williewonka
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| Best building material for vibration free shelving @skyscraper - I use...for amp and turntable- 3/4" MDF shelf- 1/2" 18" x 14" granite tile (cut to tat size)- with tool drawer liner in between themTool drawere liner like this producthttps://www.banggood.com/3x0_3m-Drawer-Padded-Shelf-Foam-Black-Bo... | |
| An exceptional recording From Tacet @david_ten - Oooops - you are correct - my mistakeCourtesy of Youtube... Ysaÿe, Solo Violin Sonata No.3 in D Minor, Op.. 27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJV__jdxI74Simply amazing. | |
| Bi amping question @peterb999 - connect the cables to the top posts and then placing your finger lightly on the bass driver cone check the bass driver for movement (i.e. if the grill can be removed)Your speakers may be designed such that only the very low end of aud... | |
| DAB+ radio for the wifey? I have the Bluesound Pulse Mini portable speaker (mains powered)Simple to use - plug it in - pick a preset internet station from your smartphone app - great sounding radio!Buy a second unit - pair-it - and you have stereo anywhereIt also has manua... | |
| Sound panels on pitched ceiling? I have had great success (several times now) at eliminating room echoes by placing some sort of "baffle" at ceiling height behind the listener.My first attempt was in the form of two panels almost 7ft 6" high, 14" wide and 1" thick. I placed them... | |
| Audio rack I have built my own racks in the past, but I must admit the Lovan rack I now have is superior in every way - but I did have to tweak itAs glennewcidk points out...- three legs - easy to level - very important- floating shelves - help isolate compo... | |
| Are subs worth the price for music? @shadowcat2016 .... Mostly just wondering how a sub or subs would improve/change what I’m hearing now since I’ve never experienced it in my system. Based on your musical tastes and your components/cables...- if the subs are setup "correctly: - i.e... | |
| Are subs worth the price for music? @shadowcat2016 - what kind of music do you like to listen to?The Vandersteen’s have a pretty good bass response.The low B string on a 5/6string bass guitar is 31 Hz.A low end of 26 Hz is in synth territory.Below 26 Hz is more an LFE that A/V syste... | |
| "Greenfield" flex conduit for DIY power strip? I see where you are going now - you are using the conduit to make using Romex as an extension cable comply to code - IT WILL NOT !ALSO - romex IS NOT designed to be used in any type of conduit due to heatPlugs are NOT allowed to be installed onto ... | |
| Household Surge Protectors - Good or Bad? @jea48 - Now I understand - thanks for persevering.Cheers | |
| Household Surge Protectors - Good or Bad? Again, thanks for the input.I think I did not explain myself properly...- I did not make any changes the bonding points of the neutral and ground in the breaker panel.- I simply took a wire from the "neutral side" of the inputs on the amp and grou... | |
| "Greenfield" flex conduit for DIY power strip? I'm not sure as to the "Why's", but anytime a cables is encased - even if expandable nylon sleeve is used - it impacts sound quality. However, on rethinking your specific application - since this is simply an "extension cable", into which the fin... | |
| "Greenfield" flex conduit for DIY power strip? That is a similar approach to my own setup - I have a single dual-outlet with a 10 ft extension cord. The outside box is aluminum and grounded.I use my own Helix power cable design to eliminate cable noisehttp://image99.net/blog/files/category-002... | |
| Rega Planar 3 upgrades help. @mountainsong - here is my revamped Regar Planar II from 1981http://image99.net/blog/files/category-turntable-mod0027s.htmlIt sounds amazing and I would not change it - the uprgades were edcational and gave me greater understanding of the issues a... | |
| Household Surge Protectors - Good or Bad? Thanks guys - the surge protector that is installed has an LED idicating it is operational. If there is an issue the LED goes out. There is no way to turn it off..I'm pretty sure there is an issue with the neutral or ground conenctions, so I will ... |