rodman99999
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| "Breathing" of the air "Liquid" applies to midrange, as "air" applies to treble(general semantics anyway). | |
| "Breathing" of the air The Audio Glossary (http://www.audioxpress.com/bksprods/products/bkaa7-s.htm) Defines "air/airy" as, "Pertaining to treble that sounds light, delicate, open and seemingly unrestricted in upper extension. A quality of reproducing systems having ver... | |
| What's the oldest piece of gear in your system? 2)TungSol JAN/CTL 6SN7GT round plates and 2)Sylvania JAN/CHS 6SN7W tall bottles from the 1940's. No- I haven't owned them quite that long. | |
| which tube mono blocks? These: (http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstube&1232672742&/Antique-Sound-Lab-hurricane-mo) Some info: (http://www.vacuumtube.com/antiquesoundlabs.htm) BTW: The amps listed are not mine. | |
| Background noise problems Cables cannot generate hiss. A bad ground on an interconnect could cause hum, but not hiss. A bad conductor on a speaker cable would result in no sound at all. I would have every tube in my system tested and graded with regard to microphonics and ... | |
| Which Digital processor/equalizer ? Eldartford- The response curve(with proximity effect) for the ECM8000 is on the sleeve that comes on the mic's plastic case. The curve you were referring to(on the outer box) is the mic's tranfer function, not it's freq. response in db. I had to l... | |
| Which Digital processor/equalizer ? I use the Behringer's RTA readings to back up the TacT correction in my (very difficult-bordering on accoustic nightmare) listening room, via the TacT's parametric EQ(the DEQ2496 stays out of the system). The Tact 2.2X using it's FFT "clicks" and ... | |
| Which Digital processor/equalizer ? RE: The ECM8000 box's printed curve(which I'm holding in my hand). Where did you learn to read a response curve? Did you happen to notice the annotation that says, "Proximity Effect"? That means the three curves plotted(BELOW 1kHz) are at differen... | |
| Which Digital processor/equalizer ? BTW: If you happen to own a Behringer ECM8000 mic: Look at the frequency response curve(typical) that they have printed on the side of the box in which it came. The response actually starts to drop at 200Hz and is 2db down at 100. By 50hz, it's do... | |
| Which Digital processor/equalizer ? The Rives CD is excellent, BUT: How flat/accurate do you think the pick-up in a Radio Shlock SPL meter is at low frequencies(You have GOT to be kidding)? What good are response numbers without a +/- db figure(could be +/- 15 to 20db for all you kn... | |
| Sell Hi-Fi and invest in stock market? BTW: The gold that I purchased in 1999 for $275.00 oz just went back up $50.00 today(to $800.00 oz). It's been on a roller coaster ride for the last few months, tracking the price of crude. The Global economic crash(or skyrocketing oil prices) wil... | |
| TUBE GAIN Because back in "the day" people took the time to build much higher quality products than today. Some of the most sought after NOS tubes(ie: TungSol JAN CTL/6SN7GT round plates, Siemens pre-1968 CCa, Telefunken ECC803S, Sylvania JAN CHS/6SN7W tall... | |
| Which Digital processor/equalizer ? If you should choose to go with a Behringer unit: Keep in mind that the Behringer ECM8000 mic is not a calibrated mic. It's response below 100Hz is inaccurate(fast roll-off), and that's why the following advice is found on page 15 of the DEQ2496's... | |
| Sell Hi-Fi and invest in stock market? What Kublakhan said, +1!!! | |
| What is your favorite material for loudspeakers? Mr Sounds- Yes, Tung Oil is great stuff and when applied with the bare hands: The body heat opens the grain a bit for an even deeper finish. Excellent way to bond with whatever you are finishing(gun stocks, audio cabinetry, etc). No problems with ... |