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| Install IEC male socket or not?? Yes, a punch would make things easier, however, you would need some kind of backing for a punch. Without backing and/or reinforcement behind the panel you're not going to punch out most of these panels. In most cases I think we're stuck using dril... | |
| Last 3rd of LP has High Feq. Distortion Sounds like it could be prior mistracking of album, damage to the album. Does it do this on all lps? Otherwise, your setup is not correct. | |
| Wooden blinds vs cellular shades for acoustics I have wood blinds behind my speakers, never experimented with partial opening, unbelievable! Will have to try this weekend. Closed, they are reflective, it will be interesting to note the amount of added diffusion when partially opened, something... | |
| The reviewer's role--comparative reviews? Coincidence that you post this now. I've recently been going through my old Stereophiles (80's, early 90's), that mag was so much better then, everything was comparatively reviewed, tons of context. I may not renew, where I could read the old mag ... | |
| Sibilance in recordings: your experience the same? Almost forgot, the sibilance could also be partially due to lack of burn in, settling time on new AC lines, I've found a lack of refinement in newly installed lines. I could also be in the recording, you'll have to play a lot more cds in order to ... | |
| How to hook up 2 amps from one set of pre outs? I always assumed the signal impedence would be altered tying in a second component to a single set of outputs (signal devided in half). I also assume you could add another main out and tie that into circuit (rather than simply pig tailing 2nd out)... | |
| Sibilance in recordings: your experience the same? You're likely simply hearing more resolution from your system, only uncovering something that was already there. You need to look at your system as to cause. | |
| High density fiberglass as bass absorber? I would be leery of anything in a bag, bags may be very reflective confusing soundstaging, perhaps affecting tonality. The reason I take the reflective foil off the semi rigid fiberglass. I too have read of people using the bags of insulation, har... | |
| power supply size I rarely see specs on this, call ARC up or open up and look under the hood. | |
| Beatles 1 sound quality? Although I havent' heard this,your opinion matches what I've heard and read, go over to Amazon and read the reviews, many are bummed about sonics. Complaints about thin and bright, I experience this from remasters quite often, it sounds like their... | |
| Sandbox-style isolation I have yet to beat my DIY sandbox with my Scoutmaster. Many are using sandbox isolation with their VPI's, most seem very satisfied. Tried various suspension type isolation schemes, didn't like those at all, I suspect mass loaded designs like vibra... | |
| Mono recordings and Mono switch on Pre-Amp The only reason I find some mono recordings superior to stereo is that sometimes stereo mixes are very strange. Hearing voices hard panned to one side is very annoying. Hard panning tends to keep the sound close to the speaker, not free of the spe... | |
| High density fiberglass as bass absorber? I use semi rigid fiberglass (Johns Manville Micro-Flex) in my DIY tube traps, highly effective. I suppose this could be a quick and dirty solution, just roll the fiberglass around something circular. Take the reflective foil off and glue the ends ... | |
| Recommended systems - components for Car Stereo JL Audio, these guys are tops in car audio, I use their amps and speakers in my BMW 325ix. I don't believe JL makes a cd unit, only speakers and amps. Consider keeping your head unit, adding a JL amp and JL speakers. If you still want to replace y... | |
| Can good speakers take edge off digital? Steakster and Bob are absolutely correct, clean power and a good power cord can make all the difference. Clean power and a nice power cord can make less than state of the art digital reach far above it's station. I would also investigate having th... |