realremo
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| connecting a sub to a 2-channel system Further listening proves that I have to turn the volume up louder with the sub connected to get to the same SPLs I was getting in pure two-channel. I have a decibel meter and mild tinnitis, so I watch this kind of thing pretty carefully. | |
| connecting a sub to a 2-channel system OK, got the sub hooked up. It's making the house shake as I write this. We'll see what my sister thinks, she'll be here Friday. I used some old speaker wire I bought in the early 90's. Twisted it right into the AQ banana plugs at the amp. It's old... | |
| King of the one liners It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it. | |
| King of the one liners I like to sit in the bathtub with the shower on, and pretend I'm in a submarine that has a leak in it. | |
| A Pair of Center Channels? Wharfedale 9.1 is a much loved, classic bookshelf, gets mucho respect on these forums. They are pretty hard to find. I auditioned the Wharfedale 10 series floorstanders at a local brick-and-mortar, and was underwhelmed. Of course he had the Quad 2... | |
| A Pair of Center Channels? another interesting thing about center channel speakers is all of them are magnetically shielded for close placement to a television, so you're paying extra for that if you are using them for two-channel listening. I ruined a tube set by placing n... | |
| Why does Computers - Amp - Speakers sound better? regarding cost of the digital front end, I have about $900 in mine, *not including the laptop.* I still plan to buy an upgraded USB/SPDIF converter within the next 3-4 months, that will bring it up to about $1300-$1500. I actually did do a compari... | |
| Good lookin' speaker drivers I like a well detailed driver cone, that has a pattern or a texture to it, and that moves independently of the center bullet, and i prefer that bullet to have a metallic finish. I like the look of the tyler acoustics drivers, and the monitor audio... | |
| tweaking the Dlink III I am shamelessly tagging this thread. I have a Dlink III as well and am interested in whatever further posts occur. I am not a DIY'er where soldering is involved, but I can learn. | |
| Why does Computers - Amp - Speakers sound better? I'm still curious to hear how you are getting your 256k files to your speakers. Your NAD doesn't have an internal DAC, does it? That means you must be using an external DAC. Are you using Mac or PC? Optical or USB? Do you use a USB/SPDIF converter... | |
| Why does Computers - Amp - Speakers sound better? My first thought is you need a good phono pre-amp, one better than the internal phono stage in the NAD, but I'm not a vinyl guy. I agree, 256K rips shouldn't sound better than your vinyl rig. How are you getting the signal from the computer to the... | |
| The Top Speaker for less than $500 I second the motion for the von schweikert vr-1s. also, Wharfedale diamond 10.1 or 9.1 if you can find them. Used Quad 12L2. Used Totem model 1 or Rainmaker. | |
| connecting a sub to a 2-channel system Wow, thanks Al and everyone else...I think I'll twist some low gauge copper wire into the amp's taps and connect to the HSU's speaker inputs. Great info. | |
| connecting a sub to a 2-channel system I think that's how I hooked up the HSU to my Yami receiver back in "the day" (2009). The Yamaha had A/B speaker connections tho, the Rotel does not, so I'd have to wire both sets of speaker cable (quad 22l2s and the sub) into the same single pair ... | |
| Preamps waste of money? I like my Halo P3. I tried eliminating it, using Jplay's bitperfect volume control into a DL III, then into my amp. The sound became uber-detailed, but too bright for me. I have yet to try a Wyred For Sound DAC2, which would be my next move, so fo... |