newbee
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| How much can be measured -- and how much cannot? LOL, while your choices are correct I do not think they are the only ones available. You might choose to think that not only Atkinson's valuation of the results of the component's deficiencies might be wrong, but so could the reviewers conclusions... | |
| Tube Preamps? Licoricepizza2, Re impedance matching I mentioned earlier, 24.3K and a pre-amp with 3500 output impedance might integrate well especially if the 'tightest' bass is not an objective, nor a bit of bass bloom at times is objectionable to you. That is... | |
| Most forgiving high end speaker 10k-20k? Jeffkad, I consider the presence region to be between 1000 and 3000 hz. Broadly increasing or decreasing the presence region, without touching the highs or low mids/bass can make a large difference in prospective without touching the bass or highs... | |
| How much can be measured -- and how much cannot? Sabai, The problem with that is when its all said and done you are still just getting opinions which will lead you to believe that one of three things have occurred; 1) the measurement is inaudible to the most sophisticated ear using the most soph... | |
| Your best ''outstanding'' products in last 5 yrs? Without a doubt the best product I have acquired in the past five years are my Silverline Bolero's. They have been fundamental in opening my ears to all things musical as well as audio related. A joy! Not cheap, but outstanding when looked at in c... | |
| How much can be measured -- and how much cannot? Tbg, What that tells you is that M Fremer is either not sensitive to the results of the 'bad measurement', that his equipment isn't sensitive enough to reveal the result of the bad measurement, or as often, that the 'bad measurement' is insignific... | |
| Tube Preamps? A couple of things to consider. Most importantly what is the input impedance of your amp? If it is 10K which is typical in a lot of solid state you have to be careful as most pre-amps, especially the simpler less expensive variety, and a lot of th... | |
| Hamilton He didn't fly under my radar! :-) His origins are from swing and it can show some in his recordings. His music is upbeat, very accessible, and very enjoyable. And, for some as importantly, most of his recordings are on Concord Jazz and are excelle... | |
| 2 tape decks- 1 tape monitor loop Personally I would use the five finger device, they are free. Just set up your tape decks (or pre-amp) so that the connections are accessible. That way you get full tape/monitor/playback capability with no signal degradation and no equipment risk.... | |
| Front wall speaker distance You must not have read my answer. I recommend that you do. | |
| Best speaker design for low to mid volume? Contrary to the experience of others, with my Quad 63's I found that they only seemed to come alive at moderate volumes. At low volume they were not very engaging. My present boxes which are 6db more efficient seem to do a better job when driven b... | |
| Measuring Speaker Distance Most folks are talking about from the wall to the front of the speaker, although is is as simple to measure from the wall to the rear of the speaker an add to that the depth of the speaker. Some times it is just simpler to do that, physically spea... | |
| 2 tape decks- 1 tape monitor loop Perhaps you could use a Y on the tape out taking the signal to the inputs on both tape recorders and take the signal from the tape recorders to different inputs on the pre-amp for each tape recorder (one of the vacant inputs and the one designated... | |
| Most forgiving high end speaker 10k-20k? FWIW I think a well executed tone control, such as an equalizer or, better yet, a simple three band (bass/mid range/highs with mids centered on 1500 to 2000 hz) could be just the ticket for you and many critical audiophiles provided that you use i... | |
| And, we keep on searching for speakers, .. You will know what good soundstaging is when you have heard it! Until then it is totally in your own imagination or, in the case of avid readers, the imagination of others. IMHO most folks do not know what soundstaging is only because they really ... |