markphd
Responses from markphd
| The necessity of a plinth Unless I'm misunderstanding something here, by a non-suspension turntable, are you referring to something like an inexpensive Rega that doesn't have a sprung suspension? It still has a suspension, i.e. it's feet.If you have a non-sprung suspension... | |
| Linn Sondek Hype It doesn't "have" to be a load bearing wall. It's just that a load bearing wall is likely to be better coupled to the mass of the house. So vibration damping will be better. The more firmly attached the non-load bearing wall is, the more likely it... | |
| Would you buy a Rega P1 or Goldring GR-2 You can buy new Goldring GR2 tables, at least until they are out of stock. I don't know everywhere where you might get one, but here is one place:http://www.audiophileboutique.com/Goldring.html | |
| who makes a decent center channel speaker? I wouldn't think twice about using a different centre channel than what is used for the left and right channels in a home theatre application. However, it is critical that the centre be tonally matched. The centre speaker reproduces information th... | |
| Using 2 integrateds to bi-amp? Doing it with Y-connectors, as you propose, is possible. However, there will be volume control difficulties, particularly if the amps have different gain.Doing it with a pre-out and daisy-chaining the amps is also possible, but both of the amps ne... | |
| Stereo Subs - Do they need to be identical? If you can "hear" the sub, as opposed to "feeling" it, then different sizes should be discernible to your ears as differences in tone or volume. Therefore, I would prefer to go with identical subs. If you do use non-identical subs, I think that th... | |
| Best Audio DVD Universal Player Arcam, Denon...? If you really don't care about picture quality or video features, then buy a $50 cheapo DVD player from some budget store and put the bulk of your money into a CD player. You'll get better quality audio than with a universal player at your price p... | |
| Would you buy a Rega P1 or Goldring GR-2 I believe that the Goldring GR2 is designed and built by Rega. So flip a coin as far as the table goes. I would choose the Goldring table for the cartridge however. | |
| External Crossover? Keep in mind that speaker designers design a speaker as an integrated package: drivers, crossover, cabinet, etc. If you change the crossover in a way that the designer did not envision, you may end up with an entirely different sounding speaker, a... | |
| Denon Universal The model number is Denon DVD-A1UD. | |
| Best Canadian Made Whiskey Well, if you want a single malt, you have a choice of only one, Glen Breton. (By the way, in Canada it's "whisky" without the "e"). I don't believe there are any other single malts made in Canada at the moment, although that may change. There is a... | |
| Should an audio system be left on at all times? The manufacturer of my equipment, which is all SS, recommends that it be left on all the time unless you are going to be away from it for extended periods. Then it should probably be unplugged as well. | |
| Bi-Amp Basics - NHT 29s Depending on what connection options your amps have, you may also be able to daisy chain the amps so that you don't need a splitter.Keep in mind that when bi-amping, the amps need to have the same gain | |
| Freezing an LCD TV The last time I moved it was in December. I live in Canada where it can get a bit chilly. My stuff was in his truck in cold weather for close to a week. Upon delivery and unloading, the driver specifically warned that I not use any electronic equi... | |
| What would you buy Sub $350 Firewire/USB DAC Holy cow! That's quite a "short" list. It makes me wonder what the "long" list from which it was culled looks like. I'm going to make a suggestion. How did the short list come out of the long list? If people know that, they might have an idea as t... |