serus
Responses from serus
| Recent reviews on Cyberlight IC's Dlwask: you should read JA's explanation carefuly.The Cyberlights and some other cables (SEEC, for example) employ active circuitry in the signal path. This circuitry should be regarded just like a preamp or an amp in regard to distortion characte... | |
| Poor man's IC cooker? Combine all the concepts for the "best" cable cooker.Buy a used receiver, and if you find one for $1.88 that's great... Tune to FM noise between stations and defeat the mute. You have those connectors from radio shack. Connect one side to the spea... | |
| eggleston andra II efficiency? I heard the Andra-II in an extended demo. the two amps on hand were Pass Labs XA-160, which is in the same power class as yours, and the Lamm ML-2.1, which is much lower power.In a medium size room and without trying the 1812 Overture, I much pref... | |
| Can IC's and Speaker Wire drastically affect bass? You mentined HSU sub plugged into the pre-out and also that the BP have 12" bass driver, etc.Are both of these bass systems running together?They would need serious attention to phase and position to actually enhance the bass in your room. Just a ... | |
| Why aren't component active XOs more popular? Sean and b.l.z: There is a very clear distinction between active amplifier and passive LCR networks.First, the active circuit has much more non-linearity than the passive network, leading to different types of distortion. You get more mixing (IM d... | |
| Specs to look for when matching tube pre to SS amp The matching between amp and speaker is more important than the power ratings, as you noticed. It's just possible that the bigger Proceed was a more refined implementation overall. In a small room, I'd look for a range of amps at whatever price le... | |
| Specs to look for when matching tube pre to SS amp Why do you think you need 200+ watts for small monitors?!Even at the rated 85dB, this power level would reproduce dynamic peaks over 100 dB SPL in a normal listening position 10 feet away from the speakers.I know some people claim you need 120 dB ... | |
| Is a tube preamp a good idea? Many tubes are rated for 10,000 hours. That's well over a year, if you never turn it off, so most likely you will get 3-5 years service from normal usage of 4-8 hours a day.The main concern with tube equipment is heat, so don't use it inside an en... | |
| Why aren't component active XOs more popular? If you use an electronic XO, you are assuming the role of a speaker design engineer, having to equalize drivers to match level and phase. You then have to fine tune the sound, a process known as "voicing".All that is obviously doable, but not that... | |
| RCA to XLR interconnect wiring diagram Going from balanced to RCA you would do just as you say. Terminate pin 3 to 1 with a resistor, depending on the the load at the destination (which "looks" from pins 2 to 1).I'd try and match that load, so the balanced stage sees a balanced load. N... | |
| RCA to XLR interconnect wiring diagram Caution against running the ground to pin 3. This shorts the negative pins of the right and left channels, which were never meant to be shorted together!If you're lucky, this will only cause mild distortion...Instead, run a resistor between pins 1... | |
| Best Vintage Speakers? Infinity Monitor 2A.Great bass response from a densely stuffed tuned cabinet and very nice treble extension thanks to the walsh super-tweeter, a la Ohm Acoustics.Reasonable size and decent furniture-style look complements a great package. They're ... | |
| Best full orchestra recordings? Add another favorite (in many recordings): Rachmaninoff "Symphonic Dances" | |
| Best full orchestra recordings? The Asturias in a Japanese pressing - absolutely explosive in the orchestral arrangement! | |
| smaller speaker suggestions Small speakers would always need stands, which dwarf the size of the speakers anyway. Have you come up with a solution to that first?You have enough power for Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor, but those might stretch your budget (used).If you come acro... |