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| Best bi-wire speaker cables under $1000 If you are going to bi-wire, use separate cables for top and bottom, not cables that are internally bi-wired. This is just my opinion. Rather than making a suggestion, why not let us know what you think your system lacks right now with the Monster... | |
| Aleph 5 + Dunlavy 4 As mentioned in that same thread, the commonly accepted "theory" is that a 1 to 10 ratio is considered "good". This would mean that a 500 ohm output impedance of a source or preamp should see an input impedance ( from preamp or power amp ) of at l... | |
| APS-13 antenna owners? Eric: Just keep in mind that the 13 has a greater wind load area than the 9. While i would think that APS would sell rotors that could be used with the 13 with no problems, if you are in a very windy area or happen to be in a draft pattern, the ot... | |
| Can you warm up your tube amp ... Personally, i would not leave a tube amp on without having some type of terminating load on it. If you want to do something like this, go to Radio Shack and pick up a pair of 8 ohm or 16 ohm resistors. You can connect these across the speaker term... | |
| Silver DIY Interconnects Audioengr: I see that you are basically in the "air dielectric" camp, huh ??? While i have no problem with that, how does one go about maintaining a consistent impedance with such a design let alone minimize the potential for cables short circuiti... | |
| Aleph 5 + Dunlavy 4 Cdma: Due to the wide horizontal ( but limited vertical ) dispersion of the mirror imaged design that the Dunlavy's use, you'll probably need to pay close attention to the primary points of reflection on the side walls AND toe the speakers in. Thi... | |
| ++++StereoPhile Class A components+++++ Helcat: I have no problems with Kal or his reviews. As i mentioned above, i think that he ( and most all other reviewers ) are between a rock and a hard place. What path they take to get out of such a place is up to them.As such, i think that Kal ... | |
| Help with buzzing sound As you increase the gain of the unit, there is less signal attenuation taking place. As such, any type of signal that your equipment has fed into it is amplified to a higher level.With all of the above in mind, i would think that you have some sor... | |
| Antenna questions Eric: Front to back ratio would come into play if you are trying to null out stations on the side of or to the rear of the direction of the station that you are trying to pick up. Gain is how much the signal is amplified once it pulls it in and fr... | |
| Silver DIY Interconnects Audioengr: I can't say that i have knowingly listened to / compared "low purity silver" directly against "high purity silver". With that in mind, my thoughts are that the difference in sonics between the levels of purity that we are talking have l... | |
| Amp suggestion for Legacy Focus Glad that you found something that you absolutely "love" : )Out of curiosity, would you mind sharing with us the various amps that you considered, which you ended up trying out ? Where there any special traits about this combo that really seemed t... | |
| How much Power do speakers really use ??????? Personally, i think that a system built for Classical music should be able to sustain a peak of at least 110 dB's at your seated listening position. Obviously, different radiation patterns from various speakers, how far you sit from them and the s... | |
| Aleph 5 + Dunlavy 4 I can see why you would think that you "lost" bass. In effect, you did. Having said that, "quantity" does not always equal "quality". Pass amps are NOT "bass monsters", especially the Aleph series. Dunlavy's are known for having very quick and tig... | |
| Let's forget about being politically correct Unsound: Welcome to the "club". Glad to see that i'm not the only "knucklhead". At least you don't make it as obvious or as often as i do : ) Sean> | |
| Silver DIY Interconnects Audioengr: Even if one were to find "100% pure silver", I would not consider the difference of .05% over the 99.95% purity level of the jewelry store wire to be "much purer". I know that there are those ( probably you included ) that will tell me ... |