shadorne
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| white noise from tweeters I agree with those who claim 4" when it is really cranked +> thatt is more typical of high end. Nothing is totally silent when cranked... | |
| High Efficiency Dynamic Speaker Suggestions Please I agree with Ditusa nothing will compete with horns for efficiecny. ATC, however are very much like horns in terms of "you are there" presentation but they are less efficient and require big big amps to sing... | |
| What is under $5k speaker with best bass slam? A guy I bought an amp from had the the SCM 150's and played traditional Japanese and Chinese drum music on them - holy crap! Explosive dynamics, incredible timbre, and sheer power. Yet, everything was crystal clear. Holy crap! - is a fair assessm... | |
| white noise from tweeters No this is absolutely not normal for high end gear - typically at one foot you shouldn't be able to hear any hiss at all even with it cranked. Of course, at the start of a track you will often hear hiss just before the music starts and from severa... | |
| Nearfield listening 6 feet is not near-field and not quite far-field. The main reason to use big speakers is to get accurate bass reproduction and to achieve realistic higher SPL levels and a more natural presentation (think headphones most unnatural as no reverberan... | |
| How do autotransformers affect sound? Distortion. Transformers are notoriously non-linear devices. They work great in power supplies where distortion has no impact as all you need is to step up the amperage and step down the voltage. It is very very expensive to build one that is as l... | |
| Please, some simple info and advice So far, in using a "Y" connector to run the two signals from the player (CD in this case) into one pre-amp input, I seem to be getting a distorted signal. How can a person combine these two channels from the player in a way that yields good, clea... | |
| .wav to .flac conversion using MAC OS X Yes you will lose album info in this process. Wave files have no information in them about the album. | |
| Cables that cost more than good loudspeakers Lucky you - you can sell your speakers and almost afford to buy a set of entry level cables! | |
| Media Room - flooring I have wine room with cork floor and one wall all cork....it does NOT pass the "clap" test ....cork may be better than tile (for sure) but it is still reflective in the upper frequencies.If you go wood then put in an underlay of acoustic absorptio... | |
| $1000 upgrade budget- cdp or speaker? NO BRAINER -B&W N805 - if you don't over drive it hard this is a great mini-monitor!!! | |
| Van Morrison remasters coming soon.... How Long Has This Been Going On (Live At Ronnie Scott's) (1995) I particularly like this one but I use the same speakers as Ronnie Scott's club so that might be the icing on the cake that does it..."I will be there" | |
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| Help Design & Build a Cabinet - KNOW ANYONE? Indeed Energy (Audio Products International) are underrated - although they have such a broad offering these days that it is rather diluted by mediocre stuff - I still have the original speaker that launched the company - the original Energy Pro 2... | |
| New System Recommendation? Mike,Try to visit this dealer for suditions if you are serious. HiwaylaserThe speakers on the right of the home page are used by the Sultan of Brunei. |