richardbrand
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| Subwoofer Question @elliottbnewcombjr the thing (any thing) that vibrates creates both fundamentals and simultaneously creates a new set of harmonics, again, each time Not if it vibrates as a pure sine wave, when there are no harmonics. You would be better off... | |
| Optimized Center Channel @soix I’d still try disabling the center speaker and trying a phantom center, because if that sounds clearer/better it might indicate a problem with the center speaker. Absolutely agree. If you have a good pair of main speakers (ones with a... | |
| Electrical question A little known fact about microwave ovens is that the magnetron is either on or off. When a microwave is set for 50% power, the magnetron is switched off half the time. Usually 20 seconds or so at a time. Here's what AI says: In a microwav... | |
| Electrical question @yogiboy larger microwave ovens can draw as much as 1500 watts, and these need their own dedicated circuits Wow! Every general purpose outlet in Australia is rated at 2400 Watts so that is what most kettles, hair-driers and electric heaters ... | |
| Walk-in soundstage @lanx0003 I’d like to hear more from users about your transport, DAC, and/or cable components You asked, so here's mine, which will be vastly different to most in North America! Because I live in Australia, my house is fed 240-Volts AC (ofte... | |
| Subwoofer Question @elliottbnewcombjr the cone of the driver that makes the fundamental ALSO makes the overtones. They are not generated electronically, they are generated physically, relative to the fundamental Whatever gave you that idea? Your first video is... | |
| Walk-in soundstage When you can hear it, the illusion is like the difference between night and day. Or an IMAX theatre and an everyday picture house. It is like boosting an anemic garden hose and suddenly experiencing a wall-to-wall water spray. In my opinion, it... | |
| "Users of wide-range playback equipment should compensate for the RIAA curve" @dwette Yep, Australia. About right given the exchange rate! Decca's ffrr even made it into Flanders and Swann's Song of Reproduction which shows how little the hobby has changed since 1957 Song of Reproduction | |
| "Users of wide-range playback equipment should compensate for the RIAA curve" @dwette Thanks, the Boulder 1108 gives me something to aspire to. The local dealer website shows two prices - A$0 crossed out and A$37,000 or thereabouts! Alas I can only afford the first! | |
| "Users of wide-range playback equipment should compensate for the RIAA curve" @lewm I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of "Duke Ellington Presents ... " from Bethlehem. Sounds as if it could have been recorded yesterday except for the lack of soundstage. In the sleeve notes, Bethlehem lists 24 records as BCP-nn wh... | |
| "Users of wide-range playback equipment should compensate for the RIAA curve" Thanks everyone! If the notice had said something like "This record was recorded using the RIAA curve" or even "... compensate by using the RIAA curve" I would have understood. This was a bit of an accidental purchase for me, as I try to broade... | |
| They should charge more for it… @psnyder149 It rivaled the best reproduced sound I have ever heard on any system using any format. If you have a chance, you should at least listen to it to hear what is possible when money is not a constraint Thank you for your thoughtful c... | |
| They should charge more for it… @asvjerry I'd like to see a non-contact version of arm with a sorta stylus that reads the tracing with the accuracy of a disc drive Hard drives like those found in personal computers do indeed have a read-write head that flies aerodynamically... | |
| They should charge more for it… @lewm I already have a memory system that replays music in my head ... and it seems to be entirely composed of neurons! | |
| They should charge more for it… @asvjerry I'd like to see a non-contact version of arm with a sorta stylus that reads the tracing with the accuracy of a disc drive. An attempt was made awhile back with a laser version I believe vinyl groove modulations make significant con... |