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| Looking for a guide to best classical recordings Classic Digest. NPR also publishes a pretty good book if you are starting a collection, but as Bomarc says there is rarely agreement on these things from one book to another. | |
| Clueless about the next step in digital... Well, it's not quite in production but EMM labs is making a 2 channel unit with the switchman (EMMlabs preamp) built in. However, the price is not what you want--it's around $6500 I believe and that's for the DAC and switchman--no transport. JTinn... | |
| Another reminder about room acoustics.... Density does change the absorption coeficient, but does not change the bandwidth significantly. You can see this in the compendium of materials for noise control by comparing 6 lb per cubic foot fiberglass to 3 lb per cubic foot. | |
| Are 1/3 octave spacings enough? 1/3 Octave spacings are enough for some things, but not for all. We chose the 1/3 octave spacings on our test CD because of what it's being used for. It's a basic measurement and it's being used primarily with the RS meter. This will give you a re... | |
| Another reminder about room acoustics.... Well, hate to burst the bubble but I don't think your carpet or pad had anything to do with the bass. It may have changed some other things--but not the bass. A 60 Hz wavelength is over 18 feet long. The quarter wavelength is nearly 5 feet long, w... | |
| Where 2 sit audio quiz Sean: You are right about being off axis, and I was not very clear in my comments--since we were talking about a distance from the speaker the angle of incidence doesn't change much, a highly directional speaker could have a modest difference. Now... | |
| Where 2 sit audio quiz Sean:I didn't say rooms don't have an effect above 500 Hz--that would be REALLY wrong. I did say that positioning (both listener and speakers) has little effect above 500 Hz. Now that's not true in all rooms, but a room that is reasonably well bal... | |
| Where 2 sit audio quiz Here's a hint, Go to the free simulator on our website:the Room Simulator . Now I don't even have to post my answers:) You will also note, that the position as Rooze found, has little or no affect on frequencies above 500 Hz. | |
| Where 2 sit audio quiz 1. I won't comment yet--I want to hear a few others first2. Same as #1, with the exception of the fact that I don't have an answer.3. Says nothing in terms of equipment4. Same as #1, except I do have an answer5. This is normal and what I really wa... | |
| charging tax in Classified Ads?? Actually, they may be required to collect tax in any state they are incorporated in and they do not have to be residing in that state. I would ask them to fax me they're state tax ID license, then you can be reasonably assured it is legit. | |
| Anyone compared the old AudioTruth line to the new I can't say I've compared that, but I can say I've compared the Clear to the Cobalt (Just under the Volcano and I don't believe it's made anymore). I'd have to say the Clear was "clearly" better. | |
| Effects of brading interconnect wire No, probably positive. A few companies do this as their design, such as Jena Labs. If you get the postive and negative wires to cross at 90 degrees you get a phase cancellation--although very small for this signal, it probably is perceivable in hi... | |
| Professional Calibration Question There are a very select few that can do this. There are almost none that can do this in a short time, say one visit to a home. I can certainly set up a room by ear, over the period of a month, but I can get it 95% of the way there by using test eq... | |
| Stainless stell stoves are cool, but not high-end You're right. Putting a cabinet inside a cabinet. Let's see, we build a cabinet in a way to reduce resonance and then put it inside another resonanat cavity? Not to mention the low frequency gain you get because the speaker is not out in the open.... | |
| Project help What kind of wire are you using? A Nickle Cromium wire probably available from radioshack and a 12 volt battery should work quite well. |