shadorne
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| Driver matching vs break in period That is odd. Normally a 2 or 3 db shift should not move the image. Are you sure it is exactly the same driver - something else may be wrong.The image is based on the time arrival of the primary sound at the ears - it takes a LOT of volume level di... | |
| XLR waste of time ? Let me rephrase the question: What XLR connectors do you (or anyone) view as equal to or better than an Eichmann silver RCA? Ignoring for a moment the preference for exotic materials such as silver and gold (and equipment failure, contact or desi... | |
| Why can't all/most recordings be this good? Generally the Doug Sax masters are in the top quartile (he has a huge list of credits on Artists Direct). Other good engineersBill SchneeChuck AinslayAl SchmittAlan ParsonsJames GuthrieMark BishopGeorge MassenburgEd CherneyElliot SchienerThere are... | |
| Verity Audio midrange drivers? Verity Audio is a small Canadian company, and to have almost their entire product line discussed or reviewed recently in Stereophile makes a very strong statement. In the October 2009 issue they included the Parsifal, Sarastro, and Rienzi in thei... | |
| XLR waste of time ? I second Nrenter and the others here. | |
| PMC and what electronics ?? Mvwhiting,Are there measurements published for the GB1i. The predecessor appeared to has some strong resonances on the mid/woofer, possibly due to the TL?I must say that my favorite two way speaker from the 80's was Energy Pro 22 which also has a ... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Upon careful reading and re-reading of Byron's well written initial post, it seems to me that it makes perfect sense, and that it proposes an evaluation criterion that will often be useful.Al, We agree (as usual) - see the first posted reply in t... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? I've been doing critical listening lately from 12-24" away. You can hear a lot more hash and detail from the driver than the normal 6-10 feet. You may have an issue with room acoustics (extremely common - so don't worry) - if your space is fairly... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? If neutral system could be really defined we could hire people with best hearing ability (conductors, musicians etc) to rate systems or pick them for us. Isn't that what part of what these talented people do? They have the know how to create musi... | |
| HDMI cable made a difference in picture quality?? No difference in picture quality yet the sound from high quality Gold HDMI connectors ($200+), OMG, I bet it would be like night and day for most people here!! LOLBlind Audiophile with Nipper "his master's voice". | |
| Loose driver mounting screws on Velodyne HGS-18 There is a special glue for this - Loctite. | |
| Loose driver mounting screws on Velodyne HGS-18 It happens - the wood dries out (wood breathes) especially after a year or so and then the screws become slightly loose and vibration does the rest. You probably will not have to tighten them again. | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? How will you know when what you are hearing from a component is true neutrality to the source Good question.They have the same problem in pro audio. Sound engineers are constantly concerned with how the mix translates to other (often inferior) sy... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? (1) Was cable A preserving detail while subtracting harmonics?(2) Was cable B subtracting detail while preserving harmonics?Or could it be more complicated…(3) Was cable A adding “perceived” detail by, for example, acting as a high pass filter?(4... | |
| Upgrade fuses in Active ATC SCM 50 speakers? I have not tried. Given the mains fuse is before the power supply and not in the signal path I doubt that under normal conditions one adequate fuse versus another would be audible. It would obviously be a concern if it was. |