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| What interconnects work best with Audio Research? Over the years, I have seen ARC products using AudioQuest wire frequently in shows and demonstrations, especially with Vandersteen speakers. The largest ARC dealer in the world for several years carried AQ almost exclusively and sold me on them. T... | |
| Frequency Response Measurement Question Drewh1,As Shadorne says, moving the meter even a fraction of an inch can cause large changes in higher frequencies especially when comb filtering is present. Just move you head side to side over the meter at 2000 hz and if it is present, you will ... | |
| Turntable - On the Wall or to the Floor? Another approach which may work for you is to strengthen the floor from beneath. If there is a basement or crawl space, it is not difficult to place a beam across the middle of the floor, one under the speakers, and one under the TT. The beams sho... | |
| Tweaks when building a listening room? My experience with building to Fibonacci (Golden Mean)ratios is very similar to Sarcher above. I ended up at 8ft H x 13ft W x 21ft L. The room response is remarkable. Now is the time to consider the AC dedicated circuits and conditioning as well. ... | |
| Vandersteen 7 Flagship at CES David,The 5A drivers and crossover can be upgraded to the new 7 drivers and new crossover. However, it must be done at the factory since the crossovers are individually tailored to the drivers via testing in an anachoic chamber. I have yet to hear... | |
| Vintage Denon Direct Drive Turntable Lewm, can you provide a link(s) to the pro/con discussion of a plinth for DD tables? My quick look can not seem to find it. Thanks. | |
| ARC Ref 3 Power Cord Audioesq,Your answer is very informative and helpful to understand the environment of your evaluation and what you learned. Thanks for clarifying it. Like you, I have a dedicated circuit to each component, however, I also have the option of connec... | |
| Vintage Denon Direct Drive Turntable Rauliruegas,Thanks for your insightful contribution and your encouragement for going forward with the DP 80 project. Any way you could share a picture of these TTs and plinths?T_bone,Your research seems to have clearly resolved the who came first ... | |
| ARC Ref 3 Power Cord Audioesq, a difference, but what difference? BTW, do you have dedicated circuits and/or power conditioning? It seems that the systems most influenced by power cords are those without any other power conditioning. | |
| Thoughts on attenuating 1/4 wave cancellation The phenomina you are describing is correctly referred to as "1/4 wave cancellation" in acoustic circles. Your understanding as it occurs on the front wall is accurate as described. The 1/4 wave cancellation also applies to sound waves reflected o... | |
| ARC Ref 3 Power Cord Everyone here is using a different PC and some are relatively expensive. Why? What difference did these quite different cords make over the stock ARC cord which is quite substantially made? Did you purchase these cords for evaluation specifically ... | |
| Vintage Denon Direct Drive Turntable As I understand it, the 80 was issued after the 75 and weighs more and has better speed stability. Since I am planning to build a plinth, that would seem to be the table to acquire. T_bone or Lewm, can you give me a link to the brochure?I was unaw... | |
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| Thoughts on attenuating 1/4 wave cancellation Before offering advice, can you describe the room and speaker placement and explain how the 1/4 wave cancellation is affecting the listening position?What is the speaker distance off the front wall? Where is the listening position wrt the front an... | |
| Vintage Denon Direct Drive Turntable T_bone, I found an old Denon add for the DP 80 which list the Wow/Flutter at 0.008 wrms and the SNR at 80 db. I assume your data was from independent testing? The Denon numbers are better but may have been influenced by the marketing/sales staff. |