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| Causes of CD player skipping? The laser mechanisms deteriorate with age and use so it is likely this part needs to be replaced. There is also an adjustment process that is required that typically requires some test bench equipment so it is not simply the installation of a new ... | |
| Speaker's efficiency, sensitivity and impedance Chris, my ribbing was meant to be good naturedly humorous, but I think my underlying point was serious. You've spent a lot of energy trying to reduce a rather complex issue to a single parameter. Impedance is only meaningful when it is considered ... | |
| Speaker's efficiency, sensitivity and impedance Looks like you've got an impedance obsession disorder!Would you buy a car based on the sole parameter of engine displacement? If I told you one vehicle had a 6.2 liter engine and another had a 7.8 liter one, would you be tempted to say which one i... | |
| Very low speaker impedance Impedance is still the same variable these days it always has been. So are all the other variables. Switch gears to fighter aircraft for a moment. During WWII the Mitsubishi Zero was one of the most maneuverable fighters around. One of the reasons... | |
| Very low speaker impedance Chris, you seem to have an impedance obsession!The only way to really answer your question is to poll every speaker manufacturer out there and ask if they made some type of compromise in their design regarding impedance. Some may have, many probab... | |
| Very low speaker impedance Other than your needing an amplifier that will behave itself at very low impedance loads, it is not possible to give a simple answer. The impedance versus wire mass (length) is just one of =many= factors that affects impedance. Crossover design af... | |
| Very low speaker impedance Engineering anything (whether a speaker or a car) is a series of complex compromises and choices and the answers chosen will vary with the intended use.For example, which is faster for a 200 mile trip - a Greyhound bus or a Porsche? You can't real... | |
| Voltage output The two pieces noted feed devices with high-impedance inputs (say 50,000 or 100,000 ohms) that require virtually no current. The voltage reading dictates the operating parameters. Contrast that to a low impedance device such as a 4 or 8 ohm speake... | |
| Need New Speakers I had the Spendor S5e and went to the S8e before finally settling on the classic SP1/2e Spendor. The S5e is a heck of a speaker for the size and price but the S8e is just better. The bass is definitely deeper but more importantly to me, the midran... | |
| What Vinyl quality should I be using? The problem is that many of the best musical performances don't give you a choice as to format and quality. I know I'm not giving up the music I love just because some fancy "audiophile" version isn't available. Further, ordinary music will not da... | |
| Integrated amp to pair with Spendor S8e I used a Bel Canto S300 with my Spendor S8es and thought it an excellent match. The S8e can be bass heavy and I found the amp to provide good control. They make an integrated version of the amp (the S300i, I believe) so you might want to check tha... | |
| European Speaker Price Increase Nothing says you have to buy new right now. There are some great buys out there. For example, I just picked up a pair of the classic Spendor SP1/2Es for $1,200. The new SP1/2R model lists for $5,000 for the pair. If you don't want to pay the bigge... | |
| Spendor s8e or Devoe Super 8 I've had both the Spendor S5e and the S8e. They are great speakers. I've never heard the Devores. I recently sold my S8es to keep a pair of Spendor's classic SP1/2E. The midrange tonality of the classic model is a little more accurate than the S8e... | |
| lossy to lossless? Two possibilities.One, it is just your imagination. Once data is deleted during the lossy compression process, it is permanently gone. The other possibility is that the MP3 codec that your player uses directly to convert from MP3 --> playback a... | |
| Vinyl in St. Louis area Another good stop is Vintage Vinyl at 6610 Delmar in University City (a older St. Louis suburb about 7 or 8 miles west of downtown.) |