mkgus
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| Fully DC-Powered Home Audio System I did do some math for the wire gauge. The run from the 12V battery to the amplifier is only 3 feet. Originally I ran 8 gauge but it sounded a bit strange (psychological?) I’ve got 12 gauge hooked up now. What’s your rule of thumb for an acceptabl... | |
| You know you are an Audiophile when: When you physically remove the ceiling fan because the fixture resonates on bass hits. | |
| Who Here is Vertical Bi-Amping? Also, I’m beginning to see why my previous internet searches didn’t bring up as much information as I was looking for. Doing vertical bi-amping with active crossovers is not for the faint of heart and requires lots of knowledge and experience. As ... | |
| Who Here is Vertical Bi-Amping? Thank you everyone for sharing your systems and experiences with bi-amping. Some of these systems that use active crossovers seem high tech. Very impressive. Thank you boomer for offering to let me hear your system!One question I have for those wh... | |
| Who Here is Vertical Bi-Amping? Knotscott, that’s an interesting concept with the “mismatched” tubes. It makes a lot of sense.I started with a stereo amplifier and then went to two stereo amplifiers in monoblock configuration (only using one channel on each amp). I really apprec... | |
| Who Here is Vertical Bi-Amping? Seems like there are pros and cons to each. Vertical: Each amp is only asked to drive one bass driver (the majority of the load), very high channel separation similar to monoblocks, easier to integrate than horizontal bi-amping, unbalanced rails a... | |
| Dedicated Power Line Project I was confused by that too. It didn’t help that I found an online Lowe’s listing for 8 gauge solid core Romex. It was an error: 8 and larger seem to be only sold as stranded.I am not familiar with the code. I know I’ve seen 12 gauge and 14 gauge w... | |
| Are CD players goig the way of the 8 track,and the cassette? In theory, you’re right. In practice, what I have found is that various bits and pieces involved in streaming detract from the sound: E.g. the computer power supply which is rarely optimized for audio purposes, the USB interface if you use an exte... | |
| Are CD players goig the way of the 8 track,and the cassette? I wonder if CD will make a resurgence like vinyl as the younger generations realize one day that collecting physical media is an enjoyable hobby.I know I will always have a CD player. CDs sound better than other digital formats like streaming. Tha... | |
| Graphene for audio Pardon my ignorance, what is an 8"x8" Conductive Graphene Sheet? Last I checked, humanity hadn’t figured out an economical way to make large graphene sheets. I always assumed the graphene products on the market to be gimmicks: not true graphene (I... | |
| A moment when you realized better sound was possible. I have external crossovers. I read on a forum (maybe this one) about how solid core wire sounds different than stranded. I went to the hardware store and grabbed some 20 gauge solid core doorbell wire and ran that between the crossover and the twe... | |
| Big source improvement using CD player Here's a thread on that topic: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/why-does-cd-sound-so-good | |
| Big source improvement using CD player Puff, you have uncovered a great truth of digital audio: CD playback sounds better than streaming. I have found this to be the case in every scenario I’ve tried: in my main rig, my headphone rig, in my car, etc. Of course price and quality play a ... | |
| Youngsters these days. I personally believe “Ok Boomer,” is just another divide and conquer tactic. Right vs Left. Red vs. Blue. Boomer vs Millenial/Gen Z. My Team vs Your Team. Google trends shows that “Ok boomer” virtually didn’t exist before October 2019 after it wa... | |
| Youngsters these days. You have to consider a lot of youngsters are starting from scratch. They don’t have large CD or vinyl collections. From that point of view, you can either spend tens or hundreds of dollars a month building a (relatively small) collection or spend ... |