willemj
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| Yamaha A 500 Integrated Amp Modifications Power supply capacitors do indeed degrade, and if they fail (as they will) they can destroy your speakers. Since modern ones are often physically smaller, you may be able to fit modern ones with a higher capacity into the same case, for more dynam... | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? Well, my Harbeths are easy to drive and nobody will deny that they are very good sounding speakers. So it can be done. | |
| Help! Subwoofer Newbie Problems! I added a sub (B&W PV1d) to my Quad 2805 speakers, and it did not change the sound of the main speakers, but just added to it. In my case the larger Quad 2905 were simply too large from an aesthetic point of view and adding the sub turned out ... | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? The conclusion is that good engineering demands speakers that are easy to drive and amplifiers that retain a flat frequency response under varying loads. Combine such units, and you are fine. Combine hard to drive speakers with most tube amps and ... | |
| Help a guy out? Renovating home theater system after 10 years and have a few questions. Panasonic plasma tv’s do indeed have great picture quality - I am very happy to have one in HD, so no limitation in resolution as long as I don’t watch UHD content. For now, I think the only reason to upgrade one to an UHD TV is if you have access... | |
| REL Vs SVS for 2 channel music listening Don't forget to treat yourself to an Antimode 8033 room eq as well. | |
| Lowering the noise floor I am going off topic now, but that level incompatibility could have been cured with a very simple set of inline attenuators.And I fully agree with your desire to reduce room modes, even if I would not classify them as noise but as a deviation from... | |
| Slappy here. Been a long time, have some audio source questions. Your receiver has an optical input, so all you need to do is get a $35 Chromecast Audio plus a mini optical cable to connect the Chromecast to your receiver. See here for more information: http://archimago.blogspot.nl/2016/02/measurements-google-c... | |
| Lowering the noise floor Some reading material: https://www.quora.com/How-does-the-sound-quality-of-a-same-song-broadcasted-on-FM-Radio-compare-to-M... | |
| Lowering the noise floor No it is not. FM has serious limitations, even if internet radio has as well, and they are of course hard to compare directly. FM once was a big improvement over and above MW, but it has quite a few limitations. First, there is S/N, second there a... | |
| Lowering the noise floor Once again a lot of voodoo science, and some suggestions that may have to do with sound quality but not necessarily with noise levels.If you want lower noise levels (i.e. greater S/N) to increase dynamic range and detail resolution there are a few... | |
| Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ? I agree with Mitch2. The market has changed dramatically. Personally I would add that many people have come to realize that at least on the electronics side there is little point in listening tests or demos (I know many here disagree). As long as ... | |
| Can't we all just get along? Ah, now I see: it is motorbikes. My other passion is bicycles, and bicyle touring in particular. With my wife I rode from the north of France to the south of France last summer, camping in a little tent on the way. | |
| Lowering the noise floor Sure but if for whatever reason the noise floor in your room is high, it will mask any noise from your electronics. Given the noise levels involved, this is not just a theoretical problem. | |
| Lowering the noise floor However, before you can benefit from a lower noise floor in your gear, you will need to lower the background noise in the listening environment. I just measured mine at about 35 dB on a Sunday afternoon, and that is low. When the house was designe... |