shadorne
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| XLR or single ended cables and why? Salestalk and Ads are designed to make you fearful. Fear that you are somehow not getting the most out of your high $$$ system. And fear propels consumers to get their wallet out and spend more $$$Do not be concerned: Wire is wire. There is no big... | |
| Best sounding system for under $10k Pedrillo,Congratulations on an awesome system. I agree you can do very well on Audiogon buying second hand gear...there are many reasons that people sell excellent gear second hand (divorce, upgrading, downsizing, moving home etc.) - you just have... | |
| Is balanced necessarily better? I use XLR cabling between components and even for runs to my active speakers but I have no illusions - the sound quality is no better than RCA (to my hearing). As some have pointed out, there is indeed better noise rejection and less problems with... | |
| music frequency Beware of the Black & White viewpoint that more LF extension is necessarily better....really it is more of a "gray" area. Extreme LF can be better if DONE CORRECTLY AND CAREFULLY using SPL measurements and careful Room design/treatments and a ... | |
| Speaker 101 - tweeter and cone materials Jtgofish,Good point about thick surrounds and long cone excursion....there is a lot of non linear distortion that occurs at the cone to surround interface as the rubber roll decouples from the cone - often causing a sharp change in response at hig... | |
| music frequency Could not agree more with Eldartford. The same can be said of tuned ports to extend frequency range...often the results are less perfect than can be achieved with a separate dedicated driver (usually from a subwoofer) just for the low end. In the ... | |
| What's output of 4BST convereted to mono? I think the sensitivity switch is a simple mod to the 4BST that can you can have done by Bryston - mine has it; two pot screws on the front to adjust sensitivity level.I would go for two mono 4BST if you really need that much power...they are easi... | |
| minimze ambiguity when describing audio components All knowledge is ambiguous. J. S. Habgood, Archbishop of York | |
| What's wrong with a DVD player as a transport? Jimstew,Although I do not necessarily agree that a DVD player should be better than a CD player or a CD mega changer or special dedicated DAC, my experience is that the differences between players are small enough that I am not at all surprised to... | |
| 2way, 21/2way, 3way, 31/2way speakers There is no simple answer - there are many compromises. 2 way is cheaper to build so it can be better up to a certain price point and particulalry for near field applications. If more power is desired for far field applications then designers tend... | |
| concrete vs. wood listening room I suspect spikes/no spikes will be the least of your worries...a concrete room is going to sound very different from what you are used to hearing with a wood stud/sheetrock arrangement; room modes at LF will be much stronger. Concrete may be "dead... | |
| "Absolute best" used speaker for $8-10K Queanh74,I have not heard the Eidolon model but Avalon make great speakers The drivers cost about $1600 retail in total which is pretty expensive compared to what many manufacturers use (you would be shocked at the low cost of primary components i... | |
| Low level listening Plato,Good points....perhaps you explained it much better than I did....some audio compression and colouration at low listening levels can actually sound better compared to a perfectly flat speaker (unless you know what to expect at low levels). M... | |
| "Absolute best" used speaker for $8-10K Very subjective ....do you want great sound or an elegant speaker with a gorgeous wood veneer in a cool shape? There is a mix of suggestions already in both camps. | |
| Anyone tried the "book" speaker from Parts Express Yes. They are very professional...a pleasure to deal with. |