markphd
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| Floor standing or stand mounted bookshelves? I have always found better integration of treble/mid and bass with floorstanders as opposed to a satellite/sub combo. You also save the expense and clutter of interconnects. As far as space goes, the footprint of my current floorstanders is the sa... | |
| How to tame... Hi Marakanetz. I recognize your symptoms. I have a hearing impairment myself, mostly caused by bad genes on both sides of my family. At least it's isolated primarily to one ear in my case. I've talked to audiologists, family doctors and medical sp... | |
| What Irish music will you be playing on St Pat's? I'll be playing multiple albums (vinyl of course) by Ryan's Fancy. If you're not familiar, this group consisted of three gentlemen who immigrated to eastern Canada from Ireland back in the '60's. They were together for 20 some years before going t... | |
| Spikes versus Rubber on wood floor? Hi Gammajo. I thought your handle was familiar. You posted a thread on 02-06-05 titled "Spikes versus wall coupling". There are over 40 responses on that thread on vibration isolation, some from pros in the field. If you revisit the comments there... | |
| Need suggestion on turntable Cartridge Hello Cadence151. A "needle" is properly called a "stylus". The cartridge is a small "block" that the stylus is inserted into. The cartridge is then usually screwed onto the tonearm. The cartridge will have some small pins at its back end which wi... | |
| Spikes versus Rubber on wood floor? Hello Gammajo. There are lots of threads on vibration isolation that you can research on Audiogon. I'll agree with everybody else who have posted comments to the effect that speakers should not move (except for the drivers), so rubbery feet are no... | |
| CD-R burnout Hello Sid 42. I have reading this type of thing since the CD was invented. I think that there was a lot of variability in CD quality in the early days. Perhaps today too. As a result, deterioration has been observed. However, it may be that it was... | |
| Crossover definition I came across this link while trying to educate myself on this topic, keeping in mind that I'm not too technically knowledgeable. It contains other links to basic information on crossovers. Perhaps. along with other posts, it will help in getting ... | |
| Crossover definition I'm not too technically knowledgeable but I'll go out on a limb here a little bit.I don't think that Butterworth is a crossover. Rather it's a filter used in the crossover. It prevents the frequency response from getting too wavy around the crosso... | |
| Regrets, I've had a few... Right on Kurt_tank! Who would get rid of their music, unless it was destroyed by your college room-mate.And since it was mentioned, I too enjoy my Be Bop Deluxe. I still play "Modern Music" every once in a while. | |
| Tips for gradual upgrade Dawgfish. I can't recommend specific components, but I would offer my opinions on upgrades generally.First, I like the first paragraph of Goinbroke's post. I think you are well into diminishing returns. Therefore, while you consider what you will ... | |
| The problem with the music To suggest that because you work for a big corporation, you don't care about the quality of your craft is, I think, a bit harsh. Many honourable people are cogs in the big machine and perform their job within the limitations imposed upon them by t... | |
| Could my A-gon brothers please.... Go to www.terk.com They're a respected antenna company. Their website contains all manner of antennae with pictures and specs. I use the AF-1,also known as the AM/FM Q. It's about fifty bucks, six inches square, amplified, tunable, and sits on my ... | |
| Best tonearm position for VTA? I believe that most cartridge manufacturers assume that the tonearm is parallel to the record surface when manufacturing their cartridge. However, there is no reason why a partiuclar cartridge might have a geometry which requires that the tomearm ... | |
| how do horn's work? A horn speaker uses a conventional cone. The difference is the cabinet. One of the disadvantages of electromagnetic drivers is impedence mismatch. You have a relatively small cone trying to push a large air mass in the room. A horn speaker uses a ... |