shadorne
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| volume vs presence I second OjGalli's excellent posts - the only way 85 db SPL average would cause ringing is if it is continuous loud such as Metallica or other badly compressed stuff. If teh music has dynamic range then 85 db should not cause ringing unless you ha... | |
| Do you plan to buy The Beatles CD remasters? No. I have never liked the Beatles. I am not really a melody kind of person. I like music with some rhythmic complexity to it rather than simply a cute ditty. | |
| volume vs presence Shadorne, thanks for the link. I am required to have my hearing tested yearly where I'm employed, but the results given are not very informative. The results of this test really shows where the losses are. My loss started right at 500hz, with a g... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations under $5K No need to spend as much as 5K where you are right now in the journey. I'd recommend Revel Concerta F12. | |
| Is 7.1 better than 5.1 Better YES. Practical NO. Of course it is better but it depends on how willing you are to invest for the small amount of 7.1 soundtracks available. | |
| Top notch speakers with their own sub Due to room modal issues I think you'll find most SOTA will recommend a separate sub that allows optimal placement. The main advance in the last 10 years has been the wider acceptance of active speakers in the market. Just as multiple drivers allo... | |
| Distortion with certain CD's and players I agree with your analysis. On high quality receivers you should be able to adjust the attenuation on the inputs. Unfortunately you can't on this one. I'd suggest you simply add a good quality passive attenuator in series. | |
| volume vs presence Check your hearing here | |
| volume vs presence Jaffa, Don't worry about your ears (provided you don't exceed half an hour loud).Your amp can dish out more than your speakers can handle IMHO.Your speakers must be pretty good if they sound better when turned up loud. (Most monitor speakers sound... | |
| Great old speakers that are as good as new ones Energy 22 - it was too cheap for it's quality even in 1982 when it came out. In general the ferro fluid can dry up on tweeters and both woofers and tweeters can be damaged from misuse so you buying really old bargains that are no longer supported ... | |
| Converting Power Cords into Speaker Cables? A high amp rated power cord is made of thick AWG wire and will indeed make a good speaker cable. The primary concern with speaker cables is something that makes a good contact at each end and has low resistance. Some power cables may be a bit too ... | |
| Speaker upgrade help? So you're contention is I'm just smoking the coils a bit? Yes in teh majority of consumer designs:When the woofers have large excursion they lose linearity and oomph because the coil sees a lower magnetic field.When they get hot (typicaly around ... | |
| What Printed Magazine do you prefer? What Hi-Fi generally has sensible advice...if you can call anything sensible in the mad world of audio rag hyperbole... | |
| Speaker upgrade help? I occasionally indulge in loud sessions and it doesn't sound like clipping when the image starts to flatten out This a common complaint with nearly all speakers targetted at consumers.You might research speakers with pro type drivers such as some... | |
| It is all about the ‘Room’, thinks Toole. I read this about a year ago. I found it rambled a bit but there is some excellent advice in it. FWIW: I have invested rougly half of my money on room acoustics. I find it very odd that audiophiles pretend to be serious about sound quality to the ... |