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| Placement of Paradigm SA-35 inwall speakers I am a Paradigm dealer. Yes I would turn them tweeter side down. If you have tall crown molding in the room ..which 6 inch trim molding would give you an offset angle of about 28 degrees and you are sitting back about 12 feet the bass should be fi... | |
| Sistrum under VonSchweikert VR-4JR No Larry is not a dealer. He does however have much experience with those speakers...lead shot and other fill...and the benefits of no fill and proper grounding. Tom | |
| Sistrum under VonSchweikert VR-4JR You may try to email Larry Staples {Lrsky] about the removal of lead shot from speakers and the use of Audiopoints and Sistrum Platforms. Tom | |
| Best Isolation Platform with Audio Aero Prestige Remember there is no state of isolation. Something is always in motion even down to the atomic level. Isolate something from the influences of its own self generation, and your trying? You have wasted both time and energy! Tom | |
| Best spikes for speakers Irish65 I have applied direct coupling techniques to acoustic instruments resulting in an increase in output of 1.5db or 50%..The Point works in all things acoustic whether it be from the original source or the reproductive device. Power to the Po... | |
| Today's Transport War: Significant Differences? Is playing off the memory chip considered a transport? Ask Mark Porzelli formerly of Melos and Pipe Dreams for a demo at next week's CES show. You will be there won't you?. Tom | |
| Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs Dunlavy IVa crossover modification Owen not everyone who responded to this Dunlavy thread or other posts about these same speakers changed out any of the five drivers. Most all posters including myself made changes in crossover quality, wire and cabinet coupling only. Much of this ... | |
| Today's Transport War: Significant Differences? Js I agree that the transport sound can be even more important than the Dac...well maybe until this Altmann piece. I need to try some other drives to know for sure. I'm always in search of something better but right now this dac with a JVC dvd pla... | |
| Today's Transport War: Significant Differences? Grant a friend of mine whose products were on display at RMAF was brought down the Nova Memory Player you mentioned above. He heard this player on his system setup at the show after hours. The Nova player was compared heads up to the 10k player th... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Busy listening to my new addition received this past Saturday.Initial reaction.. where there was noise in space before now that same space is filled with music.The complex is simply sighted, all in proper phase alignment. Altmann Attraction DAC. Tom | |
| Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs Dunlavy IVa crossover modification JD well written and composed. Here are some of the additional mods I performed on my Dunlavys several years ago. All brass non ferrous hardware used thru out not steel of any sort. Paint internal surface with V=Bloc from Cascade Audio . V-Bloc is ... | |
| Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs SC-IVa The wonders of brass strkes again.Superior sonic material plus its non-ferrous so it does not disturb the flow of those precious electrons bouncing from place to place. Tom | |
| Most Impact on Sound Stage/Imaging? C.. if you seal the inside of a wooden cabinet with Cascade V-Bloc that is a water based product designed to be absorbed into the wood pores and drys like concrete. Also use non ferrous fasteners for all drivers and crossovers,replace all resistor... | |
| Two Subs Vs. One The bass cabinet itself radiates energy and harmonics above its determined crossover point. This is one reason you can audibly determine the location of your sub and one big reason it effects the blend into the mains as well as the tone quality an... | |
| Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs SC-IVa Did you replace all the steel mounting screws that hold the crossover in place? How about those around the tweeter dome and its plate mounting screws securing it to the cabinet with non-ferrous brass? Tom |