plato
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| Will this set up work? biamping with different amps and subs Sean makes good points except that attenuating the signal at the input of the SET amp will not reduce the available power. It will still deliver exactly the same power to the speakers, although you may have to set the master volume control on the ... | |
| Will this set up work? biamping with different amps and subs Paul--I forgot to mention that the difference in the input sensitivities of the two respective amplifiers will also factor into the relative volume levels of the satellites versus the mains. Who knows, if the difference works in your favor, you mi... | |
| Will this set up work? biamping with different amps and subs Paul,According to the Audio's 42nd Annual Equipment Directory, the Gershman SW-1s have a sensitivity rating of 87 dB/watt, and I didn't see any specs on the crossover, although judging from the low frequency range of the intended Gershman satellit... | |
| Is it ALWAYS necessary to understand words of song? I hear a lot of rap music (mostly from cars as they're parking or passing by) and all the words sound the same -- I think they're an English derivitive of some sort, but I'm afraid I don't understand any of it. From their general tone they seem ve... | |
| Upgrade or sell Infinity RSIIb speakers I'm a reviewer also, and I'm familiar with the RS IIb's and other Infinity speakers. I agree with Paul. Those are very good speakers and are capable of providing very high-quality sound. Keep them. I don't know who the other reviewer might be, but... | |
| Phase Switch on Subwoofers Perfectimage is correct. Essentially, the respective cones of your main speakers' woofers are moving either in or out in response to the music signal (provided they are connected correctly, in phase with each other). Now the cone of the subwoofer ... | |
| Phase Switch on Subwoofers If your main speakers are running full range, you should definitely hear a difference inverting the subwoofer phase. Of course a continuously adjustable phase pot (0 to 180 degrees) would probably be more effective in most systems than a switch th... | |
| Infinity Servo Statics 1A's...where are they??? I remember hearing the Servo-Statics 1A at my local hi-fi shop in New Brunswick, NJ way back when they first came out. At the time I recall they were playing Elton John's "Captain Fantastic," and Cat Steven's "Hard-headed Woman". The crispness, cl... | |
| B W CDM 9NT's with B W HTM2 center Blackie's advice appears to be sound and the fact that the CDM 9NT uses the same drivers as the N804 would make a strong case for using the HTM2. | |
| B W CDM 9 NT or NAUTILUS 804's No, but someday if you get into separates, it could be -- but that would depend upon your listening biases. Just the mere fact that you are using a receiver, albeit a decent one, would say to me that the refinements in the N804 would go largely un... | |
| low efficiency speaker vs. high efficiency speaker? I'm sure that Gregm means well, but after reading his response, I have to confess that I would be really confused by now if I didn't understand the subject of speaker efficiency very well. First of all, the speaker is usually fed the equivalent of... | |
| Different Bass EQ for A/V ? Guys, thank you for your thoughts. Now, at least, I know that this appears to be a relatively common phenomenon. And Patmatt, my audio-only systems are separate from my HT system and this seems to be yet another good reason to keep it that way. :)... | |
| Tube Amp Recommendation Calvin,For your purpose, there are no better amps than the ones made by InnerSound to drive the type of capacitive/resistive nightmare that your Acoustats represent. It ain't tubes, but since you're using a tube preamp, it will almost sound like a... | |
| I am confused. One or two rear speakers. This genre of Dolby Surround Sound, Dolby EX adds a rear center channel to the existing left and right rear channels. (I think it is also referred to as Dolby 6.1). I received the following explanation of the format direct from Dolby Labs:As to yo... | |
| Cause of speaker static? Let's see, the noise goes away when you turn off the preamp... Then unless you are using a tube CD player or tube DAC, your preamp is very likely inherently noisy, and the source of the noise.If you are using a tube source component ahead of the p... |