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| Running Two REL Subs off One Amp - Possible? Howard, there are a few ways to run two subs off one amp. For example, if you have a receiver, you can run a single interconnect from the sub-out on the receiver to a line-in on sub number one. Then you run a second single interconnect from the li... | |
| Do you believe everything you read on the internet Viridian, we all know that Elvis is still alive. He just got tired of the Vegas rat race and wanted to return to his roots. So he staged his own death and now never ventures out of the deep south. He earns his living working at small bars imperson... | |
| MC vs MM - phono cartridge Think of what an electric motor is. You run an electric current through a coil of wire which in turn surrounds a magnet. A force is generated which can be harnessed to turn a fan blade, or a vacuum cleaner brush, whatever.It works in the other dir... | |
| soldering materials Mrtennis, I am not familiar enough with various solders to comment on their relative efficacy. The opinion I proposed on crimping is something I have read a number of times over the years, most recently, in an interview with a person at WBT.The WB... | |
| soldering materials Crimping (also called "cold welding") is superior to soldering. WBT, for example, recommend crimping whenever possible. | |
| Import duties/taxes on a turntable to the usa My experience in sending things to the U.S. (I'm in Canada) is that there are two general costs the purchaser may incur on top of the purchase price and shipping fee.First is the brokerage fee for customs clearance. For some methods of shipment (t... | |
| What is your favorite speaker wood or veneer? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. However, for what its worth, my opinion is that burled maple is an exceptionally attractive wood veneer. Bird's eye maple is also very attractive. Regular plain old maple in itself is somewhat plain and boring... | |
| Will a Full Page Ad Guarantee a Review? I remember a number of years ago when Stereophile reviewed a Velodyne speaker. It wasn't a very good review. In the Manufacturer's Comments at the end of the issue, Velodyne made their displeasure known. They further said they would stop advertisi... | |
| Unused channels on a multi channel amp That's what I'm doing at the moment. I have a pair of speakers biamped with a 5 channel power amp, with the full blessing of the manufacturer. You simply don't use what you don't need. No need to cap anything.Also, if the multichannel amp uses a s... | |
| Phono preamps A phono preamp around the $200 price point that can also do MC is a bit of a challenge. The only other one I can immediately think of is a Goldring. I think the model number is PA-100. Strictly speaking, it's a MM unit, but it is competent with hi... | |
| NAD M55 Universal Disc Player Phil, thank you very much for the detailed review. For reasons of budget and practicality, I am looking for a universal disc player, rather than spreading my limited resources over a separate music and home theatre system. On the one hand, I am le... | |
| Home theater furniture - husband vs. wife Since your wife mentioned Pottery Barn (Ethan Allen is another possibility), and since you mentioned that they have nice wood furniture, it appears that your taste and decor is leaning towards wood rather than metal.One common wood option is a con... | |
| Small speakers for retail store I think that Mirage Omnisats or Omnisat Micros are ideal for this type of application. They're omnipolar so you don't have to be sitting in a specific sweet spot. You can move around a room, such as would occur in a retail appication, and the soun... | |
| positioning for Mirage Omnisat Micro spkrs Although this is against the conventional wisdom for speaker placement, ...I don't think it really matters for Omnisats. That's why Mirage said you could put them anywhere, either on the walls or the ceiling. Omnisats are designed to radiate in al... | |
| Speaker depreciation: Is there a rule of thumb? There are an awful lot of variables so any rule of thumb is just a guideline. I have the same rule of thumb for pretty much all high end equipment, not just speakers. So here it is.I expect to see depreciation in the 25%-33% range for equipment th... |