erik_squires
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| Help wanted: Bass! Hi RB! I would say spend no money until you have your hands around the neck of the problem. :) I might TRY some solid state amplifiers, just to see if what you have is an amp/speaker mismatch, as well as different amp taps. The usual order of imp... | |
| A friend told me JBL DD67000 is actually very bad speaker, is it true? Depends on the JBL! :) I'm no fan of their current powered mini-monitors at all, but I haven't heard the high efficiency or high output types in a long time. Worth checking out.Also, a lot of boutique speakers get extra "imaging" but putting a di... | |
| Advice on a Used speaker, Budget $4500 Bass:Live is too short not to have great bass in your listening room. Getting a pro's help is a great idea. GIK Acoustics will also do remote consulting for you. If you are loathe to do any tone changes to your mains, having one or two subs whic... | |
| What is DC offset on the AC power line? NP nails it. It’s a little unusual to have DC on the AC line but it does happen, and as he points out, it happens from a device that draws current only when the voltage is going one direction, but not the other. Dimmers, but also some digital powe... | |
| Upsetting story looking for a solution The physical labor involved in replacing those was actually something i was worried about. It's one giant aluminum baffle. It looks like Magico is doing some custom mounting, so they are probably removing the entire mounting plate on the original... | |
| Wyred4Sound - Do clocks age? Found the DAC remote. So far there’s a noticeable improvement of the overtones in strings and brass. I’m a little worried it’s a level change, but I don’t think so. The string attacks are also just a touch more pronounced. At first I thought the t... | |
| Wyred4Sound - Do clocks age? I answered my own question. Yes, oscillators and clocks do age. :) Crystrek oscillators seem very stable per year, but the ageing is not 0. Others maybe not so much. Best,Erik | |
| Wyred4Sound - Do clocks age? Mine has just arrived. My DAC has been cold for weeks, so it's hard to tell. At the very least it does not suck. I'm listening to my local classical station via the Squeezebox. The direct connection is via coax, while the W4S is via opticals. I ... | |
| Corner Placement Lastly, not exactly a corner speaker, but if you like the idea of a classic 2-way speaker, you may want to check out the Seas A26 kits. Best,Erik | |
| Corner Placement By the way, I believe (and would not mind being corrected if wrong) the AN speakers were based on Snell models of yester-yore. Some of the reasons why listeners are fond of them may need a bit of a history lesson. :)As always, buy what you'd like,... | |
| Corner Placement To make a speaker that works well in the corner you must have the right bass but also the correct (not wide) treble dispersion. Here are some advantages I thought of. More likely to excite all of the room modes evenly, allowing for smoother bas... | |
| Wyred4Sound - Do clocks age? Mine should arrive tomorrow. I probably should get my ARC DAC 8 out and start warming it up. My test bed will be using a Logitech Squeezebox Touch to the ARC. Based on Hi Fi, the ARC is quite sensiutive to jitter except in the USB portion. We'll... | |
| Upsetting story looking for a solution Actually, now that i think about it, many drivers have replacement domes available. Contact Madisound and see if they can be ordered. Far cheaper than replacing the entire tweeter. Due to the nature of Be however, Scanspeak may not want to send ou... | |
| Upsetting story looking for a solution Be is too brittle to dent at room pressure. Like diamond domes, it disintegrates.Not sure what the direct replacement is, it is possible the driver was in fact custom, but that is a claim often made but not true. Looking at the driver you sho... | |
| Upsetting story looking for a solution I believe these are just scanspeak tweeters. Be is poisonous! and may need special care in disposing of them. I am not sure what covers you need, but the tweeters are $500 each retail. See if you had bought a speaker with an AMT this would not h... |