shadorne
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| the process is more challenging than the result MrT,I suspect that it is a "gear thing" - boys and their toys and they always want new toys no matter how good the old one sounded. A'gon is geared for that - you only have to look around at systems and absolutely anyone, no matter where they are ... | |
| table turning backwards Clip the tone arm in the rest position (use some strong twine), fill up your bathtub completely, and toss the turntable in. If it floats then it is definitely possessed and you you will need to burn it on a stake on your backyard BBQ. If it sinks ... | |
| Our home system: How good it is? I’m for full range ( octave to octave ) audio systems and if I put really exigent then I can say that all these system “ miss “ the last bass octave/half octave. This bass octave is system/room dependent and speaker design specification dependent... | |
| bullet proof amp Get Bullet proof speakers (pro gear) first - usally these are what gets destoyed very quickly! | |
| Tone controls- to use or not? each channel on a typical mixing board has it's own EQ. Used correctly, these can be adjusted to convey that instrument or vocalist with as natural a presentation as possible......My personal philosophy has always been, "Less is Better!" with reg... | |
| Revel Salon2 vs. B & W 802D vs. Wilson W.P.7? I agree the Wilson "sound" is excellent, right up there with the best I've heard. I agree. FWIW: Rigid Metal or Ceramic woofers are often used in high end systems and people love them and buy them (lightweight "piston" operation means small low c... | |
| One speaker louder You can tell they are the same speaker, but one has an airy quality, the other is more mellow A dead or half dead tweeter perhaps? | |
| How loud can I 'safely' play my Dynaudio Focus 140 Are there any tell tale signs to look out for in order to avoid frying a tweeter or blowing a woofer out aside from obvious sonic distortions? You can also see if the woofers are bottoming out against the surround on some models. Loudness sounds j... | |
| One speaker louder I swapped them, but there is a real difference. You can still tell they are the same speaker, but one is quieter and less open. Bad news. Next step (if new or recently purchased) is to take grills off and check no packing material is in the way -... | |
| One speaker louder Assuming you checked your source/amp then Room Placement can play a small role. If you are listening to CD's then quite often the balance is such that sounds are divided in the soundstage - some left some right. | |
| Tone controls- to use or not? Altering tone always produces sonic degradation because it puts one more element in the chain (even if you set it 0dB/0dB). It destroys clarity imaging etc. "Destroy" is a strong word.I guess these guys have much to learn about how not to destroy... | |
| Tone controls- to use or not? there is an implicit assumption that that the engineer and the performer want the purchaser of a recording to hear "something" Well erm...Yes that is kinda the idea of music - generally your expected to hear something. I guess some people do use ... | |
| Next step after B&W 802D Speakers are very personal - you need to give more guidance.Have you considered bass traps and acoustic treatments- this might be be the best improvement you could make - given you have a great speaker already... | |
| Is break in quicker with Planars and Stats? When capacitors and other components drift with age and temperature over long periods then I am not sure when this becomes "aging" as distinct from "break-in".Again, careful component selection and design can minimize the audibility of these effec... | |
| Tone controls- to use or not? I've come to the sad realisation that my 40-year old ears no longer have their original upper frequency response. It is not a severe problem. Treble above 12KHZ is of very little of interest anyway in music. If you are suffering much lower down i... |