herman
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| Speakers & the room I agree with much of what has been statedfoam sucks. get the speakers away from the walls more and toe them inTake a look at Eighth Nerve products | |
| Music server interface suggestions a few points and corrections1. optical from the laptop and USB will both do 24/962. airport express is limited to 16/44.13. go to Wavelength audio site for info on setting it up4. go to Audio Asylum and prowl around the PC Audio board5. there are ... | |
| Is it good to drive the magnepan 3.6? I have also been entertained by it. You would think that someone who represents Spectron amplifiers would take the time to get the right answer on a basic electronics question before sticking their foot in their mouth twice. His comments about red... | |
| Is it good to drive the magnepan 3.6? Since Spectron gave the wrong answer and after he was corrected insisted he was right with a condescending comment implying I didn't understand basic electronics, and someone else jumped in with a smart ass response defending his wrong answer, how... | |
| Is it good to drive the magnepan 3.6? rmlfour, you clearly don't understand basic electronics any more than Spectron does and clearly didn't comprehend the original questions, both of which I answered contrary to what you stated.Vinhd asked if the amp would see a 2 ohm load. It does. ... | |
| Is it good to drive the magnepan 3.6? You missed the point. You no longer have 8V across 4 ohms when you are bridged.When it was not bridged it was 8V across 4 ohms for 2 amps. As you say, Ohm's law. Bridged you have 16V across 4 ohms so 4 amps. The difference between +8 and -8 is 16.... | |
| Is it good to drive the magnepan 3.6? It sees half as much impedance because it has to supply twice as much current for a given voltage. With most amps the red speaker terminal swings back and forth from plus to minus while the black is fixed at ground potential. So lets say at some i... | |
| What are the functions of the 5z4 and 0d3 tubes. Sorry, I've only listened to one amp that used one and only briefly so I have no experience with comparisons. | |
| What are the functions of the 5z4 and 0d3 tubes. The 5Z4 is a rectifier but the OD3 is a shunt voltage regulator. The 5z4 converts the incoming AC to DC which is then filtered to smooth it out. The output of this will drift up and down as the incoming line voltage drifts. The OD3 with it's assoc... | |
| Monoblocks, Speaker Placement? I suppose a better response would have been that my experience mirrors Tweaks. My one test is by no means definitive and it wouldn't suprise me that the opposite would be true in some cases. I did consider the vibration factor but had no way to te... | |
| Monoblocks, Speaker Placement? I agree with Tweak. I once had CJ P12 monoblocks and put them very close to Wilson Witt 2 with about 6 inches of Kimber 8TC. Horrible, resolution went up but very bright and edgy. With longer lengths it was excellent. | |
| Dynaudio and Mac 1. Try both taps, see which one sounds better2. Ideally you would have it turned all the way up to get the ideal volume and get the volume control out of the signal path. Since this isn't usually practical the farther you need to turn it up the be... | |
| Opinions on Glass Shelves Some will tell you any glass shelf should be avoided.Some very highly regarded shelving systems including those from Naim and Wilson Benesch use glass shelves.Unfortunately you will get people on both sides who are convinced those on the other sid... | |
| Jazz Piano Trio / Spanish Guitar Do you have an example of what you mean by "Spanish Guitar?"If you want easily accessible jazz guitarists try Barney Kessel or Charlie Byrd or Herb Ellis. They play together on the album "Great Guitars at the Winery"Kenny Burrell on Ike Quebec's "... | |
| Cardas Golden Reference - Reterminate? Once you are done the cables are essentially worthless i.e. they will have no resale value. I had Cardas do the same job for me a few years ago and what they charged was well worth it because I later sold them as factory terminated and more than m... |