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| speaker placement in a tough room, please help. I would recommend firing them from short to tall wall. The reason for this is 2 fold. One you will get a slight gain from going from a smaller area (volume), to a larger one. You effectively decreasing pressure through the room and will have the h... | |
| Is my listening geometry too small? Ozfly is right. It's pretty easy to calculate the mode response of a room. The formula is on our website. You can go to http://www.rivesaudio.com/LRframes.html and click on the modes and that will show the formula. There's also a section on speake... | |
| 6sn7's for the AE-3? The Sylvania brown base are very good. The RCA's are probably fairly cheap tubes--I recently replaced a pair with Brimar. Very big improvement. Have not been able to directly compare them with any of the Sylvania's. My guess would be the Brimars a... | |
| Stax Hdphns: SRM-1/SRX versusLambda Pro/SRD/7 I don't know the price difference, but I have the Lambda pro hooked into the SRM-1/MK-2. How does it sound? Hard. These headphones are not forgiving at all. I have heard that their tube amps are far less "hard" and have been interested in trying a... | |
| Improving reviews I agree. I thought about this for some time and believed it would make sense to do the reviews in a form. If everyone followed the same review format it would be easier to read, more informative, and much better in terms of searching for reviews l... | |
| VPI Scout. Twl--do you get a commission on those Teres sales? Just kidding. I know nothing about the Teres, but Twl has applauded it so much I'm at least curious now. The problem is--where are the dealers? If I were to consider one I would want to see it, he... | |
| Has your system changed the music you listen to? Absolutely. I used to own a Klipsch based system in college and for a few years after. I listened to mostly rock. I then got into Martin Logans after hearing them at a friends house. The vocals were so amazing that I went searching for every great... | |
| How often do you upgrade your other passions? Skis need upgrading about every 3-4 years. Boots should be done as often but I rarely do. Ski clothing--if it's not ripped it doesn't need upgrading. | |
| Amp Hum The suggestion of a faulty ground seems a likely possibility. With everthing unplugged except the amp, ground the amp from the ground of one of the RCA plugs to ground at the outlet. I had a Rowland 5 that had this problem. It was just a loose wir... | |
| Brush/scrubbing ideas for VPI 16.5 record cleaner. First check those "scratches". I wouldn't be surprised if it's residue from the cleaning solution. The VPI doesn't suck up on smooth surfaces in the inner groove as well. I once noticed these "scratches" too, but they rub off. I have tried the dis... | |
| Can you work hard while listening to music? I find it depends on the environment. When I was in an office with a lot of noise and other people talking around me, the music helped keep me focussed on what was important. Phone conversations do not work with music--for obvious reasons, but som... | |
| Babyproofing Stand-mounted speakers You might consider an audio rack with doors. The knobs are just way too much of a temptation. | |
| Babyproofing Stand-mounted speakers I think Shutterbug is right. You can also attache the speakers to the stands. Blue tack will work okay, or you can use something more substantial like 3M double sided tape (the thick stuff--not the transparent stuff). Keep in mind the 1 year old w... | |
| Magnepan..the sun rises and sets on..or does it?? I think when you get into planers in general taste of music is very important. How you listen and how you plan to set the speakers up (as already been mentioned) are also critical. I personally don't really like the Maggie's, but I do agree they a... | |
| Speaker Placement Jim: You are right about the forumla. I've been considering putting up some type of formulation, but the problem I have is that it can be very dependent on other variables in a room and speaker dependent, and it's impossible to incorporate all of ... |