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| Tube amps have a signature sound Odd ordered harmonics have absolutely nothing to do with loudness or SPLs.( http://www.thewhippinpost.co.uk/glossary-H-M.htm) (http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/primers/the-primers/negative-feedback.html) They WILL give you a massive headache however... | |
| Tube amps have a signature sound I've been listening to live music as a sound tech/engineer since the late 70's. My experience has paralleled that of the reviewers in Stereophile, The Absolute Sound, FI, and most other "high-end" rags. Tubed equipment just sounds more like live m... | |
| Damping factor or watts? It's interesting how those three different URLs came out with the same "wikipedia" addy in the post! Hlgoh- The main point is: Don't be confused by peoples' opinions. Most only have those and not much in the way of truth. Do the research, and make... | |
| Damping factor or watts? While Back EMF is not completely irrelevant in this discussion, I didn't feel it warranted inclusion in the definition. For a better understanding of "damping factor", see these: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damping_factor) Particularly pg 1, par... | |
| Damping factor or watts? Damping factor is is an amplifier's ability to control a woofer's motion after the drive signal has ceased. For example: if you drive a loudspeaker with a bass drum whack, the woofer's inertia and resonance in the enclosure will cause it to keep m... | |
| Accidental improvement in performance...cheap Type in "acoustic foam" on eBay's search bar. There's a Canadian company making Auralex knock-offs(the original is also avaiable there). Their 2" X 24" X 24" squares, and Bass traps(just like the LENRDs) do wonders for room acoustics. They can be ... | |
| crackling noise at high volume What destroys tweeters is almost invariably amplifier clipping. The tops of the waveforms are clipped off by a lack of voltage in the power supply, and the result is a squarewave or(almost)DC arriving at the tweeter that fries it. That happens whe... | |
| Bose 901...really That's all that Bose ever had going for it: marketing hype. The whole concept is a lie. As a Sound tech: I'm familiar with a lot of music venues. Everyone that I've ever been to that sounded worth a nickel had sound treatment behind and along the ... | |
| Soundstage...How to determine what's right? One more thing: Be certain to read the reviews on the VK-D5. Especially the comments on soundstage reproduction! Enjoy! | |
| Soundstage...How to determine what's right? Hi Scoly1- Check out this URL(http://www.balanced.com/products/cd/Vk-D5/index.html) for an idea as far as a tubed CD player. It's what I've been using for a few years now. My previous one was a California Audio Labs Alpha/Delta CD player/DAC set-u... | |
| The Anatomy of the Acapella Violon - shocking find Here's a bit more support for the solution I've recommended. Read this article:(http://www.sonoris.co.kr/review/reviews/tas/exoticagr-part1.html) There's a DQLP-1 at auction on this site right now. None on eBay. A nice thing about the piece: If fo... | |
| The Anatomy of the Acapella Violon - shocking find Hello Amfibius: I didn't read any of the responses, so forgive me if any of this is redundant. Your first thought about connecting the woofers in series- You'd be doubling the impedence seen by the crossover and totally changing the filter frequen... | |
| Quad 988 how big of room do you need? Hello Tdanalog- Whatever you may end up using: Type, "acoustic foam" into the searchbar on eBay. There are a number of products in there designed to tune your room against unwanted reflections and control resonances. Auralex panels and LENRD bass ... | |
| Soundstage...How to determine what's right? I believe you may be missing the entire point of my notes thus far. My goal is accurate reproduction of music within the recording venue. The music I am most familiar with is performed on a stage much larger than the 12' between my speakers(except... | |
| Any ideas in speaker choices would be great Well Growler- Since you've opted to keep the DQ's: Here's a page of reviews to peruse that mention some of the mods that Regnar(www.regnar.com) performs.(http://www.audioreview.com/cat/speakers/floorstanding-speakers/dahlquist/PRD_119369_1594crx.a... |