kijanki
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| Why the obsession with the lowest octave "Having a tweeter than goes well above the audible frequency range just allows a better reproduction in the range that you can hear"Not necessarily - it might distort more at few kHz range. | |
| At what distance are balanced XLR cables needed? Kal, Absolutely. Why not to use balanced if environment is known to be noisy. My Rowland 102, a class D amp, has only balanced input connector - a mature decision on a side of Jeff Rowland. Balanced has also two practical advantages - it won't dis... | |
| Looking for speakers I bought for $3k 6-month old dealer demo Hyperion HPS-938, amazing speaker. Same room size with tall (cathedral) ceiling. Read reviews at hyperionsound.com | |
| At what distance are balanced XLR cables needed? Al - I'm not sure if metal purity or dielectric absorption or capacitance play role in any particular setup either, but if they do - I can't see any reason why it would be different for balanced vs unbalanced cable. Balanced versions are always sl... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave Mechans - Quality of the bass is more important than extension IMHO. My current speakers have larger drivers and more volume than my old speakers but extension is slightly worse. Dynamics, attack and decay of the bass, on the other hand, are much ... | |
| At what distance are balanced XLR cables needed? Eldartford - you can spend arm and a leg for a balanced IC as well. They're also made of fancy materials - both metals and insulation. There is no reason why it should be different IMHO. Purity of metal still applies since impurity reside between ... | |
| Speakers that sound like the Hyperion 938's Colleycol, Hyperion has B-Stock (on their website) with a pair of Bamboo HPS-938 at 1/2 of the price. Ask local dealer. | |
| Is age bad for solid state amps? "Is so complex all this"It really isn't - you'll expire long time before transistors. | |
| Is age bad for solid state amps? Cinequadom - Transistors don't age or deteriorate. The only other component I know (other than tubes) that deteriorate is switch. | |
| Is age bad for solid state amps? Electrolytic caps can last 50 years but every 10degC in temperature increase cuts life by half (it is simply drying out). It is gradual process that increases ESR (Effective Series Resistance) of capacitor up to a point where ESR is so high that c... | |
| When have A/B comparisons led you astray? "i just change stuff. period, and don't worry about it"- So do I. I found that switching A/B is not as good as playing one component for a week with different types of music then do the same with the other. Constant switching between components to... | |
| HeadPhones: Best soundstage? With headphones sound is inside of your head and not in front of you as it is with speakers. It is because when you listen to speakers each ear receives also delayed sound from another speaker (right ear from left speaker). Same can be done in hea... | |
| When have A/B comparisons led you astray? Placebo effect. My brother went to audio store to buy Cabasse speakers. Salesmen presented first speaker that sounded very good. Then he played a little more expensive speaker that sounded much better for a little more and finally even more expens... | |
| How loud is loud, What DB is actually loud? Frank, Thanks, great link. | |
| How loud is loud, What DB is actually loud? "Play your system in mono, turn of one channel , guarantee you will have more than a 3db loss" Yes, but not because of the smaller radiating area but because you cut off half of the power.yes, there is room gain, but since it applies to both speak... |