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| the listening room: "golden ratio"? Joeb,You're right about "High End Audio" not having much on acoustic construction. However, it did mention ASC's Walldamp acoustic construction method on page 115. I checked out ASC (Acoustic Science Corp.) on the internet which provided a wealth ... | |
| the listening room: "golden ratio"? In fact the golden ratio is 1:1.4:1.9 which is based on the greatest resonant mode distribution. In short this ratio avoids harsh resonance at certain frequencies. The golden ratio has nothing to do with dimention, but has everything to do with re... | |
| How do you get the "real" feel of music? Go to the Dynavector website and look up Super Stereo. It explains why the most expensive stereo equipment still does not have the real "feel" of music. It also shows why audiophiles are forever pouring more money into their systems, but still not... | |
| Biwire Cables: Two Seperate Runs or Single Run Many single wires can turn your rack into a bowl of spaghetti. On the possitive side, single wires can assure that all speaker drivers are getting the proper current or grade of metal. Biwired speaker cables on the other hand split the cable down ... | |
| What's the deal with palladium?? Palladium electrodes are used in electrolysis demonstrations to show how electricity splits water into oxygen and hydrogen gases. Strong acid is added to the water to speed up the process. While palladium is only 16% as conductive as copper, palla... | |
| Where do I position 4 speakers for 3D stereo sound Thanks for your suggestion, Pbb. I think you may have hit the mother load. I've spent hours today looking at the Dynavector website and was very pleased with their presentation. Hopefully I'll be able to use the Lascalas for the rear speakers. I'l... | |
| Where do I position 4 speakers for 3D stereo sound Thanks your help. You have given me some good ideas. I too am a two channel purist, which is why I don't want any processors involved to achieve the effect that I want. I realize that good recordings provide a spacial effect with two speakers. How... | |
| Name this Preamp You will not find a good home theater D/A processor for $1000, new or used. Period! Your best bet is to run your movie sound through a stereo unit and forget the home theater processor. If you listen to stereo music 70% of the time with this setup... | |
| Best 5 Channel Amp A five channel amplifier is not your only option. The best 5 channel amplifier can be found in a multiamplifier configuration. You could have two stereo amplifiers with one monoblock amp. I am presently using two Mark Levinson 334 amplifiers with ... | |
| Review: Klipsch Klipschorn Speaker I agree with Sunnysal about everything except that they don't have to go in the corner. I'll get back to this problem later. Being restricted to the corner is a misconception that has relegated K-horns into almost total oblivion. What a shame. Wha... | |
| Best or most profound sleeper product Passive linestage preamplifiers with stepped attenuators are as good as megabuck active preamplifiers. In some cases the're even better. Most beginners don't even know that passive linestage preamps exist. I have never seen these gems in a high en... | |
| Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel? All of the information that you need for multi-channel stereo can be captured in a two channel recording. The only advantage of multi-channel recordings is to create a spacious feeling. This can be done now artificially with surround sound process... | |
| 40hz ratings/speaker response Bear, there is only one full range speaker that I know of that can effectively go down below 40hz... K-horns. You don't need subwoofers when using K-horns. These full range speakers can easily handle organ notes down to 32hz. Around this point you... | |
| Tubes plus SS Judit,Try active biamping. A ss amp could be used to power the woofer, and a tube amp could power the squawker and tweeter. In this way you could use the strong base advantage of the ss amp to get a clean, solid base slam; and use the mild mannere... | |
| Tubes? Transistors? Which are better? The impression I'm getting is that the ss amps have great detail and bass, but tubes create a soft, pleasing image for mids and highs. Why not take advantage of both in an active biamp pattern? I'm presently using a Mark Leninson 334 to drive my K... |