kirkus
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| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier Yeah, your logic makes complete sense . . . and there are of course innumerable differences in the environments and installations - including those where I've been able to compare vertical vs. horizontal installations of this type.But 400Hz does l... | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier Atmasphere, thanks for the recommendation - but for a number of reasons I'll probably be limited the BBS options (beg, borrow, or steal) . . . at least the nearfields in this control room are stand-mounted so they're easily swappable and moveable.... | |
| What would happen if we had convenient turntables I am currently using what has been my secondary 'table, an old B&O Beogram 4004 -- and I will repeat my recommendation of B&O turntables for the "ritual-averse" audiophile. Most of their linear-tracking models will deliver exactly what you... | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier Thanks to all for the interesting discussion on waveguides in active monitors; it's given me much to think about and listen for.However, I see no practical problem in rotating the waveguide in 3-way Genelecs as the MF/HF section still remains vert... | |
| different Panasonic Plasma's Yes, a digital cable box functions in effect just like a stand-alone component tuner . . . conceptually very similar to an audio tuner. It provides all the on-screen program guides and channel selection.As far as the audio goes . . . all of the in... | |
| different Panasonic Plasma's Hi Bob . . . I just use the digital cable box, or the satellite receiver for DirecTV/dish. The latter usually has a terrestrial ATSC tuner in it as well, for an off-air backup during heavy rain.If you really need just an off-air ATSC tuner, they'r... | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier Shadorne, these are two great points, and I agree that they are very significant potential benefits of the "short open waveguide" approach. But they're not constant-directivity (which was my main point), and since as it does indeed very much depen... | |
| different Panasonic Plasma's If you can use a stand-alone monitor instead of a television - I'd recommend that you look at Panasonic's industrial monitor line - the current 50" 1080p set is The TH-50PF11UK.I've had personal experience setting up a decent handful (maybe 25 or ... | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier K_ilpo_p, thanks for the excellent discussion . . . let me see if I can better refine and clarify my thoughts on the matter.Also omnidirectional source directivity is constant, and in power response terms the driver type has no inherent effect.The... | |
| mcintosh tuner 7082,3,4 I like the MR7083 and its siblings quite a bit - it probably doesn't get the attention it deserves. The only negative in my book is that the memory uses a big NiCd battery that's kinda failure prone, but they should still last about 8-10 years or ... | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier I have an old RCA FC speaker from the 30s that is purported to have about 18,000 gauss once energized. The magnet structure on the thing is immense- so large that it is used for mounting the speaker, not the basket. Wow, holy crap! I have never se... | |
| Vintage tube guys I have vintage amps in my system - but while I have worked on more vintage amps than I care to think about, I have really very little romantic attachment to them as collector's items, or because of their past. I use them because they're better tha... | |
| Movies that featured High End equipment There's this Beineix film called "Diva"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082269/where the entire plot is based on a clandestine concert recording of an opera singer made by a mail-carrier audio geek, using a Nagra IV.I found the movie to be completely ... | |
| Need help-McIntosh MA 5100 The MA5100 is an old beastie . . . there's all sorts of things that could be going wrong. Semiconductors from that era frequently simply fail with age, as do electrolytic capacitors.Specific problems that I remember from the 5100 were dried-out ma... | |
| Help interpreting tuner specs I agree with Al, these look like extremely good numbers.I find measured sensitivity numbers a bit difficult to correlate on my own test bench, and there are a few sources of possible error. First, many FM generators (like my old Sound Technology 1... |