onhwy61
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| DSP'ing a CD What you propose will work, but it won't duplicate the results of a TACT unit. Proper room equalisation also corrects for certain time based distortions that won't be revealed by steady tone measurements. You'll also have to repeat the procedure e... | |
| Blind Shoot-out in San Diego -- 5 CD Players While I find the comparison session and this discussion interesting, I cannot fathom how any of the "findings" are transferrable to anyone else's situation. Yet, there are numerous comments expressing how useful their efforts have been. Could some... | |
| Attenuator recommendations Tboooe, adding an attenuator to your system isn't "wrong", it's just inelegant. You have a really fine collection of components and you should try to get the system right rather than kind of get it right and then apply what is effectively a band a... | |
| Attenuator recommendations Tboooe, you need to re-read Herman's last post. Gain structure is the most fundamental element in system building (synergy). If the components you select are not compatible, then there is nothing you can do that will correctly "fix" the problem. I... | |
| Morph The Cat-Bass Notes I've used Morph to set subwoofer crossover and volume levels. I try to set the controls so that the bass is slightly boomy but not out of control.I wouldn't say that it's a bad mix, but your system should reveal how artificial sounding the album s... | |
| Is an IPOD hi-fi? The iPod is a toy, but it's one of the best audio toys EVER. Thousands of songs in the palm of your hand organized the way you want to hear them. Just because it's popular doesn't mean it's bad.BTW, it's not really an audiophile toy, but it can ce... | |
| What about 2 separate audio systems as one? What is wrong with YOU people? While I'll admit that I have found some of B...57s writings obscure, they are not totally absurd, but actually somewhat reasonable. My criteria for this judgment is not what a bunch of audiophiles would think, but ho... | |
| Hearing loss and audio reviewers ? READ ON Standard threshold hearing test will not correlate well with the ability to discern audiophile/musical minutiae. It's a well observed phenomena that musicians and engineers who have had decades of frequent exposures to extremely loud music and sho... | |
| Audiophile grade analog to digital converter dCS, Apogee and Prism all have sterling reputations as studio converters. But Benchmark, Mytek, RME, Grace, Lynx, Drawmer and others also make very high quality products. Much of what would make an A/D best for someone depends upon what features y... | |
| Why organ music Has anyone looked at the pictures of his room? It looks like a wonderful living space, but nearly the entire front wall is glass, the walls appear to be wood and there's a piano. The above comments about the high number of harmonics, both odd and ... | |
| External hard drive for expanding iTunes library? Regardless of what drive and configuration you choose, you should back up your data. | |
| Unable to audition used speakers a problem I can understand why buyers might want to audition, but for when I'm a seller it's a major inconvenience to offer an audition. A trail would be completely out of the question. One of the reasons prices are so low on Audiogon is because as private ... | |
| Is there a modern equivalent of Allison Ones? Springbok10, it might be best to pick the speaker that works and then match it to an appropriate amp.Are you willing to consider on-wall or in-wall speakers and DSP room correction technology? | |
| External hard drive for expanding iTunes library? If properly constructed an external hard drive does not need a fan for cooling. LaCie, G-Force and others make metal drive enclosures that are quite efficient at ducting heat away from the drive unit. Since these enclosures depend on passive heat ... | |
| How much to setup a table?? Expect to pay anywhere from $45-75/hr plus travel time. Think of it as a repair call.What makes you think you haven't setup the table properly? Is there some specific sonic aspect you think you're not getting? It's not like there is one perfect se... |