zd542
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| Crimson 200's "I am really bad in this hobby as I am constantly changing my amps out. It is ridiculous."The first thing you need to do is stop spending. "Anyways, I love the look of the tube amps. So am I nuts for wanting to swap out the Pass for this pairing. ... | |
| Best older universal for CD playback?? If the only 2 formats you need are CD and DVD for video, it would probably be more cost effective to get 2 separate players. Or possibly a low cost universal and a dac. | |
| The most dynamic & transparent bookshelf "Zd, there is no need to split hairs. I don't disagree that these can cause minor differences, but since the power/sensitivity is a logarithmic relationship, they will not be significant to the basic calculations. Yes, room placement can increase ... | |
| The most dynamic & transparent bookshelf "I never said you need 10x power for a 3db increase in volume. To achieve a 3db increase in volume, you either double amp power or increase speaker sensitivity by 3db."You're right. The statement was a typo on my part."Yes, I have assumed his powe... | |
| Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers? " I feel you have to spend 6 figures for a box speaker to get the sound I get from $8k stats. It costs alot of money to get that cabinet out of the way. And alot of technology.Cerrot (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)"6 figures? Vanderstee... | |
| Solar/cellular shades -acoustical treatment Before you spend a lot of money, is this a real problem you can hear the effects of, or something that you're reading about and experimenting with? Its easy to go too far and over dampen your room.Something you can try and will be well worth the e... | |
| The most dynamic & transparent bookshelf "The OP's speakers are rated to 100w, and he is using a 140w amp. For a 3db increase he would need a 280w amp. Do you really think that is suitable for his speaker?"I must have missed what speakers the OP has because I thought this thread was to f... | |
| Room correction - what device works best? I know that with a regular EQ, digital or analog, any adjustments made alter phase of the frequencies adjusted. Can the DEQX get around this problem? | |
| The most dynamic & transparent bookshelf "OK Zd542, you're preaching to the choir."You're right in that I figured you already knew this. I made the comment because I thought some of the other posters may not be aware. I should have put some type of disclaimer in.The only point of yours t... | |
| Looking for Feedback Since music is more important to you, I would take a different approach on the poweramp. For speakers other than the 2 fronts, use some high value, but powerful amps. I recently tried a QSC pro audio power amp, and while it didn't sound good enoug... | |
| The most dynamic & transparent bookshelf "I once owned a pair of speakers, and loved everything about them except that due to their low sensitivity they were not capable of the desired volume with certain music, even using a little more than maximum power for the speaker."Power amp specs... | |
| The most dynamic & transparent bookshelf "05-09-15: Tls49 It's not possible to come up with that kind of detail from specs.Agree, however, since very loud and dynamic at loud volume are very important, you should be concerned with speaker sensitivity. If the Wharfedale Denton at 86db was... | |
| In wall cable AQ makes several options that look very good. | |
| The most dynamic & transparent bookshelf "Zd542: Yes, it's hard but I think Proac Response D2 suit me well, dead neutral and amazing bass range, for your info, I'm driving my speakers using no hype technology products like JDS Labs ODAC, Blue Jeans cables, and Class D Audio power amplifi... | |
| Cable Box to Ayre AX-7e amp RCA to XLR Adapter You probably won't hear any difference given both components are not balanced. What you can try before spending a lot of money, is to find a music store and buy some cheap adaptors first. |