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| Best Subwoofer Connection for Music @oldrooney Yeah, but that's not how it works. Opening up any subwoofer with high level inputs and primary speaker outputs and you'll see they are just passthroughs tapped to feed the subwoofer amp. Hi level inputs typically have a high impedance v... | |
| Best Subwoofer Connection for Music There really is only one correct way to add a subwoofer: insert a high pass/low pass electronic crossover between your preamp output and the inputs to the main speaker amp(s) and the subwoofer amp(s). Anything else is just an attempt to get a subw... | |
| Integrated Amplifier for KEFLS50's or Bowers & Wilkins 706 S2's I own both LS-50s and the Marantz PM7000N. I can't say enough good things about the PM7000N. It is the best value integrated amp on the market, IMHO. It works, it sounds great, Heos is decent, and I voice control my system with an outboard Amazon ... | |
| KEF LS50 Meta I own a pair of the original LS-50s. The number one thing to understand is their use case. They are a nearfield monitor. If you sit more than a five or so feet from them the may sound small and lost. If you sit 3 feet from them, your are on their ... | |
| Meter for measuring cable capacitance Or, you could just calculate it here: https://www.ampbooks.com/mobile/amplifier-calculators/ | |
| In Wall Speakers recommendations Success with inwalls is nearly as much a function of how good a back box enclosure you can create as the speaker itself. Also because of the way inwalls acoustically load into a half space their LF lack the step response of a box speaker, so you m... | |
| Recommendations on integrated amps Two integrated streamers come to mind: the WiiM Amp, an app controlled 60 w/ch Class D amp includes the highly regarded WiiM streamer as well as additional analog and digital inputs, and a line level sub output. The similarly specced Marantz PM900... | |
| Self Powered Outdoor Speakers Russound makes an in-wall WiFi streamer w/BT and Alexa compatible amp that may be helpful. I tried 3 other 'solutions' to get music on our lanai, including Zone B from an AVR, an in-wall BT only amp, and a pair of Echo speakers. Only the Echo sol... | |
| Power cords: does length matter? @brian8383 Excessive girth has been known to cause unwanted high frequency noise, especially in demanding high impedance conditions. | |
| Power cords: does length matter? Benjamin Franklin was once asked how long a man's legs should be. His answer was simple: "Long enough to do the job." Unsatisfied, the questioner continued, "And how long is that? Franklin replied, "Long enough to reach the ground." The questioner... | |
| Surge protector Power conditioning your stereo is never a bad idea. But absolutely install a whole house surge protector in your panel. In addition to your stereo. Your TVs, refrigerators, stove, washer, dryer and everything else electric are all at risk, not onl... | |
| A weird Problem with TIDAL/Blusound Node 2i Anyone else experiencing this? Also, makevsure yo have the right streaming package - one that supports multiple simultaneous streams. | |
| Streamers under $1500 Get a BlueSound Node and a decent interconnect, listen to it for awhile, then add on a LPS, power cord, and maybe even the internal upgrades. You'll start with a very good unit, and finish with a great custom unit, all within your budget and (unti... | |
| Thoughts? - First Watt F8 / Vandersteen Treo's The difference between 25W and 40 W is roughly 2dB, between 25 W and 100W is 6dB. Unless you're a head banger in a big room, you'll be fine. Just understand the limits, and maybe think of it as 'qui-fi' - as in quiet fidelity. You'll be surprised ... | |
| Worst Speakers Ever?? While most house brand and white van speakers back in the day were uniformly hideous, the most disappointing speakers I was ever around were the JBL L-36, a 10" 3-way positioned as the little brother to the L-100. I worked in an Advent/ADS/Dahlqui... |