kgveteran

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Do you have a dedicated listening room?
My first system was in the living room because I was single.The whole house was dedicated.Then I got married and bought my second house and agreed the equipment in the living room was unsightly, so I commadiered one of the three bedrooms.Now in my... 
Surround Processor Choice
I've used an EAD ovation for about five years.Two ch. to the hills.I bought it for HT but this thing tdoes stereo great.Used, about $2K . 
Help Needed Power Amp lacks punch
After doing some research I found the 555mkII had the most slam and for some reason the newer adcoms lacked a little.I don't know if they started doing something different but thats what I found.Good luck 
Subwoofer Amp Recommendations
Buy the Adcom GFA555 mkII in the amp section of the Gon for 350.00.Tons of power and quiet.I use two in bridged mode on my Adire Tumults. 
Project help
sean,I checked out some variacs on line and it's all coming together.I must now go to the,"surplus store".These guys have everything and cheap.I built a switchbox that turns on my triggerless amps for peanuts.All five amps using seperate 20a lines... 
Project help
the fumes were bad.I will be using a resperator.Saws are out as they make a mess and require me to sand to a paintable finish.Thanx guys.Keep the idea's coming . 
Project help
I started by using a copper wire.The lenth was about a foot.At one point it worked but the battery got hot and freaked me out.I'll take a ride today and let you know.Just to let you in on the project.I'm making RPG diffusers.Not perfect but the pr... 
How did you get into this hobby?
I found the tweeter in my mono 8-track player didn't quite meet my expectation.I took it apart and had my father take my to rat shack and picked up a couple and finally setted in on one I liked.That was thirty five years ago.It hasn't stopped. 
Good but Cheap Treatments for Flutter Echo
Owens corning 703 ridgid board covered with a roma wool.I did 16 24"x48" for about 300.00.Two inches thick.Come to find out four inches would go down to 500hz. 
Dipole patterns
My question is related to the rear surround type dipole.I use paradigm 150's which are the box type that have drives on the front and back.I do understand the theory behind dipole and bipole.My question is related to the rear or side surround spea... 
best amp for BASS
What great advice!Put the money back in your wallet and take a good look around.What you probably need to do is start to "see" the sound with a rat shack meter and a test disc.Or better yet a signal generator.You mentioned the bass was not up to p... 
EAD TheatreMaster 8000/8800 ?
I currently own an EAD ovation-8.Exept for some bass management issues the unit will stay in my system for years to come.I have yet to use the analog pass through but with prices dropping I'll get a new player with DVD-A and SACD.I worked in sales... 
Cross over frequency ???
To whom it may concern.Problem solved.The problem with switching xover freq. on the fly is that the room modes increase in amplitude as xover freq. increase in frequincy.Example...I switch from 65hz to 80hz and I now have to take into account the ... 
What Equipment Remains In Your System Long Term?
My three B&K ST-140's,they act as a six ch. multi amp.Ten years now.Just tossed a JVC s-vhs deck that cost me 900.00 twenty years ago.Good bye forever. 
Room Correction Devices PARC or TacT???
My first venture into room correction devices was an ashly parametric EQ.Circa 1975.I found it at a pro audio store used and beat to crap for 50.00.It had seen about twenty years of road use.The thing was magic.It was easy to use and the guys at t...