zargon
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| Is it OK to place speakers behind me ? I have just that setup in my office and have found that I very quickly became adjusted to the sound from behind and no longer even think about it. In fact, in my case I am sitting at a desk facing a wall and in front of 2 PC monitors. For that sit... | |
| Quatro Wood Impressions. Rower30Excellent review. Everything you have said about the Quatro is equally applicable to the 5As and probably the 7s as well. I'm glad you are enjoying them. | |
| Autographed Albums Anyone heard of some ivory player named Vladimir Horowitz playing Liszt and Faure? It's on a 1977/78 RCA Red Seal LP. | |
| Quick poll How long have you been in this hobby? First cobbled up system '58. First homebuilt speakers '61. First audiophile grade components '67. | |
| Granite under wood for better isolation? If you take a piece of granite (typically 18"x24" for a TT and at least 3/4" thick) and place it on a bed of sand (typically 3"-4" deep), and add a TT, the combination will way upwards of 30-50 lbs. I guarantee that tapping the granite with a hard... | |
| Cable Elevators - What do you use? Unsound,Is turning the flower pots over a metaphor suggesting that that the foundation for the argument of elevating cables is based on what might euphemistically be described as fertilizer?Very amusing... be careful or you'll stir the pot of this... | |
| Cable Elevators - What do you use? One very inexpensive and effective elevator that hasn't been mentioned is a clay flower pot. Clay is a fairly good non conductor and thus does not conduct static electricity. These pots are heavy enough to stay in place, come in a variety of sizes... | |
| Vandersteen 7s Unfortunately, I have not heard the 7s as yet. However, all of the reviews and comments from CES seemed to be overwhelmingly positive. I believe only a couple pairs of the 7s currently exist, as Richard is still gearing up for production, so it ma... | |
| Slate under speakers? DonjrSlate doesn't make sense... The sound will just resonate back through your cabinets if you use slate. It doesn't work.What is your basis for these statements? Do you have first hand experience or are you just theorizing or imagining what migh... | |
| Aluminum wiring I had aluminum wire in my first house in the 60's. It is brittle and tends to crack and break where it is connected to the outlets due to plugging and unplugging movement of the receptical. When it cracks, it starts to arc over and can cause fires... | |
| Slate under speakers? After much experimentation, I ended up with a similar solution for my previous room. The speakers were spiked onto slate for stability, which was then resting on carpet/pad which provides decoupling. Decoupling the speakers from the suspended floo... | |
| Quadratic Diffusser Plans?? Blindjim, not a problem. I just wanted to be sure no one got too discouraged. Lets hope Moonguy gives them a try and reports back on the results. | |
| Quadratic Diffusser Plans?? Blindjim, the most common 2D diffusor is the ORD 734 or those made by Core Audio Designs. If you download the QRDude Calculator (very bottom of the link), I believe it comes up on this very design. All you have to do is duplicate the well widths a... | |
| Quadratic Diffusser Plans?? Here is a link to a very nicely done site with both theory and practical information and pictures useful for construction. QRD DiffusorsIt also includes a calculator you can download (near the bottom). | |
| A. R. Ref3 and Aesthetix Atlas 12v trigger ???? I have used 3 different ARC preamps with 12 volt triggers with several different amps, including SS and tube and never had any problems. The startup surges for preamps are in general far lower than for amps, and some amps incorporate soft start fe... |