abstract7
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| World Music: Great Suggestions, please? I'm by no means an expert in this area, but there are a few that I have really come to enjoy. Most of my favorite world music is on the M*A label. I think Todd Garfinkle of M*A really does an outstanding job of capturing the feeling and culture of... | |
| EAD 8 channel upgrade? I have an ovation and have not sent it in for the software upgrade (yet). Two reasons: speaker placement will be difficult in my odd shaped room and I really question how much I will get out of it based on there not being in software that supports... | |
| Which is better RCA or the Balance Like most things in audio "it depends". With my equipment (Levinson #36 and 37) XLR is definitely better. I've had the best results with Cardas Lightening and Audioquest Falcon. I've not had as good results with Illuminati Orchid. With other equip... | |
| SOLDER Help Dull grey is a cold solder joint if the solder has resin in it. Almost all solder's do have resin. Properly soldered joints force the resin to the outside of the joint and they wind up coating the joint and creating a insulation on the outside--a ... | |
| CD Transport for the next 10 years..... I'd have to say the #37. I have never owned a #31, but I'm sure it is built like a tank. There have been write-ups (stereophile) that prefered the sound of the #37 to the #31--but as we know it's very system dependent and listener preference certa... | |
| I am nuts to use these speakers? In that case SL3s, Requests would be too big. I listen to a lot of the same music. If you are into a very detailed presentation where the speakers just disappear and you listen at moderate volumes you may also love the e-stats. | |
| I am nuts to use these speakers? It kind of depends on the music you listen to and how you listen. For me, I fell in love with Electrostatics. They are not really very good for listening to rock music--but I don't really listen to rock. They are great for vocals, jazz and classic... | |
| How can you tell when tubes are shot? It depends on the tube and whether or not you are running both the plate and filament voltage. Most units have a standby, that keeps the tube warm, but not on. This can extend the tubes life quite a bit (assuming it's in standby 24/7 and on much l... | |
| Anyone has experience with Mcintosh EQ? I have the 107, which is very similar to the 105. The 107 is balanced, which I needed. If you are biamping and can put the eq after the active cross-over these are really terrific devices. Unfortunately, if you put them on the top end as well, the... | |
| The Best Movie sound Tracks Patriot Games can be a very demanding and great test CD. | |
| racks and shelves I can only help with your fourth question, and it depends on whether or not it's carrying a coconut. | |
| Quest, Quest-Z, ReQuest, ReQuest II,??? I have heard the Quest, Quest-Z, and Request. I don't think I've heard the ReQuest II. I don't know the timeline on these. The Quest and Quest-Z sounded very similar. The biggest difference was an increase to the overall impedance of the speaker s... | |
| Room Acoustics 80 to 90 Hz is your floor to ceiling dimension. You already have carpet, but it might not be the best for absorbing these waves. While I stated that active EQ might be the way to go (I had to do it), it's always good to try to do as much as possib... | |
| Help with my University Research Project I like the idea very much. There have been numerous posts on the lack of scientific data supporting cable differences. John Dunlavy claims he has done much of this research, but not from your perspective--merely from a measurements perspective (wo... | |
| Room Acoustics You should start with a test CD, Stereophile test CD 2 or 3 have test tones. You can use this in combination with a Radioshack SPL meter and graph your room/speaker response. Sean did a very good post on the corrections for the Radioshack SPL mete... |