petaluman
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| Is the Rockport Avior II an Endgame Speaker? Here's a thorough review (listening AND measurements). It still appears in Class A (full range) of their Recommended Speakers, along with ~30 others. Worth the read, then you can decide which & how many others you want to check out. | |
| Subwoofers are a superlative room treatment @orthomead Thanks for the additional details! FWIW, DSP and servo control both correct the input to improve the output fidelity. The DSP also does its calibrated frequency response shaping across the swarm. The servo mechanism may be more acc... | |
| Subwoofers are a superlative room treatment @orthomead Enjoy the great sounds! You mentioned DSP, so I assume you did some calibration process to allow it to optimize its settings? Are only the 4 subwoofers under DSP control? | |
| Identify, repair or replace mid range speaker in B139 based setup from Wikipedia: "A stadium is a two-dimensional geometric shape constructed of a rectangle with semicircles at a pair of opposite sides. The same shape is known also as a pill shape, discorectangle, obround, or sausage body". Dare we call a KEF B... | |
| B&W 705s3 vs Kef Meta R3 The B&Ws are mfgr rated at 88db @ 8 ohms; the KEFs 87db @ 4 ohms. Were they or the other pair you auditioned level matched for comparison? It wouldn't hurt to bring your own SPL meter into any serious listening comparison. Generally, the lo... | |
| Bluesound icon vs Nad c700 You should be able to get a used Aurender N100 for around a grand, also, if you don't need a Roon-capable streamer. | |
| More potential bad news for some big names... Brands will come and go. That's OK. I do think the high end is likely to contract, though. Does anyone out there live where the young adults are happy with the affordability of local housing? More young people live in shared wall environments,... | |
| Plasma Tweeters - Do they still exist? Plasma tweeter demo at Burning Amp Festival on 10/19/24 (see DIYAudio for more info on the festival). If this picture doesn't show up (tried cut'n'paste), go here for pics, video, and discussion - https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/demoin... | |
| Can anyone tell me when XLR connections were first used on stereo equipment. (what years)? PS I believe some Threshold preamps & amps had XLR connections in the 80s and 90s, but I don't think they ever made an integrated amp. Much more recently, Parasound HINT & HINT 6 integrated amps include XLR ins & outs. I don't know i... | |
| Can anyone tell me when XLR connections were first used on stereo equipment. (what years)? Note that there is a difference between XLR connection and balanced operation. Much of the benefit of XLR connectors arises from being used with a balanced circuit,. However, as Ralph mentions above, there are plenty of ways of having balanced i... | |
| Help me find my ideal Stereo Integrated Amp Parasound Halo Hint6 doesn't include a streamer or HDMI input, and is a little below your requested power range. However, it does include a lot of things you didn't mention, but might find useful. It's also $3999 new, which leaves you a bit of c... | |
| Budget integrated amp? If you value versatility, you should strongly consider the Parasound New Classic 200 Integrated, now selling for $999. They started from their NC200 preamp, so it includes phono section, DAC, HT bypass, bass management/subwoofer support, remote c... | |
| Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables? link to 1983 Audio review of original SOTA Sapphire It mentions the Sumiko Gem also, but not the back story I remember. My understanding is that the Gem design was a prototype for most of the ideas incorporated later in the Sapphire, including t... | |
| Aliexpress Marketplace practices, be for warned. @audiojacks Check the Specifications on the ad you linked - origin = Mainland China, and Brand Name = Yter. Nordost cables are made in the USA. Yter does appear to be a known and sold cable brand, but I have no idea if this is one of their pro... | |
| NEW FTC Amplifier Law https://www.hypex.nl/media/ae/bf/93/1708610994/NC502MP_04xx_R13.pdf |