eldartford
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| outdoor audition I actually used Maggies outdoors once...set them up for a party. As I recall, they sounded OK, but the volume was way down. (Maybe because it was a party we wanted the music too loud).I have heard of testing box speakers by burying them in sand, p... | |
| what is the right audio setting with dv-47ai? I gather that you are talking about the audio which comes from a DVD-video. How does it sound with DVD-A or SACD? | |
| Can you buy a quiet fan for amp? Fan noise is caused by the blades, so the nature of the motor turning them (AC or DC) is not a factor. It may be that a particular DC fan turns at slower rpm, and that would be quieter. Design of the blades, and whether the fan is small and runs f... | |
| Dented Tweeter? Bishopwill has suggested the method that has always worked for me. Prick the dent with a needle, and pull it out. In fabric dome tweeters the hole is barely visible. If you feel bad about the hole plug it with a tiny drop of glue. And most importa... | |
| Blue Gas in Tubes - Why? Is it Bad? Vacuum tubes, in particular cathode ray tubes (TV tubes) have a device called a "getter". It's called that because it is supposed to "get" any gas that leaks through the glass (yes glass leaks slowly). There was a time when a TV set placed in stor... | |
| How do they MIC a symphony? Multimicing saves money for the recording company because various screwups that ought to be corrected, and the music replayed, can be patched up (sort of) in the mixing process. It costs a fortune to "rent" an orchestra, so you want to get it done... | |
| What LP shows what analog can do? Dougdeacon...The lack of classical examples is explained by the fact that classical work usually involves wide dynamic range, whereas pop and rock is loud, loud, loud. When classical music enters a quiet passage, the flaws of LPs (LF rumble and HF... | |
| Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel? Izsssakmixer...You are absolutely right about having all speakers the same.However, if you are part of a jazz jam session, or if you play in a classical string chamber group (eg: quartet), or even if you hear these in a small room without actually... | |
| mV output from cartridge, please explain Shure put out a test record that had grooves cut at the full range of cm/sec. The purpose was to evaluate "trackability" of a phono pickup, a test which Shure pickups are good at. Few pickups will track the fastest grooves without audible breakup.... | |
| mV output from cartridge, please explain If the cartridge were a Shure product very detailed specs are available on the Shure website. I don't know what your cartridge is so I don't know how they spec it.Shure specs output as millivolts RMS, with sinusoidal groove modulation at 1000 Hz h... | |
| What do you think about Definitive Technology? I have come to realize that you really cannot realize the potential of multichannel unless all the speakers are the same. This is something that I didn't believe at first, but has become apparent through experience.If the visual impact is acceptab... | |
| What LP shows what analog can do? From the album cover of Audio Fidelity Stereodisc AFSD 5861 ("Minstrel Time with the Dukes of Dixieland")..."Audio Fidelity Records produced and released the world's first Stereophonic High Fidelity record (Stereodisc) in November , 1957".I don't ... | |
| Has anyone tried SET tubes amps with maggie 1.6's Try driving them with a clock radio! Probably about 1 watt. Surprisingly the radio sound will be quite good, but you won't get what you paid for from the Maggies. | |
| What componant degrades the signal least/most? Ohlala...at first I thought your remark about Circadian rhythms was off the wall, but on second thought I suspect there is some truth in it. However, the effect acts on your ears and brain rather than on the audio hardware. I know that my eyesight... | |
| What componant degrades the signal least/most? Mechanical/Electrical transducers are the problem.1. The microphones used to make the recording.2. If you play an LP, the pickup.3. The speakers.IMHO These account for about 95% of the sound quality, assuming that the electronics are at least midf... |