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| damping factor From the wiki on damping:Note the 'curve' for 0.7, which is critically dampened. Desireable in a loudspeaker.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2nd_Order_Damping_Ratios.svgPlease read the section on QTChttp://www.members.shaw.ca/loudspeakerbuilder.... | |
| damping factor I'm not sure I CAN explain speaker 'q' except that it is a design choice made and involves the TS parameters of a driver....the woofer....and box size and port tuning...where needed. Critically damped is a value of .707 (sine of 45...coincidence?)... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 too bright, HELP For the record I too own a 'd' ICE amp....Be careful with 'd' amps. The Krell sure cooks, doesn't it? Maybe better ventilation? I tested 3.6s with the xi400 integrated and it sure got warm, and I didn't even try to abuse it. In my less than perfec... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 too bright, HELP The 'not enough power' carp is, IMO, a red herring.That is, unless you crank it up....lots. EVERYONE without exception that buys panels and has lesser amps still likes them. The also all, without exception report better results with more power. Ev... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 too bright, HELP NOBODY has suggested the cure which worked for me.My 1.6s were bright, too. And very beamy. Too much toe and the highs were nearly unbearable, while the center image was razor sharp and little sound extended beyond the outside edges of the speaker... | |
| Power Cord for Power Conditioner For your confuser, the powersupply makes enough noise that better power may be irrelevent.As for a better cord on your conditioner? I'm in the first camp. I use the cord it came with.Note that I said for the audiophile, cost is no object. I think ... | |
| Power Cord for Power Conditioner for most folks:It is much less expensive and maybe even easier to ship if you build your conditioner with a detachable fitting and buy cords in case lots. The cord is packaged with the PC for shipping. Less labor and your not dragging a cord aroun... | |
| Power Cord for Power Conditioner Some companies may voice the PowerConditioner with a specific cord. These are the hi-fi companies. I'd stick with whatever it came with it for a while and experiment gingerly.Other companies, perhaps my Panamax, who go to less trouble and source t... | |
| Apple TV without TV The potential downside of the AirPort Express is the Very High output jitter.Some DACs, like my CA840c do not like that and can lose lock. | |
| Monster Cable Shad, you're correct. Isn't that what Edison said......'Invention is 99% marketing and 1% persperation'?or something like that? A must read on the subject are the letters exchanged by Monster and BJC which I'm hoping have reached 'legendary' statu... | |
| Power Amp for Magnepan MG 20.1's Given your (now) disclosed playing habits of no excess loudness, the outlaw monos make even more sense......and take the extra cash and invest in a bank of outlets exclusively for the amps. I, too, am not an overloud listener. That being said, I h... | |
| Monster Cable Elizabeth, NO need to appologize. I've read the original demand letter AND the BJC reply and they are classics. No Monster for me, and I'm not sure a retraction by Lee would be enough | |
| Power Amp for Magnepan MG 20.1's No way to get 7x1000 out of an amp on a single powerline connection. Any channel 'one-at-a-time' will meet spec, but not all channels driven. The hi-efficiency rating of ICE modules is only at full power. Efficiency drops from that peak as output ... | |
| who makes auto biasing tube amps w/200 wpc The difference between 200 watts and 100 watts is 3db.....not a lot....call it 150? I don't know how to do logs, but it is sure to be almost unhearable.Autobias? terrific idea! Why didn't I think of that?93db speakers MAY be able to use 200 watts ... | |
| Reel to Reel decks The only reason I could think of to let a pro do it is that there are lots of rubber parts in this machine. I don't know how they'll react to the proshot or any other mix of lube/solvent. |