shadorne
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| amplifier DB meters Bob,Music is dynamic. An amplifier meter is only indicative of clipping/power. Power is a function of load (resistance/reactance) and load is a function of frequency. More expensive amplifiers will have a high speed soft clipping circuit to protec... | |
| I need help on directionality of speaker cables I've just asked one of my colleagues in the same firm who is an EE and without any hesitation said that it's DC in digital. He needs to go back to school. Digital data is usually sent with an encoding such as Biphase Mark Code. This essentially a... | |
| 1 or 2 subwoofer for small room & placement IMHO, it depends...two low quality subs might cost the same as a single high quality sub but may not sound better. Obviously two identical subs should play louder and more accurately than a single sub - but integrating them will be more difficult.... | |
| Out of control bass--help I suggest you download the Manual from Anthem Website.You have the ability to control the individual level sent to each speaker including the sub. It sounds like you need to adjust the levels first and then play with the crossover.The notch filter... | |
| What is "polite" sound? A polite sound does not have an odor. | |
| I need help on directionality of speaker cables he reason I ask is that a digital signal, by it's very nature, doesn't have frequency in the way analog signals do. As I've quoted above from a reputable book on electronics, a digital waveform is a DC signal that varies between zero volts and a ... | |
| Obsessed with room acoustics After assembling a modest system - room acoustics probably has the biggest impact on sound quality.I agree with those that say careful selection of furnishings can really help.I drew the line at a custom designed soffit mounted main speaker and eq... | |
| What is "polite" sound? "Polite" sound is often what reviewers say when they can't define a specific defining characteristic of a component or speaker (i.e. descriptors like deep bass or scintillating highs, edgy, bright, harsh, sibilant or recessed don't seem to apply e... | |
| recommended reading Try Nika Aldrich's Digital Audio Explained. It manages to avoid much of the math that you will find in engineering electronics text books and makes easy reading for a layman. Armed with Nika's long list of audio "myths" you can help protect yourse... | |
| I need help on directionality of speaker cables My understanding was that audio signals could be carried as DC, but that AC was required for speakers to allow them to vibrate in piston fashion. They could be carried as DC but they are not (in fact the sound you hear is alternating compression ... | |
| First cd purchase Schipo,My first CD purchased was Michael Jackson ThrillerFrench_fries,My first CD player was the WDR-50 (Walkman CD player) - all bought the same year it came out (1985). I still have both and both still work and I feel both live up to the promise... | |
| Klipsch Chorus I's tweeters are not working The diaphragm is what vibrates and transfers the sound to the air.The voice coil is the "motor" behind the diaphragm. (current through the coil produces the emf that opposes the magnetic field of the driver magnet assembly and causes the coil to m... | |
| Klipsch Chorus I's tweeters are not working Probably overdriven and fried tweeter voice coils. Those are great party speakers. | |
| Room ratios doubling sheet rock makes for a rigid wall Good point. A leaky room is far better in bass response than concrete walls. Concrete basements rarely sound as good as wood frame walls and wood floors. The only people who suffer from a leaky room are ... | |
| Musicality vs Transparency & Detail Regarding speakers that are developed for monitoring purposes, I agree that there are some that are quite good, but then there are also clunkers like the Yamaha NS-10m. Jcarr,Absolutely agree a real clunker. The purpose and popularity of the chea... |