erik_squires
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| Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough? OP: My favorite source for cables and connectors is below. I don't need more than 14 gauge, so the DH Labs Encore 3 is my preferred cable. I'd rather have 14 gauge shielded than bare 12 gauge: https://partsconnexion.com/collections/ac-pow... | |
| Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough? I like to DIY AC cables using shielded cables and nice connectors (not Wattgate). The main thing I look for really is shielding, as I feel it helps reduce noise induced from all the WIfi/Ethernet cables running around a home entertainment center.... | |
| I want to replace the router/modem Comcast with a high quality for streaming I like TP-Link and Asus routers, just generally. I do usually keep a separate modem and wifi router. One thing to watch out for is if you have a copper connection from the service provider to your modem (i.e. coaxial or Ethernet). Lightning surge... | |
| Accurate Sibilants: The Ultimate Audio Challenge? I'm really curious to know what your system is composed of and whether your room is treated or not. | |
| Kenwood It’s just the bulbs. I think you can get the bulbs replaced but it may also be possible to get an LED strip as a backlight, depends on how good your tech is. My memory is that those bulbs took a considerable amount of current and therefore produc... | |
| 3-4 dB dip at crossover region: what should I listen for to hear it? @mlsstl You are not wrong at all. By the way, I'm not saying a juiced frequency response is necessarily something never to be done. Between old Wilson's that had a similar crossover hole at ~ 2.4 kHz to the Dali's with the 2-3 DB extra treble ... | |
| 3-4 dB dip at crossover region: what should I listen for to hear it? Just, for the record, using a cheap SPL meter and frequency generator is so 1990s. Get Room EQ Wizard with a calibrated mic (~$80) or OminMic and do it right. Alternatively, use your phone with AudioTools with something like the Dayton Audio ph... | |
| 3-4 dB dip at crossover region: what should I listen for to hear it? OP: You are most welcome. | |
| 3-4 dB dip at crossover region: what should I listen for to hear it? If you can’t hear it, you can’t hear it. don’t force yourself to. MANY speakers have ragged response graphs far worse than this, and they are often credited with being "revealing" and making the reviewer go through their entire music catalog agai... | |
| Need help chosing a preamp In terms of sound quality the better part of a Luxman combination IMHO is the preamp, not the amp. Not saying the amp isn't great, but that the liquid midrange and extended bass and treble is from the preamp. | |
| Is more amp power always better...? Definitely not always. We also can't really say this is true about having more damping factor. The amp/speaker match up is important as is the quality of the first few watts of power. There are definitely speakers with troublesome impedance c... | |
| All speakers have a little EQ built in I would have a very difficult time replacing a variable L-pad instead of just soldering in fixed value resistors. I’ve seen too many of them go bad. Maybe with high efficiency horns that have very little power applied this could be reliable, but n... | |
| Where to go next with the turntable I don’t know turntables at all anymore, but it’s true that adding mid-hi frequency absorption and diffusion will help the bass emerge. Also, a highly resonant room can benefit from bass traps, further improving the bass so that unnatural accents ... | |
| 3-4 dB dip at crossover region: what should I listen for to hear it? It would be very difficult for me to believe that the crossover dip was an oversight by the JBL crossover design team. While ASR is good at measuring and complaining, I’ve yet to see them do an in depth speaker analysis. They measure a speaker, ... | |
| 3-4 dB dip at crossover region: what should I listen for to hear it? @panzrwagn I may have been thinking of the S. Harsch crossover alignment. |