rodman99999
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| Passive radiator The cabinet should be sealed, to avoid noise and messing up the alignment. It will, however, operate as a bass reflex system. "Sealed enclosure" indicates an Acoustic Suspension system. | |
| what drivers are best? thinking of a DIY project Morel, ScanSpeak and Seas all built very good drivers. Here's a good place to shop: (https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com) Studying the very comprehensive specs, included in the descriptions, should help you best choose your combo. | |
| Passive radiator The correct way to design a passive radiator, is to run the Thiele/Small parameters of the woofer and cabinet internal volume, for a ported/bass reflex(ie:Fourth Order) alignment, using the diameter of the radiator as, "port diameter." . Then adju... | |
| BEST TONEARM FOR HIGH COMPLIANCE MM As Al mentioned; I've been a very happy Magnepan Unitrac I user, since 1981. Actually; I've got two, and narry a hint of trouble with either. They pop up on eBay(or were) often. The Grace 707 and Maggie both have the same low mass(7 gm), while th... | |
| Hafler amp repair Davidsons Electronics is the authorized Hafler Repair Center(they were a Hafler warranty center), in your area. They'll have the knowledge(and possibly specific parts) necessary. | |
| Why do McIntosh come with cheap plastic remotes? If you want elegantly and solidly constructed remotes: buy Balanced Audio Technology gear. My VK-D5 came with one, carved out of a solid aluminum billet. The, "guts" are absolutely NOT at all the, "same" as any other, being of the same high qualit... | |
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| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? I have an unfortunate(cramped) home listening environment, that requires my equipment to be arranged in a cabinet/rack, one component above another(shelved). I'm using sheets of TI Shield under and/or above every component, to block emissions. I'v... | |
| Can Silver Interconnects be bright in your gear @Mr J- Absolutely(on all counts)! | |
| McIntosh & the Bachelor Pad Absinthe | |
| Can Silver Interconnects be bright in your gear Whatever the component; the better(more transparent) it is, the more it will reveal weaknesses(such as excessive brightness) upstream of it. | |
| What are standing waves, how do they effect sound Too much to type! These sites should help you: (http://www.audioholics.com/room-acoustics/listening-room-acoustics-1) (http://www.marktaw.com/recording/Acoustics/RoomModeStandingWaveCalcu.html) (http://www.sae.edu/reference_material/audio/pages/Ro... | |
| Cary 300SEI - tube rolling/modifications Happy listening! | |
| Test CD This CD(http://www.musicdirect.com/p-6813-cardas-ayre-acoustics-ibe-burn-in-cd.aspx) contains Pink, White and Brown noise tracks, which can all be used to burn-in speakers or electronics. The Pink Noise track can be used, with a spectrum analyzer,... | |
| Do prefer a black or silver faceplate? BLACK is BEAUTIFUL! |