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| 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 | |
| brass outlet covers...anyone try them? Sound good Just another application of vibrational behavior/acoustics, musical instruments or electronic chassis's.Another benefit maybe a gain in efficiency. Tom | |
| brass outlet covers...anyone try them? Sound good Brass as an RF shield. New constuction electrical boxes with proper mechanical grounding for resonance control. AC mains box with proper mechanical grounding/direct coupling for resonace control. Rememeber this is your first chance for control as ... | |
| Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs SC-IVa Jade when I replaced components in my SC4's the resistors of all things made for the greatest apparent differences.. Except coating the inside of the enclosure with Cascade VBloc which seals the wood pores like concrete.Keep at it and let us know ... | |
| Corner treatment -- PZCs a sure thing? The Green Corner tunes were designed to absorb or to reflect ..they are easily reversible to achieve either benefit. The reflective surface out seemed to fill in phase disparities caused by the ceiling walls junction making for a fuller stage with... | |
| Wood blocks underneath components?? snake oil? Hello Newbee..Nice to see you here all these years..The following statement is intended to mean no harm only to invoke thought not verbal pain..There is no such thing as isolation because everything is always in movement. Tom | |
| I've found the cd player for analog lovers Chill Pills for One and All..Tom |