sean
Responses from sean
| Patricia Barber and Stereophile While microphone placement is what plays with the soundstage the most, you might be surprised at how much both the studio electronics and the components in your system can affect this. Given these variables and the differences from system to syste... | |
| Attention Deficit Disorder Audiophilia I agree with Dekay. At least i think i do. What was the question ? Sean > | |
| Ground Wire Material Don't bother. Most pipes have some type of thread sealant applied between the joints (teflon tape, pipe dope, etc..). In effect, you might connect to the water pipe but how far that travels into the "ground" might be another story. Besides that, i... | |
| Rock and Roll Snobbery I have five systems in my house. Some will "jam", some won't. They range in sensitivity levels from 82 db's to 104 db's at 1 watt. Power levels go from 30 wpc to well over 1000+ wpc. Any of these systems can play ANY type of music that you throw a... | |
| Advice Required Read the comparison between the MSB and the CAL Sigma II 24/96 DAC that they did in Stereophile before doing further research on the Link. I've heard them both and their is a noticeable difference in terms of "musicality" between the two. While th... | |
| system matching help Streetman, no offense but it seems like your lacking a plan of attack here. As others have mentioned, you really need start at one end (source) or the other (speakers) and go from there. In my experience, doing up-tempo music like basic rock and "... | |
| Attenuator puzzles Albert, not saying that i could afford these or anything : ( but it would be nice to know when they are available and all of the details. Please keep us posted as the situation develops. Sounds like the builder may be wealthy in a very short perio... | |
| What does everyone think of shahinian? While i have never heard them, his designs are relatively unique and interesting. Others that i know and trust have spoken very highly of them. As Curtaudio said in his post, i think that the Shahinian's are more for the music lover than the "gear... | |
| Attenuator puzzles Sportinlife: Keep dreamin : ) I too was looking for something like what you mentioned. I haven't found anything that comes "remotely" close : ) What i did find was a great deal on some Shalco's. Three seperate 50K stereo Ladder's for $100 total !!... | |
| Best new amp under $2k? While i have not heard them myself, Richard Marsh's amps are getting KILLER reviews. I do have one of his SS preamps in one of my systems and it does most things very well. It is a little laid back sounding but comes across as being very "effortle... | |
| How did U get into this expensive hobby? I grew up with a Dad that was into audio. Needless to say, i too have the bug along with my brother. The first "stereo" system that i had consisted of a Sony receiver, Bose 301's and a Technics turntable with an Audio Technica cartridge. All of my... | |
| B&W Help... tweeter problems! I have had problems with older B & W tweeters and i also know of another member here that had problems also. I was probably hitting mine too hard and the other guy's problem was due to quality control. One tweeter measured VERY different than ... | |
| EVS Millenium DAC II HAHAHAHA........ My identical thoughts Nicesoundz. As far as i know, the only one that has heard these DAC's is Ric himself. Sean > | |
| Best wires for cost You seem to be coming up with all kinds of "budget buys" lately. What lengths work best for this cable ? What about the RCA's used ??? Specific Solder ??? I have to wonder what the actual impedance of this cable is ??? A digital signal is basicall... | |
| speaker effiency All things being equal, the more efficient speaker will also produce a higher sensitivity rating. The only reason that it would actually produce a lower SPL is if it was a very low impedance and the amp could not properly drive it. While most amps... |