onhwy61
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| Removing components from between the speakers It does depend on the specifics. A system with just a CD player driving powered loudspeakers presents a vastly smaller reflective surface area than say this. Placing equipment between the loudspeakers just isn't a problem in some situation, in oth... | |
| JBL Project K2 S9900 Speakers Anyone Know ??? Your methodology of putting together a system will make the chance of that system producing sound quality equivalent to your cash outlay exceedingly small. | |
| How important is a good rack? How does an equipment rack remove distortion? | |
| Room correction - what device works best? It is well documented that multiple subs can achieve better results than an equivalent single sub in appropriately sized rooms. Typically smoother frequency response from spreading room nodes and higher output/lower distortion from twice the woofe... | |
| How important is a good rack? I compare equipment racks to loudspeaker cabinets in that the most cost effective solution is to minimize them with the ultimate goal of getting rid of them completely. If the goal is to prevent outside vibration from influencing equipment, then f... | |
| Room correction - what device works best? Does the Ayon have a digital out or better yet a digital tape loop? If not your system with a room correction device will have an A/D conversion step and you won't be using the D/A converter in the Ayon, but the one in the room correction componen... | |
| How important is a good rack? Very good and effective plan. | |
| Glenn Campbell - new found respect A related article -- the last paragraph is about Glenn. | |
| Question RE: Mac does not detect Ayre QB-9 DAC A few software upgrades were made? | |
| Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers? If it's not large it won't play loudly or have bass.Rather than trying to describe how they sound I strongly urge you to go listen to a demo. | |
| Glenn Campbell - new found respect I heard a radio interview with Glenn Campbell where he describes being a session musician working his first date with Frank Sinatra. Nelson Riddle rehearsed the arrangements prior to Sinatra arriving. Campbell was the third guitar player and descr... | |
| Music for testing equipment speakers, headphones.. I can only conclude that you haven't read the thread the OP refers to. He's not talking about "test CDs", but referring to music tracks from readily available music CDs. The intended purpose of listening to the specific music tracks is to judge pe... | |
| Music for testing equipment speakers, headphones.. An annotated playlist such as presented in the article can be a very useful tool in optimizing a system and setup parameters. The list is not comprehensive in musical styles, but it does offer enough variety to get the job done. It's a far better ... | |
| Kanye West - Grammy comment, re Beck Will we even be mentioning his name in years to comeThat statement would have applied to Ronald Reagan in 1948. One never knows, does one? | |
| Kanye West - Grammy comment, re Beck "You people" is an us vs. them signifier used to form distinctions within groups.One of the hallmarks of rock music is that it offends certain people. Based upon this thread I believe Mr. West to be a true rocker. |