newbee
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| Which to keep! Pick one of these two soeakers You need a passive attenuator of some kind between your pre-amp and one of the amps, probably the amp feeding the sub. I see them coming up for sale used between $400 and $600, but from my point of view I think what you might gain by bi amping the... | |
| Tracking down a hum. Try unplugging sources and see if the hum goes away. It did for me. | |
| Wall treatments “Asymmetrical”? I’m not aware of one. It is somewhat simple though. The Stereophile test disc has a set of test tones at various frequencies. You measure these test tones at the listening position using the meter. You can start out with your system set up in a ty... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Buy and read (!) a good book on audio systems and set up of your room. Set up is paramount as is selection of components, based on synergy, not cost, flash, or brand name. Due diligence before acting and some old fashioned critical analysis will s... | |
| Wall treatments “Asymmetrical”? BTW, FWIW, I just checked EBay and these items are available if you want them. I'm somewhat relieved, I was thinking of loaning you mine. :-) | |
| Wall treatments “Asymmetrical”? FWIW, I used a Stereophile Test CD 002-2 and a Radioshack SLM. Pretty straight forward, but unfortunately ’out of print’. You may find them used however. I’m sure there are probably others, used or new. Try eBay and Google if all else fails. On th... | |
| Wall treatments “Asymmetrical”? If you can, get a test record and sound level meter - it is very useful in setting up your bass, especially when you are trying to blend in a subwoofer and selecting a listening position. Bass nulls and nodes can be killers! :-) | |
| Does an upgrade make sense? FWIW, drill down your set up first. You can't really judge the contributions for a proposed DAC until you have that right (unless you want to build your entire system around a DAC, which sounds dumb to me). Re set up, ultimately what I would do if... | |
| Which to keep! Pick one of these two soeakers I'm all for using one amp for both panels and subs. I've a hard time thinking the Adcom would be a good match (soundwise) for the panels. When you set these up, I assume in a somewhat triangular configuration, you need not be as concerned with sid... | |
| Does an upgrade make sense? I can't tell from looking at your system's photos, but you might want to re-address your set up to make sure you have optimized your system's potential. It looks like your speakers are on the 'long wall' and it looks like your speakers are a bit c... | |
| Which to keep! Pick one of these two soeakers Sound wise, your choice, you've go both on hand. Panels and boxes sound very different. I've had panels, electrostatics, and boxes. Set up for panels can be a journey, boxes are relatively simple. Ditto amplification. Those old spendors are a fine... | |
| Need recommendations for a stereo EQ Schiit makes inexpensive and competent 4 and 6 band equalizers. The Lokius 6 band cost about $300. It's quite transparent but I'd tuck it into a tape loop and your good to go. I do. | |
| Wall treatments “Asymmetrical”? "Sound Reproduction" by Floyd E Toole on Amazon for $23 in paperback. It will be the best $23 you ever spend. It should be mandatory reading for all audiophiles, especially those who are dealing with speaker set up. Too much of the stuff you will ... | |
| Hiatus Good for you, it's never too late! I never enjoy my audio system more than when I'm just listening to the music, which is what I'm doing most often now. The music elevates me, the audio system not so much. :-) | |
| Can I do any better than BJC LC-1 or Gotham GAC-1 Ultra Pro for the money? Other than having to obtain sensitive test equipment and the experience to use it meaningfully, you have no other impediments to measuring roll off, or other artifacts, in cables. Personally, as you might have guessed, I prefer to use my ears. Che... |