kijanki
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| Has anybody tried using single solid core cables? I'm not sure why cables have to be thick since speaker source impedance for back EMF is mostly resistive but it will lower inductance of straight wire. Skin effect starts at gauge 18 in copper at 20kHz. Stranding wires will make it worse because c... | |
| What do I need to set up digital music server? I'm not really interested in buying all my CDs again...There are different reasons for using the server. I have only regular 16/44 CDs but storing them on computer Hard Drive allows me find them easily, set up playlists, become independent from th... | |
| Class D and Power Cables It might depend on design of power supply. Some class D amps have straight linear PS while others (like mine) have switchers and some have switchers with power factor module. The most sensitive to power cable is perhaps linear power supply. Switch... | |
| When does speaker distortion become audible? Bruce, I had previously Paradigm Studio 60v2. It had 2 1/2 way xover. One of two 6.5" woofers operated only at the low bass frequencies extending that way frequency response. My current Hyperion 938 have two 8" woofers in much larger cabinet (pret... | |
| When does speaker distortion become audible? According to Robert Lee of Acoustic Zen speakers operating at power higher than 10W can get 10-12% of distortion. Most of it comes from the woofer and is less audible. Here is fragment of interview with Robert Lee:"That is a good point and I would... | |
| When does speaker distortion become audible? Most of the speakers have overhunged motors (narrow gap, long coil) producing a lot of distortions especially at longer excursions (bass). Underhung motors (big magnet, wide gap, short coil) produce less distortions (are more linear) but are more ... | |
| Computer for Squeesbox Touch I absolutely agree with Sufentanil. Once you have network, especially wireless, your music is sent as data without timing and the timing is recreated on the other side of the bridge. Nothing on computer side makes any difference (as long as it is ... | |
| Speakers and a fireplace heat? If the sides of the speakers are warm from fireplace or just sun radiation it is not optimal. My concern would be with ferrofluid widely used in tweeters but sometimes even in midrange (my speakers have 6 1/2 midrange drivers using ferrofluid as a... | |
| Ground Loop Hum with balanced XLR cables only Perhaps you have ground loop. RCA cables' shields are normally grounded on one side only, while XLR cables shields are grounded on both sides. It makes for better, shorter return of the noise induced currents but creates a lot of ground loop probl... | |
| Something doesn't seem right about this... Two wires, positive and negative, together reduce electromagnetic and capacitive noise pickup. They also reduce noise radiated from these wires. It is because noise is being picked-up (or radiated) by both wires that are at opposite polarities thu... | |
| What do I need to set up digital music server? Winggo - Have you read my post? | |
| I just installed new furnance and AC My furnace is in the basement but still noise of the blower and moving air comes thru. Shutting it down for the time of listening session, as Yogiboy suggested, can be done but not when temperature outside is very low or it will get chilly real fa... | |
| Mono amps and different length speaker cables No damage. If you don't hear it leave it. As for the "another matter" - if you don't hear it leave it and don't worry. | |
| What do I need to set up digital music server? My system consists of MacMini with external 1TB drive, Apple Express (Wi-Fi receiver on my network), Benchmark DAC1 (D/A converter with volume control) and power amp. I rip CDs, using free "MAX", to ALAC format (Apple Lossless Audio Codec). I use ... | |
| Mono amps and different length speaker cables If you believe that cable affects the sound then longer cable should affect it more, but your cable can be so transparent that 50% difference won't be audible. I still would not do it for the reason of resale value that Wolf_garcia mentioned. |