mdhoover
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| I bought the Granite for the base for my .... Well, basically I'm basing this on an in-theater movie experience, so the answer isn't carved in stone, but hopefully you won't take it for granite either. I thought the first installment of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy had lots of enhanced bass ... | |
| Have I forgotten what music sounds like? "Sometimes, the resonance does not come from the speaker itself but from something in the room that is being affected, like a heating duct, a vase or a loose board."-OzflyThat's a very good point. This happens with our piano consistently when hitt... | |
| Ruining music with a cheap sub Correction: "Lower priced units are generally not designed with such a t approach in mind."That sentence was MEANT to read as follows:Lower priced units are generally not designed with such a purist approach in mind. | |
| Review: Polk Audio R-30 Reference Loudspeaker Monitor "It seems that they all had one common goal...to bring real lifelike sound to the audiophile on a budget. Truth be told...this probably represents three quarters of the audio purchasing public."-PetsoundAn EXCELLENT point, in my opinion. And it ma... | |
| Conrad Johnson Loudspeakers-Synthesis. Mgoodwin,Ok, I see. I can't answer the amp question, but others probably could. -Bill | |
| Ruining music with a cheap sub Kilsho,Although I do not claim to be an expert, I'll try to give my less than authoritative answers to your questions, based on my intuition and limited experience.1) In terms of cancellation, I believe that's an issue if the subs aren't set up me... | |
| Ruining music with a cheap sub "Sloppy loose bass from a cheap sub is worse than no sub at all IMO."ChadnlizIn my opinion too.With respect to subwoofer directionality, there's a wonderfully funny thread where some of the participants get into a SPIRITED debate about that very t... | |
| Conrad Johnson Loudspeakers-Synthesis. "Blew me away with openness, airiness, soundstage and complete lack of speaker presence. It sounded like music, with each instrument sounding like the instrument rather than a recording of one."MgoodwinYou're talking about the Quads or the Dynaudi... | |
| What's a great multi format player under a $1,000? When I said this:"Sometimes it makes a vibrating sound, and I think it's mostly when playing SACD's. I don't know why."I should have pointed out that this is not generally a very big issue, at least from the listening position. Since I don't have ... | |
| bigger woofer always better? "Also it's not really the size of the woofer as much as how it's implemented and the quality of the driver. A high quality 10" woofer is going to beat a crappy 12" woofer every time."-JondWell stated, in my opinion. Also, you've probably already a... | |
| What's a great multi format player under a $1,000? I own an Onkyo Integra DPC 8.5. It's certainly very decent, but not phenomenal from a sound standpoint. I do get a spectacular sonic improvement when it's used with the Dodson 217 Mark II D DAC that I own. It's a carousel changer and is quite vers... | |
| Is a Hydra the real deal? How do you know? "Bill, if the cost of running a dedicated line by a profesional electrician in your area is equal to, or less than, the cost of doing the same in Los Angeles, then it should cost less than a Hydra 2 and an accompanying power cord. perhaps your sit... | |
| Is a Hydra the real deal? How do you know? "Couldn't a second dedicated line be run next to the one existing dedicated line? After all, you already have a four outlet gang box in the wall."-TvadYes, that's a very good idea that was also mentioned by Lak, the seller. Actually, he suggested ... | |
| Is a Hydra the real deal? How do you know? Thanks guys. (Grant, I also left a message on your company's answering machine.) I THINK I understand what you're recommending:It sounds like the monoblock amps should be plugged into the dedicated line, and probably nothing else. However, the lim... | |
| Is a Hydra the real deal? How do you know? Grant,I just committed to buy the original Hydra from Lak. This one has six ivory outlets in the back. It has three separate circuits, I think. So, would that work? Should it be plugged into the same line as the amps and preamps, or should it go i... |