jtori
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| Are you seeing more 9/10s? I specifically searched for a thread dealing with this topic after seeing numerous ads containing what I believe to be inflated ratings. I've been a member a long time and don't recall a time when ratings were so far from conservative. In our sm... | |
| Townsend Seismic Sink Pump - where to find? Reviving an old thread here. I've got one of the older Seismic Sinks (with the indicator light). Here's a solution to the pump issue:The valve stem on the Sink is of the Dunlop type. Purchase a Dunlop to Presta valve adapter or Dunlop to Schrad... | |
| Building a Music Room In my opinion, there is no better investment you can make than the room. When I constructed my listening rooms, I relied heavily on F. Alton Everest's book, "Master Handbook of Acoustics". A good starting point is getting the proportions (rather t... | |
| Quietest Refrigator ? Something to consider may be the issue of electrical noise induced by hanging an electric motor on the same circuit or having it in the same room as sensitive audio gear. At the very least, the fridge should be on its own circuit (the most likely ... | |
| Integrate AVR and 2-Channel; Why so complicated? This is a meaningful thread. I have the same issue: dedicated two-channel listening room ("Virtual Systems, Done for Now, Sanctum Sanctorum"), pre-wired for 5.1, to which I will be adding a 58" plasma. I'm going to stair-step my way into HT over t... | |
| Personal speaker evolution Here goes:o Altec 604C in Klipsch-designed Empire Electrovoice enclosure; then built a second identical enclosure from plans and equipped it with a 604E ($275, plus $70 for materials)o KEF 101s WITH AUDIO PRO SUBWOOFER ($1,100)o KEF 104/2s with Ve... | |
| Personal amp evolution Let's see...... Bogen 35 watt mono tube amp (hand-me down from dad)... Bogen 17.5 wpc tube receiver (still have it)... Dynaco Stereo 70 (built it)... Mac 6100 (repaired it)... Mac 2120s (pair; bridged, purchased used)... Krell KSA 80 to KMA 160s (... | |
| Urgent: soundboard inside wall effect sounding? If you are looking to achieve good sound, I would begin by constructing the room to the proper proportions of length, width and height. Search out an acoustics book, such as the one from F. Alton Everest for information on the "golden rule" propor... |