shadorne
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| cable burn-in / system burn-in I just started my system again after being down for a few months. It has taken about 40hrs of play time before it has started to sound good again. I have a cd that I always play to hear the effect, which I am very familiar with. So it is kind of ... | |
| Suggestions for 'filling the port' of bass reflex FWIW - are you aware of what you are doing when plugging the port? Depending on the tuning, the port may be beneficial in that it protects the woofer from extreme excursion at ultra LF. Not all ports are tuned to boost bass although in consumer sp... | |
| Blu-Ray movies Oh yes Blade Runner is a cinematographic wonder. Absolutely stunning in BD. This is the best I have seen on BD so far. I found Master & Commander to be grainy in spots (low lighting). In contrast Blade Runner is excellent colour definition and... | |
| cable burn-in / system burn-in Johnhelenjake,One thing you need to do is maintain perspective here. The changes in cables being discussed are extremely small - much much less than 0.1%. You need to consider that these effects are likely so small as to be inaudible compared to o... | |
| How to tell if Acoustic Treatment is Needed? If you are indeed sitting with your head against a wall (or within a foot) then you need to change listening position first and foremost. I would recommend a listening position at least 4 feet from a wall. This difference will be huge - the sound ... | |
| How important are the Speaker Cabinets? Drew,Thanks for the link. The article proves what most people inherently feel or know to be true (if they are ruthlessly honest about it): aesthetics is more important than sound quality to most audiophiles.This is why audiophile manufacturers mak... | |
| Blu-Ray movies Get Jeff Beck Live at Ronnie Scott's - absolutely awesome.Ooops you wanted a movie. "Cars" is pretty darn good, IMHO. But Planet Earth BBC series is probably the most impressive for video. | |
| cable burn-in / system burn-in Louis,Yes that is correct. At high frequencies things like capacitance and dielectric can have a more pronounced effect and a drift can be expected as equipment ages and settles in. However audio is NOT high frequency. | |
| Most Peaceful Music you've Heard or Own Delibes FLower Duet | |
| Woofer motion problem. Totem 1's are ported at 42 Hz. It looks like an underdamped high Q design. Whilst lota of semblance of deep bass is nice to have this means they are uncontrolled at 20 Hz and below (no acoustic damping at all). Large excursions can damage the woof... | |
| passive crossover expert for ATC mids First step is to find the right woofer.You might benefit from the flexibility of a Behringer DCX2496 and play around until you get the sound you want. See this thread. Alternatively, I 'd suggest to contact Wilmslow audio in the UK they have a des... | |
| How important are the Speaker Cabinets? JayboInteresting so do you believe people are choosing speakers based upon how they look and are willing to pay for that look even if their is a comparable speakers that cost less but doesn't look as good? Absolutely. How many audiophiles do you ... | |
| Do you plan to buy The Beatles CD remasters? "cute ditty"Wow, so sophisticated....Please don't be offended. The Beatles were fantatsic at melodies that you just can't get out of your head. It is great stuff. Just not my thing that is all.I like strange stuff like this | |
| How important are the Speaker Cabinets? The volume of air inside (and porting) as well as stuffing will create a resonant system with the woofer. Cabinet volume and porting are matched to a particular driver. This is extremely important for the woofer. Furthermore the edges and shape of... | |
| Top notch speakers with their own sub Marty,It may work on certain soft music but an extra 12 db boost below 35 Hz is a gargantuan and scary extra amount for a poor subwoofer to put out. If you do this then I'd be extremely careful not to blow them up through excessive excursion or fr... |