davehrab
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| To all that has a Theta Miles CD player Long shot … on older cd players the lubricant on the guide rails can dry and harden up in spots making it difficult for the laser sled to pass easily/normally over that spot (hardened spot) on the guide rail It causes the sled to stall momentari... | |
| CD player cuts out Here's a long shot ... as your R/A CD50 is an older model ... some of the lubricant on the CD sled guide rails may have dried and hardened in some spots … when the sled hits one of these dry patches it will be slowed or stalled not allowing the l... | |
| Directionality of wire Blinded by science!Two atoms were walking down the street toward each other, and ran into each other. One fell down. The other atom asks: "Are you ok?""No, I've lost an electron.""Are you sure?""Yes, I'm positive."Enter your text ... | |
| Speaker placement behind the screen When your center speaker is behind the screen like yours is ... you need a special porous screen made to allow the dialog to come through itTHX encoded DVDs actually boost the dialog 3db for this purpose ... it's called an "X" curve if I remember ... | |
| Room treatments The first step to problem solution is problem identification ... Can't measure it .. Can't mange it .. purchase a calibrated mic .. good outboard sound card and add REW to your lap top Get familiar on how to measure your room and what the measu... | |
| Directionality of wire A recent bulletin from a major livestock agency in New Zealand warns that sheep marked with a X on their back are KICKERS ... be extra careful when approaching from behind :- { | |
| Fuses fuses fuses Which is worse -misrepresenting a fact or embellishing your potential results? "Perceptions determine value, and sometimes misconceptions cause prices to become utterly disconnected from the true underlying worth Doubt I'll earn another gold star... | |
| Dedicated Line Noise Filter? Are we getting a little ahead of ourselves in recommending iso and regen type power conditioners assuming the noise at 2 feet in front of the speakers is being caused by coupled or conducted EM/RF What if the electrician failed to bond the seco... | |
| Fuses fuses fuses Theory is when you know everything and nothing works Practice is when everything works but nobody knows why Apparently in this thread Theory and Practice are combined ... nothing works and nobody knows why ;-(Enter your text ... | |
| Fuses fuses fuses My mother ... an 8th grade drop out in the 30's taught me two very relevant lessons in life ... she was the person most responsible for teaching me all about Osmosis She would frequently say ..."Shut your mouth and finish your supper" .. She ... | |
| Nht 2.3 speakers Glad to see you understood my explanation of the difference between the speaker's total response of 35hz to 25Khz and the new drivers response of 67hz to 3600hz ... these new drivers are most likely a direct replacement for the older NHT OEM woofe... | |
| Nht 2.3 speakers Hi ... let me see if I can help ... the 35hz to 25Khz @86db is the rating for the entire speaker .. the entire speaker requires a minimum 30w to be driven and can handle up to 200w ... it's average impedance is 4 ohm but that will fluctuate .. so... | |
| Fuses fuses fuses With regard to fuse direction I believe the 50% ... 50% ... 98% rule applies ... simply stated when ever an audiophile has a 50 / 50 chance of installing a fuse in the correct orientation ... 98% of the time he will select the wrong direction .. ... | |
| Nht 2.3 speakers I just had a similar experience as you ... major distortion and DC slipped through my amp and froze one of my NHT 3.3's 12 inch woofers by overheating it ... no one had a OEM replacement and like your experience the one that is electrically corre... | |
| Hooking up an integrated to a subwoofer Just a word of caution and a suggestion to email Almarg through A/gon mailer and see what he has to say on this type of set up ... What I've gained from his posts and comments is ... if you try to split the preamp out signal to both the sub's pla... |