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| speakers for classical music Learsfool : What preamp and amp are you using to drive those Klipsch Cornwall's and what preamp and amp is your uncle using to drive the Altec Lansing Voice of the Theater's ? | |
| B&W 803d, Martin Logan Spire, Klipsch P-37F? I listen to 803S's and demoed the 803d and a couple Martin Logan's although I could not tell you the model of the ML's. I did not see a big improvement over the 803S with the D - but, then again, it depends on your tastes - the biggest difference ... | |
| Directional interconnect cables scientists still cannot fully understand mechanics of the (fill in the blank). True, but meaningless. Using scientific knowledge to do something or accurately predict an outcome requires judgment - selecting the principles that have a meaningful e... | |
| Impedance question The impedance value of a speaker is listed as a nominal value. No speaker has the same impedance across the audio spectrum. If the impedance vs frequency curve is published and accessable (the curves are for many speakers) you may want to take a l... | |
| How do I reduce gain on my preamp? Very impressed with your results from AR. When I was looking for a new amp recently I was impressed with Bryston and Mcintosh, not only for the physical qualities of their products but for their practices. Bryston publishes the schematic for their... | |
| Directional interconnect cables While the proffered definition of drift velocity is not incorrect, the net velocity of an individual electron, it is not of particular interest in sending an electrical signal through a wire. Interesting view of current "the the velocity of electr... | |
| Newbie amp help......why? Phaelon makes a good point. Upgrading audio systems past the general consumer level is more about the hobby of upgrading audio systems than that of listening to music. Music listening on a system that is aimed at the general consumer vs the audiop... | |
| Directional interconnect cables I am assuming that Kijanki's entire post was intended as a joke, however for those who may take it seriously, the following:Whether Copper oxide was ever used to make diodes does not support the notion that wires are diodes. The comparision is mer... | |
| turning my system on during lightning storms The only time I saw damage from lightning was a couple decades ago. Computer terminals connected by hardwire to servers were getting destroyed following lighting storms. The hardwire data connections were the path for the induced potentials. We sp... | |
| Speaker cables.. Budget again.. With a twist... Actually, the fact that music is not a simple sinusoid really is not at all important. Fourier demonstrated long ago that a complex waveform can be completly defined by a series of sinusoids. It took a while for technology to catch up but with dig... | |
| Speaker cables.. Budget again.. With a twist... Leaving science and theory aside, the contention that auditory perception is a reasonable basis for choosing one cable of the same guage over another is also flawed. I am unaware of any studies conducted with reliable controls (i.e. double blind s... | |
| Speaker cables.. Budget again.. With a twist... Buconero17 and Bdgregory - very nice advice. It is refreshing to hear persons give advice that results in no waste of money on the part of the consumer. I can find no scientific reason to choose one cable over the other for the same guage wire or ... | |
| Help with upgrading speaker cables As to performance diminishing with time for cables, there is no reason that the electrical characteristics of copper cable or any common synthetic insulating material used over the last twenty years would change within a human lifetime. Unless the... | |
| Preamp or A/V receiver??? One point of your post is of high importance. You said "To my ears the system sounds excellent, but I can never seem to be satisfied." The first part of that sentence largely answers your question. The second part is characteristic of most people ... | |
| McIntosh MC402 or MC501's for Totem Mani-2 Why would a 1.2 k amp sound noticeably more powerful than a 400 watt amp at low listening levels (i.e providing 10 watts output)? All an amplifier does is reproduce the input signal with at increased voltage levels. The amps current capability all... |