nsgarch
Responses from nsgarch
| When is unequal, equal? Honest1, I'm glad somebody else has their head on straight. Couldn't have said it better. | |
| Slow upgrade from integrated - pre or power first? Power first then pre. If you look at the two sections of your integrated as separate components, the pre section (which is almost as good as a decent separate pre) when combined with a really good stand-alone amp will come pretty close sonically t... | |
| Subwoofers that do both L/R & LFE simultaneously? Neutrik makes all kinds of connectors. XLR is only one of hundreds of types they manufacture. | |
| who makes a good toslink cable? A glass one will be better than plastic, especially if it has to be over 1.5 meters long. Most of the better cable manufacturers make them in glass (Tara, AQ, Nordost, etc) | |
| What paint to use on power outlets Do NOT use latex! Besides the fact that it shows dirt and scuff marks from plug prongs, it easily flakes off of plastic and can get into the oulet contacts.Use a plastic or epoxy spray paint that will bond with the plastic outlet body. Most colors... | |
| Electrical issue A heavy duty starter kit is a good thing to have on your A/C anyway (though I don't think it will solve your noise problem) It's an especially good thing to have if you've got children who play with the thermostat! | |
| Subwoofers that do both L/R & LFE simultaneously? Nrenter, what you describe is technically the same circuit as I describe (except tied together at the amp instead of at the sub) And it's a little better, yes, for the same reason bi-wiring can be. But with the scheme you describe, you could reall... | |
| Subwoofers that do both L/R & LFE simultaneously? Just my opinion of course, but adding two more (mechanical) electrical connections and another pair of speaker cables between my amp and my main speakers just doesn't say "high end audio" to me. It's OK for a modest HT system, but at best a compro... | |
| Binding Posts Too Small For Spades What Now? What do you mean? I suspect what you're calling "binding post" is really a "barrier strip" teminal with little plastic dividers between the screws, and the spades won't fit between them? Say if that's the problem, and I'll try and find a recent th... | |
| Long ICs - A'gon versus Audiocircle The MAIN reason for going with shorter speaker cables (under 10 feet) and longer ICs, is that amplifiers have a hard time excercising control over the woofer (providing good transient response/clean bass) when their damping ability is diminished b... | |
| Subwoofers that do both L/R & LFE simultaneously? I'm not quite as familiar with the RELs as you apparently are, though I'm not a fan of sending speaker level signals to subs.I do know that both the Martin Logan Depth and Descent subs (I have a Depth) include line level (and speaker level) inputs... | |
| When is unequal, equal? Porziob is correct about the speed of light, etc. however speaker cable length over 10 feet tends to diminish the damping factor -- the amp's ability to accurately control the woofer, necessary for clean bass.This is even more important if one is ... | |
| When is unequal, equal? So your speakers are about 8 feet apart, right?Well you're right about all the extra speaker cable, to say nothing of the extra money if it's decent cable. (Because if one of them would be over 10 feet, it would be good to have them the same lengt... | |
| Subwoofers One of the best ways (as described in some other threads) to set up a single sub (a bit harder to do with two subs) is to place the sub at your listening position and then walk around the room to find the spot(s) where the bass response is flattes... | |
| Balanced and Unbalanced outputs There is the odd component (like my old Wadia DAC) that have both a balanced out pair and a single ended out pair, and you can only use one or the other. Generally though you can use both at once, especially on preamp/processors, without any probl... |