shadorne
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| Minimalist PMC AML:1 based setup - opinions needed For the money, if it is pure "technical" quality you are after then Benchmark DAC1 is hard to beat and has gained wide respect as an excellent DAC (jitter immune), a great preamp (but NO remote - so caveman design for modern times) and it comes wi... | |
| Jazz:swingin, groovin modern big band recordings. These are all well recorded: Robbie Williams "Swing when you're winning" - stellar recording. ToP Oakland Zone, Strokeland Superband - anything. Santa Fe Fat City Horns (a bit schmultzy for my taste), Phat Phuncktion (great modern stuff - good bas... | |
| Two Subwoofers... Comb Effect Duke,Thanks. I read all your posts with great interest. | |
| Two Subwoofers... Comb Effect Duke,Thanks - that we hear frequencies or cycles and NOT transients in the bass makes sense - you have convinced me that John Watkinson may be barking up the wrong tree. Your contention that integration is better with a sub close to the mains when... | |
| Two Subwoofers... Comb Effect Phase matters alot If you feel that way then consider active designs with digital filters - manufacturers can correct phase in the crossover region as well as below woofer resonance in the bass...yes you heard me correctly it means "perfect phase... | |
| When did Musical Fidelity start making stuff in... Quite frankly it is irrelevant the Chinese sourced gear is just as good as products made elsewhere. Try to explain that to young mothers and those with pets. Plastic should be used to make speakers and toys - not food!As for me, I like my Europea... | |
| 2-way speaker with best bass If you'd like to hear for yourself how Pat McGinty managed his tradeoff in the Shearwater design, you're welcome. Drop me a line if you come to Montreal.Thanks! I'm not heading that way anytime soon but I appreciate the offer. | |
| 2-way speaker with best bass This article may be relevant(I actually posted it on a subwoofer thread too) - it is all about trade-offs and what do you call "better" - is "better" more accuracy (good transients) or is it just copious bass (wow that thing makes lots of bass at ... | |
| Two Subwoofers... Comb Effect There is a 180 degree phase shift in the bass phase anyway - which happens across resonance. So the whole thing is debatable however but purists will argue that even the 180 degree shift is bad - so it is best to get resonance way down and ultimat... | |
| Don Gruisin- .....No Borders , Native Land Zigon,Get David Grusin Homage to Duke - you will not be disappointed! | |
| Rives Audio Consulting - Advice? Yes. Absolutely. | |
| what kills soundstage depth? A dipole type radiation pattern will increase your sensation of depth due to midrange energy being reflected off the back wall. | |
| Two Subwoofers... Comb Effect Most subs have a 12 dB per octave lowpass filter, and so will give away their presence and not blend well because they allow too much lower midrange energy to pass through. That is what I have - 12 db/octave. That may explain why I prefer it up f... | |
| grills on or off on evolution acoustic speakers? Either way is fine - as far as I can tell from photos it will not matter - whatever looks nicest. | |
| 2-way speaker with best bass Pubul57,Yes I was. I must admit that when it comes to the Merlin VSM though and I did take a look today - they are exceptionally good - great example of getting everything right in a two-way - you and Tobias picked out a real winner there! About a... |