rixthetrick
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| Speaker manufacturers or box manufacturers with off the shelf drivers? Ahhh Kenjit....I worked for a loudspeaker designer, and actually some of what Kenjit is saying has some truth to it. A cabinet with the side walls getting wider to the back, not norrower would actually help attenuate some of the standing waves wit... | |
| How many people here generally buy used? Fortunately I worked in manufacturing, and I have made (I couldn't call it DIY as I was a professional)Made new: Lenehan ML1Lenehan ML2 balanced Ribbontech interconnectsRibbontech speaker wiresCurious Cables silver USB cables. [the above I built, ... | |
| ... sound batting and/or weighting speakers ... amg56,I'm guessing you're in Australia, have you heard Mike Lenehan's ML5's up on the Gold Coast? stereo.net.au forums are full of members reviews of his loudspeakers. I have his ML2 Ultimates with the HD3 and 4mm steel plates lining the enclousur... | |
| Power Cable Suggestions I have to wonder what the hearing capacity or how resolving a playback system is to NOT be able to hear a difference in one's system with superior quality power cords, interconnects and speaker cables???If we can use fuel hose analogies in here, i... | |
| MSB Diamond DAC V Regarding the MSB Diamond DAC V, paired with a pair of M500 Mono Amplifiers.I actually was not there to hear it, but a couple of customers came into the speaker factory I used to work at, and brought in the combination I listed above. They were c... | |
| Best bookshelf loudspeakers under 10,000 for the pair Have you given any consideration on what stands to mount your >= $10K loudspeakers on? Are you considering seismic isolation for them?Is your room size commensurate for bookshelf speakers?By the way, I believe you have invested in some well reg... | |
| have you ever bought stereo without listening first I worked for a boutique speaker manufacturer in Australia, almost all of his customers are people who either fly in or drive quite a distance to audition equipment (reputation). John Rutan and David Belles have obviously achieved good reputation... | |
| SVS Subwoofer Isolation feet. Will I lose bass? + geoffkaitSprings will allow the low frequency energy to pass through the path of least resistance = air.Springs will also tighten up the bass as well.*Obviously the correct tuned springs for the mass is required*And for a very moderate investme... | |
| Want to get into Streaming M19D - Fein DAC II Made in Australia. This DAC punches way above it's price point.Around USD$1300 with current exchange rate. PCM - 32bit 384KHz max DSD - DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DSD512 **No MQA** | |
| Who buy PS AUDIO ? I used to work in a high end speaker manufacturer's factory. The owner sold speakers through word of mouth, and people would drive and fly across Australia to audition equipment. For some time, he had PS Audio in the factory listening room, along ... | |
| End of the World system +1 corelli, if there's anything recent consumer habits have prooven, it's that you can never have enough toilet paper in an end of World scenario!bluorion, unless you have a chronic disease there's no reason to believe you won't outlive the durati... | |
| Can I go wrong with Stillpoint Ultra Mini anti-vibration isolation feet? + geoffkait + discopantsTownshend Audio (UK) uses springs. Solid Tech (Sweden) uses springs. Lenehan Audio (Australia) uses springs.The greatest improvement for under $100 I've heard are placing springs under speakers. Isolates the vibrations they... | |
| Magico vs the world Kenjit How can anybody make a better speaker than magico? Its a cost no object speaker designed to be the absolute best. What are you supposed to do to make it better? Well you can use different technology that works better, that's one way. | |
| Equipment Rack - How important in the grand scheme of things? I'm using springs under my stand mount loudspeakers.Also using a thick granite block sitting on carpet over a concrete floor, with a large but compliant spring under each corner of my 98lb amplifier. (The amplifier will slowly bobble for quite som... | |
| Damping between shelves and sandbox Springs just as goefkait said.Preferably under a mass loaded shelf.And put your loudspeakers on springs with a solid substrate underneath, it will improve EVERYTHING! Obviously finding the correct springs for the load they are bearing is important. |