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| Advice on building a dedicated listening room. I'll second and third the following statements:15' x 30' is NOT a good way to start things off. How you fill in the space and / or section off part of it You should at least pick up one of F. Alton Everest's books and / or consult an Engineer fami... | |
| Electrician Coming Over What to Do? Glen / Drubin: I ran into a situation where a gentleman had two separate grounds that were no more than about 10 feet apart from each other. The way that things were set up electrically, he had items from both grounds tied into the same system. He... | |
| MIT Love 'em or Hate 'em What are some "good" MIT's that are commonly available on the used market but won't break the bank ? I know that they have TONS of different models available and some of them are quite specialized. If i was interested in checking a set of these ou... | |
| Why do Maggies need a lot of power? Ake: I think that there is a VAST discrepancy amongst what many of us here call "average" listening levels. What is "average" to a "rocker" might be "roaring" to a person that listens to chamber music, etc.. On top of that, listening distance, siz... | |
| Electrician Coming Over What to Do? Glen: As you know, i'm not an electrician, nor do i play one on TV or Audiogon : )I guess i should have clarified that each circuit should have its' own hot, neutral and ground to minimize series resistance and negate any possibility of wire satur... | |
| Where do I position 4 speakers for 3D stereo sound All i can say on this one is "Good luck" : ) Sean> | |
| Power Conditioning done by IC's & Speaker Cables Psychic: What is the difference of employing some type of "filter action" in a power cord or putting it inside of a fancy box ? Granted, one can go "whole hog" if you have a larger platform or chassis work with, but other than that, i don't see mu... | |
| Electrician Coming Over What to Do? Stehno makes some very excellent points. However, i personally would not spend the money on the JPS cabling. While i do believe that AC cabling and geometry of said cabling can make a difference, i just don't think that it is an $18 per foot diffe... | |
| Why is my composite so bad? Brian: I beg to differ about your comments about "damaging your monitor" if using anything other than a 75 ohm cable in a video installation. Impedance mismatches are part of life and most gear is designed to deal with such a situation. I would no... | |
| Tracking Force - Where to set it? Bear: After re-thinking your comments, they make perfect sense. Your method would be akin to setting "ride height" on a vehicle. If the suspension was "perfectly centered", it could make large excursions in either direction without fear of "bottom... | |
| MIT Love 'em or Hate 'em Unklecrusty: While one can "usually" see what is inside of an active audio component, one can almost always measure the results. Thinking along those same lines, I would be curious to actually do that with some of these "networked" cables under la... | |
| Potential problem with sale. Rmml: Your situation sounded extremely fishy. Having dealt with you, i know that you would have done the "right thing", but it makes one wonder what the real deal really was. I have no doubt in my mind that you send a fully functional product. My ... | |
| Why is my composite so bad? It is quite possible that you may have to recalibrate your TV. If you have not already done so using the likes of an Avia or Video Essentials dvd, i would check into that. I would also suggest trying some different cables in place of your "special... | |
| Checking the quality of your AC Depends on how serious you want to get. There are devices that allow you to monitor your incoming AC with an oscilloscope. This allows you to check your noise along the various "legs" on the circuit, sometimes simultaneously. While doing this, you... | |
| Which cone's or platforms have helped? Cdc: That was Ken ( Caterham1700 ) of Neuance fame that suggested the Ikea "Lack" end tables. I did end up doing a lot of talking to Ken in that thread, so it might be easy to get us confused. It's either that or your memory is starting to go : ) ... |