mlsstl
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| Help with Spendor S8e . No Bass I replied to your email off line, but here are a couple of more thoughts.I'm not familiar with the other specific pieces of equipment you have. Any chance there is an active subwoofer setting that may have been accidentally turned on?Also, make yo... | |
| Speaker's efficiency, sensitivity and impedance Which plays louder? ...a 88dB/2.83V/M 4ohm speaker. Or a 88dB/1W/M 6ohm speaker.Here's the math.2.83 volts into a 4 ohm speaker is 2 watts of power. So it takes 2 watts to get to 86 dB. At 1 watt the loudness would be 83 dB.At 1 watt the 6 ohm spe... | |
| How would you improve the sound of Squeezebox? I use a Squeezebox 3 with a Lavry DA-10 external DAC. I auditioned a Transporter and couldn't tell much, if any, difference. I went with the SB3/Lavry combo and have been extremely pleased with the combo. It costs less (about 60% of the Transporte... | |
| Is anyone else enjoying Monsoon desktop planars? I acquired a pair of these with the subwoofer a few years back. I ended up using them with my TV. I'm not into home theater (not a big action movie fan) but they certainly do a much nicer job than the speakers that came with the TV. No way are the... | |
| 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... |