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What's your profession? Age?
SO let's see... Demographically speaking, most wealthy people in the US are those that are 50 years or over, male, and that are either current or former small business owners or . . . | 547 |
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How much does your system retail for?
$3,500 for my secondary systems, which is a joy to listen to, consisting of a CD player (Musical Fidelity X-RAY), integrated amp (Musical Fidelity X-A2) and cool speakers (NHT 2.9. . . | 499 |
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Survey-What is your most used source?
CD (Including SACD) at home, about 80%; MD recordings of CD when away from home 10%; CD in car about 5%; Radio in Car about 5%. Without MD, my life would be miserable | 170 |
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CD Copies...why do they sound worse?
So I took an Audio CD and a blank, stuck both in a philips dual-deck CD recorder (the consumer kind) and made a copy. Then loaded both disks in my PC and captured 10 copies of the . . . | 40 |
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What s in front of your chair?
I used to use a small ottoman in front of my listening chair, it had a tube frame consisting of a circular base and a single straight tube, with a leather top portion. The . . . | 31 |
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Radio Shack SPL Meter mods corrections
That was Awesome! I did a test using my new Terrasonde The Audio Toolbox, albeit in nowhere near lab conditions, nor do I suspect the audio toolbox qualifies as lab grade equipment. . . | 23 |
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Cryogenic Tempering
On a lighter note, think about how cool your amp would look if you found a way to put dry ice inside... Can you imagine that slow, thick, white mist pooring out the front and sides. . . | 17 |
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Stereo sounds better than 5.1?
I would not consider that I have yet heard a great 5.1 system, while have heard some great stereo systems, so I guess that my final judgement on this will have to be up in the air . . . | 15 |
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What type of breakers are best for audio
So, on a related but slightly different topic, what about using the two phases of the powerline? Is there any advantage to putting power amps on one phase, the rest of the . . . | 14 |
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What s behind your chair?
I recently put a rug on my back wall, it hangs about 2.5" out from the wall. It made the frequency response in the room nearly perfectly flat, except for a bass problem I am woking. . . | 10 |
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APC Line R 1250, Is it Hazardous?
I have been evaluating and using APC units for about 8 years now, in computer applications, and I have learned a few things about them that might be helpful. Almost all APC units . . . | 10 |
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120Volts to 220Volts?
You have a few options here, you already mentioned the option of a transformer. If you do this, you should probably consider a servo controlled variable transformer, which will . . . | 9 |
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Always leave equipment on?
I leave all my high-end audio on 24/7. It just sounds best. The major drawback i have found is that on equipment without a 'display off' switch, displays get dim over time | 7 |
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building a room from the ground up...
Tom Nice wrote: "Two books by F. Alton Everest should be required reading: (1) The Master Handbook of Acoustics, and (2) Sound Studio Construction on a Budget.". I bought No. 1 . . . | 6 |
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Building dedicted listening room
A book that might help you is F. Alton Everest's Master handbook of Acoustics, 4th edition. I got it from Amazon and read the thing in it's entirety. To me, it was not one of . . . | 4 |
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AC lines
It would probably be better if you did not coil, but in stead just make one loop, like a long U. Make sure the legs of the U are not parrallel to speaker or line level cables | 3 |
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Consumer Alert PS300 actual voltage
The 5v difference is minimal, and well within the margin your equipment would find acceptable. You should also be careful with the faith you put in your volt meter readings; almost. . . | 3 |
