eldartford
Responses from eldartford
| One big subwoofer or two weaker subwoofers? The SW systems are in the wall because I like the characteristics of a sealed (acoustic suspension) system. There are many drivers suitable for sealed box alignment, but few designed for infinite baffle operation. Also, it is an outside wall.It is... | |
| One big subwoofer or two weaker subwoofers? Size matters. Of course so does quality, but 20 Hz sound at any reasonable volume is an uphill battle for an 8-10 inch driver. It is possible to make a small cone vibrate at subwoofer frequencies, but what happens when the sound goes out into the ... | |
| Help this budding Classical audiophile Vvrinc...I don't play much lately. Can't stand to listen to myself. I quit when I realized I would never sound like I Perlman.The bow hair is from a fine Arabian horse, raised exclusively on organicly grown oats, but which was bred using artifical... | |
| Guidance for a college student... What is your field of study?Engineering : get a digital power amp, driven from your PC.Business management and Marketing: get Bose.History and Archiology: get a LP turntable, preamp, etc.Theology: get tube equipment. Med school: MacIntosh (what el... | |
| Different HDTV signals? I recently got a plasma display, and the aspect thing surely is a pain. My remote has a little red button to change aspect, and I expect it will wear out long before the plasma dies. | |
| Help this budding Classical audiophile Fatparrot.... When I play my violin (no CD involved) it tends to sound "harsh, scratchy, or screechy". Maybe that's just a characteristic of the instrument. Violas, and cellos are smoother. | |
| What music do you want to play really loud? Review of this thread proves the theory that Pop/Rock music makes you deaf! | |
| Magnepan Upgrade Tireguy...Your mistake is excused. I made one once. I thought I had made a mistake, but I hadn't. | |
| Does unequal speaker wire length matter? When recordings are made, some of the many microphones that are usually used have much longer cables than others. Does this matter? | |
| What music do you want to play really loud? "The Sound of Glory"...SACD...Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Several hundred voices, orchestra, monster organ. This can never sound too loud.Sousa marches also sound good loud.On the other hand, I sometimes find myself playing music like a violin concer... | |
| Does unequal speaker wire length matter? FWIW...One ohm of wire resistance is worth almost exactly 2dB when driving a 4 ohm speaker.AWG #10 wire is 0.001018 ohms per foot. Ten extra feet of wire is worth 0.01018 ohms, and the resulting attenuation is 0.02 dB. | |
| Out of Phase? I have never heard a stereo recording where the soloist was out of phase between channels. This would be so obvious that I don't see how the recording could get through production that way.Many recordings have tracks (of the original multichannel ... | |
| Magnepan Upgrade Gmood1...Thanks, but I don't consider myself a guru about anything, although as an engineer I am not intimidated by electronics! I have recently studied the MG1.6 design, and have made a crossover upgrade, mostly relating to better quality (and mu... | |
| Is there a SS amp that can offer tube bliss? Gliderguider...I hope you realize I was jerking your chain :)Yes, engineering does have a lot to do with it. Many years ago I built a Heathkit preamp. It had what seemed to be miles of hand-twisted and shielded wire, some of it encased in spring-l... | |
| Would Audiogoners be interested in this? Don't rub it in! Nothing classical in the list. I might be interested in Emmylou Harris, but that's it. |