toddverrone
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| A Big DIY Bang for Your Buck? @2channel8 I’ve made loads of different power cables, interconnects and speaker cables. You absolutely can get better sound with DIY cables, but you need to choose connectors and cables wisely. I’m a cheapskate, so my choices in connectors and cab... | |
| Too Much Power? I'm also running 250/500 watt into 8/4 ohms class D monos and my speakers are rated to 250 watts and have a nominal impedance of 4 ohms. So the amps are double what the speakers are rated. I've never had an issue | |
| High quality interconnects - bargain price Before I joined this site, i lurked a lot. I can't speak to actual %, but I bet a lot of people read these posts looking for info after a web search... | |
| A Big DIY Bang for Your Buck? Geoff, I waffle between thinking you know what you're talking about and thinking you're a loony. I bet you'd be fun to have a beer with. Non magnetic, of course | |
| What causes a chirp? Crickets! | |
| A Big DIY Bang for Your Buck? That is funny, I use pebbles. Little colored pebbles I tape everywhere. And stickers I put on bar codes all over the house. It's magical! Oh, wait, no, it's absurd and I don't do any of that. I get confused sometimes.@sabai what do you leave bare?... | |
| A Big DIY Bang for Your Buck? I also used pure silver wire, but I used klei connectors. They sound incredible.One tweak I forgot: I lined the lower, woofer portion of my speaker cabinets with dynamat, which is sound deadening for cars.. It made a significant improvement in bas... | |
| A Big DIY Bang for Your Buck? I’ve never thought of magnets.. I’ll has be to give it a try.I just disassembled my rega p3 and put the motor on a maple plinth with the turntable over it, but physically separated. I also put some wooden balls in place of feet.I’m a bit addicted ... | |
| What commerical audio system tweaks provide sound quality improvement?? @jmccl12 those mirage speakers don't look too power hungry or difficult to drive, so I think you're probably fine with 14awg, but the only way to truly know is to try. | |
| What commerical audio system tweaks provide sound quality improvement?? Room treatment is huge! Hardwood floors are very reflective of sound. Area rugs are a great help, as you've discovered.I have some windows to figure out. Too much resonance and ringing, but I hate curtains... | |
| Feedback through turntable @slaw never mind. I read your earlier posts and saw you mentioned machina dynamica. I'll check them out | |
| Feedback through turntable I thought I could just do the math and buy springs with the correct specs, but trying to find a source will be the hard part. Hence my inquiry. | |
| Feedback through turntable Ah, got it. Right now my rega rests on a wooden plinth that is resting on a partially inflated inner tube on my credenza. Getting rid of rubber would mean I need a new method of vertical seismic isolation for the plinth. Hence my spring inquiry..A... | |
| Feedback through turntable @slaw would you recommend springs instead? I'm not willing to drop a lot of coin, so switching to springs seems like something I'd be willing to try. Any recommendations? | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? I was a mega sceptic, but also old enough to know I should investigate for myself before I make a snap judgement. Being a cheapskate as well as a sceptic, I decided I’d make my own cables. I started with power cables and distributors, then did spe... |