zargon
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| music frequency My comments did not assume a sub, and it didn't sound like Odnok was considering one as well. Yes, I agree with you there are compromises. One more you didn't mention is that the speaker with the higher cutoff will also probably be more efficient ... | |
| Help I think my AC is polluted I recently bought 2 - 4kva Topaz iso transformers at an industrial surplus supply for under $300 each. You can find them on the internet and ebay as well. It's best to get one locally, since they weigh in around 75-80 lbs. Topaz was a major suppli... | |
| Help I think my AC is polluted All transformers will hum to some extent, since they are being energized with AC. Audio tranformers are designed for 50/60 cycle operation and are designed and mounted to be as quiet as possible. One would expect those with iron cores mounted on a... | |
| music frequency Picking 40Hz means you will loose much of the reproduction of the bottom 7 keys on a piano and organ. Remember that in general, a speaker that goes to 30Hz at 3db down will reproduce 40Hz notes clearer and more realistically than a speaker that go... | |
| Fine Tuning Vandersteen 5s An offer gone missing 4yanx,OK, I am listening to your plea, and despite my better judgment, and the admonitions not to do this in the 5A user manual, lets give a try at a very simple by ear setup (Richard, please forgive me). I will leave out all of the complicating... | |
| minimze ambiguity when describing audio components Here are some useful definitions from Stereophile.Glossary | |
| Fine Tuning Vandersteen 5s An offer gone missing Warble tones are useful for two reasons, and apply equally well to any type of speaker. At low frequencies you lesson the chance of measuring directly on top of a specific room resonance and overcorrecting in that region. At high frequencies you l... | |
| Fine Tuning Vandersteen 5s An offer gone missing I am more than willing to assist you in the SW/laptop approach, and I'm sure it can be done coast to coast, via email, or depending on the interest, here online. Another AGON member recently assisted me in a rather complex AC system of dedicated l... | |
| Fine Tuning Vandersteen 5s An offer gone missing 4yanx,I have the 5As, and have set them up personnally along with a number of other similar hi end 5 or 5A systems in the area. In doing so, I have used a number of approaches including the RS meter, a Behringer RTA, and laptop SW called "Room EQ ... | |
| What is the best Discman? Mine has never skipped either. Where did you get that impression? | |
| Is there a 3g. anti-skate weight for Graham arms? According to the Graham User Manual, the weight can be positioned at any point along the shaft, independent of the detents, without need for any "set screw" adjustments. In fact the set screw is not there for this purpose. Gerardff, I hope we have... | |
| Is there a 3g. anti-skate weight for Graham arms? My appology for any unintended sarcasm and getting carried away. Maybe I was having a bad day! This particular cartridge is supposed to track at 1.8g. For that VTF, do you know where would one nominally place the weight as a starting position? Whi... | |
| Is there a 3g. anti-skate weight for Graham arms? Please re-read my post. I said nothing about any antiskate inaccuracy of a Graham. My point was that placing the weight at the collar still results in some finite antiskate (by design), and that may have been appropriate for the TT setup done by t... | |
| Is there a 3g. anti-skate weight for Graham arms? Sirspeedy, Unfortunately the Graham installation instructions that come with the 2.1/2.2 do not describe how to set the antiskate. It does say that each detent on the calibrated shaft is equal to 1/2 gram, and it is clear from the design that plac... | |
| ARC LS26 Ghunter, can you summarize the LS25 MKII vs. Ref3 sonic signatures? What are the strong/weak points of each? It would help many LS25 owners who might be considering a switch. |