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| Isolation/coupling: basics? If error correction and speedy digital data processing are good things, why is it that CD "burns" made at high speed typically sound "inferior" than a burn made at 1X or 2X ? At the same time, why do burned CD's have increased readability from pla... | |
| Pr of HK Cit22s in bridged mono to drive AR9s? Elevick may be right. A tube amp will tend to fill out the 9's slightly "tight & dry" low Q bass and lend a bit of "liquidity" and "airiness" to the mids and treble that the 9's lack in stock form. Then again, i would shoot for a bigger tube a... | |
| Isolation/coupling: basics? El: Not only can individual components and circuits be microphonic, you can literally hear the sounds eminating out of transistors that they are amplifying during certain conditions. In some RF amplifiers, this can be heard quite plainly and is re... | |
| Pr of HK Cit22s in bridged mono to drive AR9s? In my HT system, i'm using a pair of 9's for my mains and 90's for the rears. The center channel is a custom built piece using identical drivers as found in the 9's & 90's i.e. two of the 8's and the 1.5" dome upper & .75" dome tweeter. Al... | |
| Help I think I blew a tweeter. Ernie: No, i sincerly doubt that B&W would provide a matched pair, especially for a lower model. My thoughts are that this is probably not the last time that this will happen, so having a spare around would be worthwhile. Starting off fresh on... | |
| Something better than "wall wart" for power? You can use anything that outputs 12 - 14 volts AC. It HAS to be AC though, NOT the more commonly used DC. This is VERY important and something that many folks take for granted.The factory wall wart is 500 milliamps ( .5 amps ), so you need at lea... | |
| Help I think I blew a tweeter. In my experience, B&W tweeters seem to "pop" more often than those found in other reputable brands. As such, your tweeter probably is "kaput". As you surmise, it probably was your son but no way to know for sure. Have mercy on him though as i ... | |
| Seeking full range single driver speaker recs Twl: I've not really read a lot about the Manger's other than a few bits and pieces here. I tend to be drawn to "freak" products that are technically adventurous and the requirements for high power are not a problem for me. Dekay: I have experimen... | |
| Bryston 4B gets HOT. Should I leave it on? El: I can hear cable changes in all of my systems, not just this one. This one is tough though as one cable change means changing at least two at a time and possible up to eight all at once. That's why i either buy used or build my own. So far, i'... | |
| Legacy Studios? My Father uses Studio's for his center and two surrounds in his combo HT / 2 channel system. His mains are Legacy 1's, which are earlier versions of the Legacy Classic. Quite honestly, i think that the Studio's sound better in most respects than t... | |
| Seeking full range single driver speaker recs Dekay: Even a single driver has time delays as frequency is altered. If one wanted to "get picky" about it, the Manger and other "bending wave" type drivers are supposedly "more" time coherent across the band than other FR's. Mounting height of th... | |
| Seeking full range single driver speaker recs After reading some comments made by John Curl over at AA, i'd like to find out more info about the Manger drivers. I don't know what they cost, but they are probably far more linear and time coherent than any of the other stuff that you'll run acr... | |
| Empirical Audio P-3A DAC mods and Superclock 2 I don't doubt that this unit sounds pretty darn good. Steve's background in engineering HF / digital circuitry gives him a HUGE advantage over the "parts swappers" that are modifying gear by using a "hit or miss" approach. Not only can Steve take ... | |
| HELP: how to compensate too laid-back source Since Philips builds Marantz, some of the things that i've found to work well on my SACD 1000 may also apply to your unit. With that in mind, you might want to try a Chris VH "flavour 2" power cord and dig up a set of Magnan III interconnects ( or... | |
| Is vinyl dead ? I guess that the folks that made me initiate this thread must have read it. That is, the new Audio Advisor catalogue is dedicated to all things vinyl. As Emily Latella would say "nevermind" : ) Sean> |