shadorne
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| You've Won the Lottery: Your Dream System, Now. I'd simply hire D'Arcy and Whitaker and tell them to select the equipment and build whatever they wanted without compromise. Make it better than anything else they have done. I'll readily admit I am no expert so given the money I'd let these exper... | |
| 2-way vs. 3-way Two way is good for nearfield (3 to 6 feet). Generally three way is needed for far field (8 feet +). A two way just cannot do it all (cover the enormous bandwidth with two drivers and do this with low distortion and even dispersion at the higher S... | |
| like to buy a dac? You need to think carefully. Generally to get BD to what you need for two channel you will need a DSP (something that gets you a "phantom center" and allows for sub or no sub in order to integrate LF info in the 0.1 channel). Most ordinary standal... | |
| Subwoofer Frequency Response question does the size of the suckout change predictably as Fc changes. The suckout will be less as you get further from the rear wall (fall off with distance - double the distance = 6 db SPL drop in the strength of the rear wall reflected wave). Bear in ... | |
| Brass screw tweak, seen in Virtual Dynamics video. I wonder how fantastic your system has to be for you to notice the difference using this tweak. Definitely important on mounting air core inductors where screws are close to the coil.I have my doubts whether a tweeter would be affected audibly fr... | |
| Volume control on power amp It is probably an attenuator - best to make sure all your volume controls in the chain are operating above 12 PM.If, for example, your preamp volume is mostly between 8 and 10 oclock then you might want to lower your power amp volume to 1 PM. Anyt... | |
| Which is better longer xlr or speaker cable If you run long lengths of RCA - say 10 feet or more - then be careful if you use consumer Hi-fi grade equipment. Consumer Hi-fi equipment preamplifiers may not have the power supply and solid design to drive long interconnect lengths properly. (C... | |
| Subwoofer Frequency Response question It could simply be room modal - this will not go away no matter where you place the sub. Your only hope would be to add plenty of bass traps and EQ down the peaks to make the trough relatively less big.It also may be caused by your speakers - as t... | |
| Anyone on The Waifs? WarrenIf you like this stuff then you might like Paul Kelly.Another suggestion would be Great Big Sea - although this is much more traditional folk music. "The Mermaid" is well recorded. | |
| Rain-X as CD Enhancement Treatment It looks like the Rain-X treatment came to the fore about the same time as the green marker pen. I don't necessarily subscribe to the views in this article but it is interesting that this was in vogue about 18 years ago . | |
| Tannoy, PMC or Monitor Audio, And i really lika a punchy sound. PMC seems a good choice. A TL design gives you bass extension and PMC tend to go for low system Q so you still have "punch" or good transient response. At your price point there is probably not much that competes... | |
| Get a new CD player or external DAC? If you cannot audition and return then Benchmark DAC1 is safe way to go. It is one of the cheaper DAC's new and it sells at relatively high used price and it is has been widely respected for five or more years. Just sell it if you don't like it. T... | |
| HELP B&W 802D or Revel Ultima Salon2 I am not surprised with your findings. And YES - other speakers in that quality range may also shock you compared to your current setup. I would not pull the trigger too quickly. Without more details on your listening tastes it is hard to say more... | |
| External Crossover? Sure you can but why stop there - why not go without a passive crossover altogether? Get an active speaker then you don't need to worry about the crossover components, power loss and complex amp load... | |
| Which is better longer xlr or speaker cable Short speaker cable is best if you have XLR. Mogami (owned by Marshall) make good quality XLR. |