solman989
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| Vertical Audio Rack for Tube Equipment? Take a look at the Sanus Euro rack. It is a modular rack so you can buy the base + shelves as a package or individually as needed. The four posts between each shelf are available in sizes of 5", 8", and 12". | |
| Is a vinyl rig only worth it for oldies? There is a large variation in consistency of the mediums. When I buy a CD, I can more or less expect to know what it is going to sound like when I pop it in. Sure, there is both good and bad quality recordings, but really the limiting factor for t... | |
| Will a tube setup sound good for all music ? My experience with tube amps mirrors Atmasphere's, and this was under less than ideal conditions: various mid-powered (~30-45 watts) amps with mid-low efficiency (~87-89db) speakers. I listen to a variety of music including electronic/trance so ba... | |
| Is a vinyl rig only worth it for oldies? The noise that I was talking about is a part of the medium itself and not due to improperly cleaned vinyl. Depending on the album, it can sound like mistracking or clicks. For example I have compared two copies of the same albums and the noise was... | |
| Headphone Tutorial I was in your boat a while back and decided to invest in my first high-end headphone setup. I decided that it would never replace my speaker rig but here's what I learned.A headphone rig uses a true full range single driver that usually provides m... | |
| 12V On/Off Options for Amps do not have this I use one of these units in my HT system to power on a cheap amp I have hooked up to the AVR. It is tucked away behind the rack, and IIRC I think it is the Russound unit. Every time it powers up or down I get a nasty pop/squeal from the amp. Somet... | |
| Is rack between speakers always less than ideal? Thanks for the responses everyone. Forgot to mention I am planning on going with a single ended integrated which means no active pre and no balanced connections. If rack is off to the side, I will have to run cables to each source. Luckily I only ... | |
| Is rack between speakers always less than ideal? Unfortunately I do not have the rack yet and buying one of each kind just to try out would be too expensive. Maybe a row of floor/amp stands are the answer. | |
| Changed Speaker Placement NOW BOOMY I recently dealt with this problem as well and unfortunately there is no easy solution if you are unable to move things around. The cheapest and best solution is to move the speakers out from the wall behind them and/or move the listening position... | |
| Experiences with mass loading stands I might have somewhat expected an overdamped sound had I filled the new stands all the way up, but they are completely empty right now. Hence my question above as to whether damping the stand will bring positive benefits vs. overdamping the sound ... | |
| Technics SL1200: Baerwald or 1200 white gauge? Pretty much what Tvad said. The MintLP will be much more accurate and precise than that useless plastic gauge. What you can try doing first is grabbing the Technics Baerwald arc protractor for free over at vinylengine.com and see if you like the r... | |
| Thinking of adding a subwoofer for more bass. The reason why I asked the question is because I was worried that the output frequencey of the amplifier was the problem because the Vandersteens go down to about 37hz.Is this what you measured in YOUR room, or is this the spec that vandersteen pu... | |
| Thinking of adding a subwoofer for more bass. I have the ta-30 (predecessor to the a50) and the bass information is definitely there. I dont know too much about the vandersteen 1's but try playing some bass test tones from around 40Hz on up and see what the response is in your room. My 6" dri... | |
| Why do dealers do this? Reminds me of the recent experience I had at the local dealer. As I walk in, the salesman asks me if I have any questions. I tell him what I am interested in auditioning, and he pretty much tells me that he doesn't want to go through the trouble o... | |
| Compressed mp3's - what to do with them? Every time I've made an improvement or upgrade in my system, the sound improved across the board - including mp3 files each time. The mp3s still sounded like mp3s relative to FLAC, but they sounded better than they did before just as FLAC sounded ... |