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| Does it matter the wire gauge used in interconnects? I know this not super helpful, but 47 labs made a IC kit using single strand of what I think is 26g. It is a great cable, better than all the audiophile entry level cables I have tried, in that it has great tone throughout the whole frequency band... | |
| JL Audio CR-1 Crossover Hi. Not really, Ozzy. Partly because I have not done much with it and am not sophisticated. However, as long as I level matched the subs, set phase, ran DARO, there was nothing left fine enough for the damping control to "fix". In my measurements,... | |
| Acoustics, using placement as EQ With help I have had a recent journey with this issue. The only subwoofer placement strategy that helped was lifting the subs half way off the floor. In reality the majority of the problem came from my speakers and no x-y placement was going to cu... | |
| JL Audio CR-1 Crossover The ground switch is a good tip I overlooked. Thanks. I switched from master/slave mono to stereo. At that time I phase adjusted R and left channels to 80Hz with an SPL meter and also volume corrected the right channel at 80Hz. Phase was zero in... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300 with YG Hailey 2.2s? Supra hifi demonstrated carmel 2s with diablo sporting the onboard dac at lone star audio fest. I am a real fan of YG, and that demo did not disappoint. Can’t speak of bass from that demo, but mids and highs were what I expect from a YG stereo. (I... | |
| Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned? I bought used Dominus Rev B interconnects for like ~$1500. I own and have owned other down-range PAD models. When I plugged the dominus in the first time, I could not believe how good they sound. While ergonomically a pain, I seriously doubt I wil... | |
| JL Audio CR-1 Crossover Thanks for your reply, Ozzy. I may try to set the DARO individually. My subs are positioned to cancel a 40Hz mode, and I do not know how the equalizer will react. Obviously it can only really work at minimum phase. Doesn't hurt to try. | |
| Headphones vs full range speakers I agree with the comfort factor. I really like the audeze LCD3, but sold them largely because they were not comfortable. I ended up preferring near field bookshelves. | |
| JL Audio CR-1 Crossover I had help from acoustic frontiers in sub/speaker relocation to smooth out bass. I have at least a hundred REW measurement from this misadventure. The subs ended up near opposite corners of the room, which flattened all but the 60Hz. Elevating the... | |
| JL Audio CR-1 Crossover I replaced a pair of RELs (using high level input from the amp) with a pair of fathoms with a CR1. This was to correct a 60Hz room mode on the vertical axis generated by the main speakers. There are measurements pics of this on my system page. Th... | |
| Building a custom isolation equipment rack https://www.thorlabs.com/navigation.cfm?guide_id=40 | |
| Smallish room speakers The KEF Reference 1 eliminates the muddy bass of the LS50. All two-ways (using a tweeter) have some type of low frequency compromise. If I remember correctly, it also has port hose thing that helps change the "damping" of the bass. If you like the... | |
| How do you enhance a bad listening room's accoustics without breaking the bank? thoughts? With acoustics it is best to identify a problem before solving it, either by listening or measurement. How do you know if you have a reverberation or reflection problem or bass problem that will improve by adding this or that? Cork will not help. ... | |
| Why no high end battery powered wireless speaker systems? Veloce Audio makes or at least used to make an upscale "Lithio" series rechargeable battery powered amp and preamp. They were fantastic with YG Carmels. Their price has since bombed on the used market. I would love to own them but afraid they wou... | |
| Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs? I agree with Douglas Schroeder in the effects of underpowered speakers. My experience that poorly controlled woofers is a more common issue than the old and overemphasized sensitivity/watts/distance/SPL calculation. Generally, the more compact the... |