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| Best speaker placement Myraj, I've never been a fan of sitting at a wall boundry.BUT, I think you may be right that it is worth a try, so no beef. I have a small woolen tapestry (Peruvian, bought in mid '80s) on the back wall which tames a nasty echo. I have a short wal... | |
| Sub-woofer/ Source for MAgnepan MG 1.6s to all those who feel....'it's not necessary', I might have agreed until I got one.It is both true that you don't notice it when it's on and miss it's when its off.Proper setup is key. X-over freq. / location / loudness /phase / room All matter. | |
| Life without a remote NO REMOTE? The end of Civilization as we know it! | |
| New Fuse Thread . . . The only possibility is that a higher resistance fuse used in the tweeter circuit of my Magnepans could cause a SLIGHT attenuation of the highs. There is a 1ohm wirewound supplied with the speakers and they claim about a 1.5db drop. Buss has a tab... | |
| Confused by ICE applications Yep, been in touch w/designer. He had to tell me about the 'bridge' switch.....basically 2x juice MONO! Can you spell 's u b a m p'??My first (guess / intent / urge) is to go with 4x12 gel cells for each rail....This will give REAL clean low rippl... | |
| Confused by ICE applications Just took delivery of an International Recitifier AUDAMP7S stereo half-bridge class 'd' amp. I'll be trying to build a battery operated 2nd system with it.Unfortunately, it has NO built in PS, so it is either battery of +-55v or so....or the hardw... | |
| Love it, or Hate it ? (wood trim) Love wood and would love to see MORE used in hi-end gear.It is also a natural composite, non-magnetic (maybe Ironwood is?) and will help in in resonance / vibration control.Several plusses to me outweigh the aestetic disadvantage to some. | |
| Best speaker placement Myraj, I was with you up until you put the seat up against the back wall. Tough room. short wall / long wall? even multiple room dimmensions will be tough, almost no matter what. How high is the ceiling? If like 8', (common) than that is another b... | |
| System tuning tips from Hi Fi Plus demagnatize a CD? Why? it's aluminum, for Pete's sake.Aluminum is paramagnetic. And, while an induced current will also (by definition of electromagnetism) make a magnetic field, how does this effect anything? | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil I'd sure find out! How long had it been on when it 'smoked'?I don't know your repair skills, but I'd sure be looking for a schematic / meter / solder sucker / scope / iron (10watt?) Lacking the skillset needed to fix it, a good repair guy, for sur... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil don't worry about a part that doesnt' measure 'exactly' as marked. All have a built in tolerance. Lower/better=$$$$$I haven't plowed thru the whole thread, but how old was the cap that smoked? They do that, you know. Caps age. If a piece of gear h... | |
| 2 subs? Don't throw any money at the problem until diagnosed. Send everyone to the movies and start moving the sub and speakers until you get a result, even if you can't leave them there. Than you'll know. | |
| How to test if conductor is copper or silver based In order to do the Density / Displacement test you need several things.....usually inaccessible to most persons.1. Source of REALLY pure water. Distilled is best.2. Temperature control. Everything should be at same temp.3. Metler Balance or equivi... | |
| 2 subs? Google 'room mode calculator' and look for the Harman International White Paper on multiple subs. 'evens out the sound' is not quite exact. 2 subs can be located to excite room modes differently and in that way 'even out' the sound. The 'peak' nod... | |
| slew rate and rise time Shadorne, At least you get it.Once above a certain minimal value, who cares?The Speaker has the last word here. I have heard a speaker alledged to have a 'Q' of .707 and it sounded almost bass thin.Does a low 'Q' speaker have what I have heard ref... |