oldhvymec
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| How do you enhance a bad listening room's accoustics without breaking the bank? thoughts? Heavy draw curtains floor to ceiling. You can open and close for the amount of dampening you want. I've always used heavy rugs placed in front of the seated position. You want to absorb the sound more than diffuse it... Decoupling is a good way to... | |
| I want to get a processor...Where do I connect the surrounds Maybe ask again OP what do you want to do?A center only.Two rears only.That is how it reads..Regards | |
| why do so many discussions turn contentious? Good lord, take a bath, musky fisherman is a code word for STINK..Water and soap won't hurt you or for that matter anyone else you're hanging around with..What state are you in? I can smell something here in California.You hang around ME you would... | |
| Live music you have attended that left impact....perhaps better than you expected. Prince. I've seen a lot of shows.. He put on one of the best. Always the best SQ. I saw him 3 time. The first time he was 16-18 maybe. Trench coat and a womens Teddy and knee high leather boots with 6" spikes..He opened for someone, NO one had eve... | |
| Thorens TD 165 Speed & Belt Setup Questions Ebay is the best source for dust covers.33.6? Stop fussing, that's perfect for playback..Enjoy | |
| Is pre-out the same ? Phooey,Get a good RCA and give it a shot. I use a SS Mac with pre out all the time.. If it sounds good it sounds good.. :-)No bad matches so far, just some better than others..Regards | |
| Thorens TD 165 Speed & Belt Setup Questions The speed control on the old units is to accurize for broadcast, recording and play back. Playback is last on the list in a non studio environment. If your recording FROM a TT the recording speed needs to be accurate.Playing back not so much.. Tha... | |
| Pairing Lyngdorf 2170 with REL T9x PC = Power Cables IC = Inner connects (RCAs, XLRs and Speaker cables)They shouldn't be all jumbled together.. put some space between them and cross at 90 with 1" of space.. Like magic for noise reduction..Start fresh, make sure Everything is plugg... | |
| question about an eBay seller LOL Log on have THEM get a hold of the FBI or ATF or the doggone CIA with the winning bid.. Have them give a shipping address, Federal Penitentiary Fort Leavenworth, KS, 66027Regards | |
| GR Research Upgrades Well you have a plan, AND shipping now, is expensive. Might as well send them there first. Save the money on the double shipping and LESS time spent overall in shipping lanes.. Lower the odds so to speak.. :-)He always answered EVERY single Email ... | |
| Forum admiration and requested guidance A good pair of speakers and a pair of good NON downward firing subs and some room treatment..THEN look at a streamer.. I use an inexpensive Cocktail, BUT with wonderful build quality.. Good transport, good DAC, and a MM phono stage input. I don't ... | |
| EL 34 When anyone tells me the TOP is a little harsh, I always ask if they can BIAS a little lower. The valve is breaking up to soon.. 50% of the time it increases the mids and highs and usually increases the peak to peak by a bit. What I do notice is ... | |
| GR Research Upgrades Is there something your speaker isn't doing right? OR You just want to see if he can improve it? The question I always ask is there something missing, or sound WRONG?BUT I haven't changed the type of driver I use for over 30 years NOW. Small Plana... | |
| Pairing Lyngdorf 2170 with REL T9x You hooked up a good RCA too? You tried a few different ones? Noise is usually a voltage difference, between the two components.. Completing the ground through a GOOD RCA might help.. OR running grounds via chassis to chassis..Is everything on the... | |
| One big reason why brick and mortar high end audio dealers struggle. 20 plus year ago I walk into a SF bay area, well known at the time Store front. Me and the wife. I know exactly what I want to buy. I wait, I wait, I wait. NO ONE ask me a question or gave CRAP. The wife had 50k in the purse and a gun.I walk aroun... |