rower30
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| Why do digital coax cables matter? ...True, but we are not talking about bit errors here, we are talking about psecs of jitter. The cable matters, as does practically everything else...Jitter is directly tied to the Eye pattern tests, so the concept is valid for digital audio. The ... | |
| Why do digital coax cables matter? For digital, you just have to pass the eye-pattern level for proper digital signal retention. The more open the "eye" the fewer error bits, the lower the jitter. This should be the full channel, too. Cable and connectors both. You don't need expen... | |
| Why does better power = better sound? I would be VERY curious to see the DC line voltage monitored with a differential scope that records the AC leakage of any sort (anything that is not DC) and see what it tells you all.DC is DC, and what you think is coming in is 100% immaterial til... | |
| Why does better power = better sound? I have a Mercedes too, and it is a high torque engine at low RPMS. To maximize low RPM torque you need high compression...but high octane fuel is then needed to offset the detonation. Do it right, and it's a benefit. Do it wrong and it's a waste o... | |
| Problem with lower frequency bass. Please advise. I would turn the speakers straight at each other 18" away out of phase and let them break-in. The "face-off" just keeps the bass to a dull level as the drivers break-in. I think you have green speakers. The C4's I own took months to break-in. Don'... | |
| WHAT GOOD IS SPEAKER AND CABLE IMPEDANCE ANYWAY? Yep, I know that the C4 aluminum voice coils are fine because they use gas tight seals to offset the severe oxidation resistance of aluminum, my "rants" major point. And, for the weight savings aluminum offers over copper it works out for the bett... | |
| WHAT GOOD IS SPEAKER AND CABLE IMPEDANCE ANYWAY? ...When did music become purely scientific?...This forum is called Tech Talk, not enjoy the music. But, we can start that forum if you like. But, music has always been 100% technical. Our interpretation of it pure emotion.We could start a know it ... | |
| Watts up with that? The dynamic range reference is from the AVERAGE SPL, not the minimum. So if your avevrage SPL is 85dB, your peak dynamic range will be 115dB, not a value most systems can manage. Music has to be recorded to be at a comfortable volume WITH the expe... | |
| Another cheater plug thread If your chassis is NOT grounded to the wall outlet ground it will be floating above ground. With a VOM set to continuity, touch the chassis to the wall oulet "ground" and it should measure continuity showing it is indeed grounded. Removing a chass... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? Interesting.Full analog, it seems, should capture harmonic structure much better than digital with ZERO interpolation, where digital can capture dynamic range and low background noise (can't toss a needle out of the record groove!).But, it's hard ... | |
| DIY Speaker wire Modern arc induction furnances are all oxygen free. There haven't been open arc furnaces used for decades now.But, if you want to buy the label and mystic of dielectrics and the oxygen free label (you can say this if it is, and you DON'T have to s... | |
| Tube Pre amp noise Two cause; if the noise is variable, it is in the gain stage and may not be a tube, especially if it is both channels. I doubt both tubes went bad. But, you say it is constant.It sounds like the noise is after the gain stage since it is constant v... | |
| Cap life span? A simple answer is are they old when you measure them, or when you listen to them? Odds are you can measure changes before the ones that you can hear. I have a 32 year old APT 1 amplifier that sound good but the caps would invaribly test poorly by... | |
| Words From the Wise - Every speaker and / or system sounds different. But, they are all supposed to sound the same. So, what's accurate? No one with any sense really knows for sure. - Speakers are indeed the soul of your system as much as no two people are alike (see... | |
| Watts up with that? Your speaker isn't a resistor. The REAL part of the complex impedance value is what is doing "work (making music). So be very careful to use the impedance as a resistive load...it is far from that. Speakers are only 5% efficient, so that means the... |