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| How can I improve my electric power situation. While not a solution to your problem, I'd get a 'Kill-A-Watt' power meter.This will give you power line voltage, current draw, power factor, VA / Watts and total power drawn by system while plugged in...with an hour meter.These things are very che... | |
| Why do the new 2009 Beatles CDs sound so good? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_warSlanski,is this what you're talking about? | |
| Large brass devices on top of power amps ? Jed,putting something in a photo is a common way to show scale in a photograph.for example, I may intentionally include a bit of properly lit white so I can adjust color better. In photographing small objects (macro) I may include a ruler or somet... | |
| AV Receiver good enough for high end audio? Hifihvn,I don't know about the Sunfire factory, but the output devices.....International Recitifier devices were made right here in Southern California.....At least Carver USED these devices in past designs. I am admittedly not current. | |
| Fun Little Project for improving Dynamics I spent a long time....I won't admit to how long (!) adjusting a tweaking just the physical setup of my system.Just for example:I added a sub. Did some 'gross' testing with bass heavy music and decided I liked the sub on plane with my panels and a... | |
| Fun Little Project for improving Dynamics Have somebody remove them.....or NOT.....when you are gone for the day.Repeat as necessary till you get say....20 tests. 50% correct would be expected from simple chance. | |
| Fun Little Project for improving Dynamics Has anyone had the nerve to drag Shirley MacLaine into this? neither do I !!! | |
| Upgrade amp. or speakers first? pick amp and speakers as a synergistic pair.I mean, say you just bought some speakers you really liked.....for some reason, you now want to go amp shopping and risk not liking the result. Nope, I'd buy 'em together....... But that's just me. | |
| Maggie 1.2's Low End Crossover Upgrade Magnepan is a DIY dream.You may want to consider simply getting RID of the MDF frame, go to real wood and properly brace it.I run my panels with the mylar facing the wall, which is 'backwards' from the way Magnepan intends....at least from the mid... | |
| Can you get good sound bridging 2 Classe CA-200s Is their good airflow around the amp?The 1 person I know that had Classe swears by its capabilities....and stability. | |
| S.O.S. on Windows 7 Media Player 12 Petty,I've got Diana Krall 'The Look Of Love' CD on my Mac. Both as a ALAC and later as a MP3/ 160 for my 'pod. | |
| Class D amps w/ digital inputs? NAD is sort of a variable gain DAC with hi power outputs......though it can be used as a 'simple' power amp. A lot going on here, so have a read.http://stereophile.com/solidpoweramps/nad_m2_direct_digital_integrated_amplifier/ | |
| Is it ok to Bi-amp using different Brand/model of when you changed crossover slope, you also changed the phase relationship between drivers. | |
| Magnepan Owners - Need Your Thoughts Please Well, Stickman, are you ready to try a few tests?Turn 'em around. Yep....put the mylar to the wall and the pole piece facing you, the listener. Magnepan flipped sides maybe.....15 years ago. I didn't get the memo, so when I went from MG-1 (late '7... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 Energizer:One big reason you may like older Maggies is that sometime in the '90s they began shipping with the Mylar toward the listener. A couple years ago I sold my factory rebuilt MG-1s and bought some 1.6s which long term were irritating...unti... |