if you can isolate anything.   Lon... 
Bass- at what frequency does it change from sounding like a string to just a low tone?
My guess is the room has much more to do with making strings sound like just a note than the speaker.  Most rooms have huge peaks and valleys in the deep bass.  I 15db resonance peak will swamp the texture and that peak will be different in every ... 
Bass- at what frequency does it change from sounding like a string to just a low tone?
@waytoomuchstuff IMO the way ATC rolls off the low frequencies is better than the usual way.  They roll off slowly starting at a higher frequency.  This is probably a marketing disadvantage but in most practical situations it's a plus.  A speaker ... 
Your experience of moving to two subs
@curtdr, Honestly subs are more for movies or just messing with.  They do make a difference with some music but if you mostly listen to music that doesn't have much below 40 hz you don't need them.  If you want good bass the most important thing i... 
Your experience of moving to two subs
I've just started playing with this in a PC system.  I'm buying small subs off ebay for cheap and now have 4.  2 tiny PSB sub series 100s and 2 Episode 8" Evo subs.  Episode is a custom install brand and has terrible resale value because nobody kn... 
How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment?
This is a question for Michael Vick.  
Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods?
I think it's about exclusivity and avoiding comparison.  If you price something high enough hardly anyone will ever hear it or be able to compare it to other products.  Bose is famous for requiring their products to be displayed in separate areas ... 
What is the proper loudness for listening?
There's a relationship between distance, volume, and reflected sound.  You can tell the difference between someone talking 3 feet away and someone yelling 50 feet away even if the volume is the same.  If what you're hearing sounds like someone pla... 
Does anyone know where this J. Gordon Holt comes from?
Holt's main system had a pair of active ATC 50 towers, the anniversary edition I believe.  I'm pretty sure they were sold here on Audiogon after he died.  
Injecting one sub to Benchmark system…
The idea behind running the headphone out for the sub is that having the pre-outs running two sets of wires at the same time and into 2 amplifiers at the same time is harder for the dac to power than a single set of wires and amp.  Running from th... 
Injecting one sub to Benchmark system…
I was in this situation in about 2006 with a dac1 and a sub.  The new models may be different but I thought back then that I really lost something by having the DAC output going to both an amplifier and a sub.  I'd at least experiment with getting... 
Real world Loudspeakers what does very good cost ?
I bought a pair of Thiel Viewpoints off ebay for a few hundred bucks.  I'm listening nearfield and it's sublime.    
Thiel Owners
I recently got some viewpoints for  a few hundred bucks off ebay.  I'm enjoying them way beyond what a normal person should be allowed.  
Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older?
At some point you make peace with your inner cranky old man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUgVgkrcqhk  
Are big subwoofers viable for 2 channel music?
I can confirm that the Snap AV sub is a good quality littlle sub.  It's got good output down to 37hz, pretty much done by 30hz.  For an 8" sub for $112 on ebay it's a steal.  Gloss black box, good controls,  I wonder if all custom install only bra...