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| Zaikesman's Username Pronunciation Field Guide What started out as a sort of "out of the ordinary post" has actually been kind of interesting.Alex: Calling you "Z" saves me some typing. As you all know, i try to keep things as short as possible in my posts : )Like Sc53 ( does that stand for Sa... | |
| anyone biamping with B&K ST-140? As far as a i know, there are at least five different ST-140's that B&K have produced. That is, they have the first model that was rated at 70 wpc with an "old school" iron core transformer. From what i've been told, this unit was quite limite... | |
| Whats wrong with short cables? Red: Have you ever used any Nordost speaker cables? I'm wondering what your thoughts on those are as compared to the Goertz? Sean> | |
| Speaker ports and impedance There are HUGE differences in cabinet design vs impedance at resonance. Much of this has to do with the electrical characteristics of the drivers selected, the alignment of the box and the type and density of materials used to damp the internal ca... | |
| insulating after-market speakers Tom's suggested use of long hair sheep's wool is probably the best material that you can work with. As he stated, it is very linear in absorption across the frequency range compared to most other materials. Next comes fiberglass, but it has to be ... | |
| 140wpc into 8 ohms: enough for Contour 1.3SEs? Bare in mind that most speakers become LESS efficient as more power is pumped into them. That does not mean that volume goes down as you put more power into them, but that power is lost in greater quantity due to thermal losses as you drive them h... | |
| insulating after-market speakers What frequency does the woofer crossover to the mid ( 3 way ) or tweeter ( 2 way )? Different materials will affect both bass characteristics AND midrange response. As such, damping a speaker properly for best results requires using the right type... | |
| Dedicated circuit? If the hot, neutral and ground wires share a direct and singular path to the breaker box, it is a dedicated line. Chances are from what you've described, it probably was "dedicated" to the air conditioner and would work great for your AC system. S... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? DB: Making such a post would both be useless and deceiving. I've haven't heard 10% of all the speakers out there, so my comments would be quite limited in scope and a dis-service to many manufacturers and readers of this forum. Suffice it to say t... | |
| 140wpc into 8 ohms: enough for Contour 1.3SEs? Panny: While i basically agree with your statement pertaining to "quality over quantity", there are many commone reasons why that simply doesn't work. First: If you are driving the amp quite hard on a regular basis, most amps will tend to "fall ap... | |
| Can someone explain how power cords help if... Thanks for the kind words. Believe me, i had a helluva time "staying away" from Agon. I still don't like the way that some things are being handled, but as i myself mentioned before, it is their site to do with as they please. Love it or leave it ... | |
| static electricity To answer your question, yes, gear can be damaged by static electricity. This is especially true of digital based gear and / or gear that uses multiple integrated circuits. In order to minimize the potential for damage, run a wire from the screw o... | |
| Klyne vs Krell pre-amps, which is sounds better? Klyne is very good gear. It is one of the few brands that you can pick any product from their line and not go wrong. Can you say "musical accuracy" ??? : ) Sean> | |
| Can someone explain how power cords help if... RFI can be super-imposed or "ride on top of" other AC frequencies and also DC. Better designs make use of "bypass caps" in the power supply, which should drastically reduce the effects of RF on the AC lines. Some designs, such as Bryston's, are su... | |
| Whats wrong with short cables? Accept it or not, they do the least damage to the signal due to being constructed of the highest grade materials, using the least detrimental electrical characteristics and offering the widest bandwidth available. The side effect to such a "no-hol... |