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| Review: Tact Audio Tact-2.2 Preamplifier Alex: You haven't broken every rule. You still have at least 4 or 5 major ones you missed. But the ones you did break you did a really good job with them--crushed them more like it. I'm only kidding. Is it possible for you to take measurements in ... | |
| soundcard or usb device with xlr out I haven't used either of these so I can't really give a comparison. I can only give my experiences of the one I've used. It's fairly basic, not a whole lot to play around with--although I'm told the Mac software is pretty nice (but I've only used ... | |
| My room 12'x 9' with 8' ceilings will it sound OK? It might be better to have dual usage in the family/HT room. These dimensions are small and their proportions aren't very good. However, if you really need a "get away" room--you can do some work on it and make it work, but it's not easy. Dependin... | |
| soundcard or usb device with xlr out ESI U24 has balanced out. It accepts 1/4 inch balanced phono plugs. It also has optical and coax digital input and output. You can see more about it here:http://www.rivesaudio.com/software.html#U24if it doesn't go right to the U24, just click on i... | |
| Review: Tact Audio Tact-2.2 Preamplifier I don't see how the REL would clean it up if it's room induced. You can of course increase the output of the subwoofer, but that will muddy up everything. You would need a sub that you could increase the output at 100 Hz--this would likely give yo... | |
| Review: Tact Audio Tact-2.2 Preamplifier Alex: Nice job it truly shows how critical room correction is. Also, I compliment you on not trying to deal with the holes. It just doesn't work, unless it's a very small gain needed. I also appreciate your discussing our PARC with us. I wish we c... | |
| What is your listening room like? CMO, it was the 10, 15 and 20 that concerned me. 20 being 2x10, but also 15x2 and 10x3 are pretty low order multiples. The slope will help, but trimming the 20 feet down a bit to get better mode spacing would go even further. When you get the book... | |
| What is your listening room like? A few things you should watch out for. First, your dimensions are multiples of each other in a very bad way. Your room modes are going to stack up on top of each other and give you very very boomy bass. You need to change a few of the dimensions t... | |
| Rat Shack SPL meter: Analog or Digital? It is not calibrated for the digital meter. We found a fair amount of difference between the digital meter and the analog. The digital is actually closer to linear than the analog, but it was less consistent from various units--it's also harder to... | |
| Compiling info for Audiogon FAQ's Sean, I think it is a good idea. In the archives though, the off topic and batting back and forth stuff should get removed. That might sound like censorship, but when you are going through archives to get useful information, having that stuff in t... | |
| Rat Shack SPL meter: Analog or Digital? If I'm not mistaken the one at Audio Asylum is a general C weighted correction. C weighting is not flat, and this curve is published in the Radio Shack manual. However, the Radio Shack does not mimick the C weighting precisely and is a bit worse i... | |
| Compiling info for Audiogon FAQ's I think this concept was brought up about 6 to 9 months ago. I liked it--I think it has a lot to offer. The problem is weeding through the material. If you had a thread say on dedicated lines (how many times has that come up in the last 3 months a... | |
| Rat Shack SPL meter: Analog or Digital? The analog is much easier to use and read. You can get pressure zone readings much faster with the analog. In my mind there is not question--the analog is much better (and less expensive). Also, you should be aware that the analog meter is not a f... | |
| Diffusors vs. absorbers room treatment I like the link Psychicanimal posted. I loved the comment--"with all the complexities of room acoustics it's no wonder I spent my money on a power cord" (or something like that). It is so true! I read this original posting earlier and wanted to po... | |
| are Red Rose speakers any good? I have the Red Rose R-3 speakers. I bought them at a "cheap" resale price and have been very pleased with how good they sound for a small monitor. I am using them with mostly Levinson gear right now, except for the amps. They are Cary signature mo... |