eldartford
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| Subwoofer Filter setting... help What is the NAD doing with the non-subwoofer signal? If it is high-passed at the same 100 Hz you wouldn't want to set the subwoofer lower than this or you will get a big dropout between the two frequencies. If there is no high pass filter in the N... | |
| performance vs. resale Most (well, many) audiophiles have a closet where old equipment goes to die. | |
| Are passive preamps better? The Placette "Active" approach of following passive switching and volume control functions with a unity gain buffer seems ideal to me. In practice most preamps are operated at less than unity gain overall although within the unit there may be many... | |
| Are passive preamps better? Albertporter...Just as tube circuits are known to modify the incomming signal by generating harmonics which some think are pleasant, I am suggesting that the extra circuitry of an active preamp may be doing the same thing. I think this is an idea ... | |
| Are passive preamps better? Albertporter...First of all, I do agree with you that an active preamp usually works best. I guess I would agree with your original comment if it said "lack of signal degradation" rather than "signal enhancement". I don't know when passive preamps... | |
| Are passive preamps better? Albertporter...You criticize a lack of "enhancement from the original signal." Wouldn't that be *distortion* of the original signal? Pleasant perhaps, but not "transparent". | |
| Who has the best plasma monitor these days With the most recent models, LCD's have improved a great deal. Before you write them off be sure you are looking at a current model. On recent simultaneous demo alongside plasmas the LCDs look better to me. (I have a plasma, which at the time I bo... | |
| Who has the best plasma monitor these days Panasonic is always a good bet. Some models by others are as good.Why plasma? LCD is much improved, and if I were buying today I would probably go LCD. | |
| Build my own speakers? I have a couple of Madisound Odin speakers built from kits which are the surround channels of my system. They are IDENTICAL to speakers that I saw reviewed in Stereophile a while ago, at less than half the price, even with the premium crossover op... | |
| Any Newer Class D Mono Amps On The Horizon? Spenceroo...Did you look at the Hypex web site? The amplifier, the power supply and the transformer are each complete assemblies which you hook together using a wiring harness that they also supply. The only real challenge is finding a suitable ch... | |
| Any Newer Class D Mono Amps On The Horizon? Go to www.hypex.nl to learn all about the Hypex module. You can buy the module, a transformer, and a power supply for a few hundred bucks. Assembly is simple. | |
| Why is the industry so lame? Audiophiles should make a truce with pro sound hardware, which I think will be around for a while. The latest pro sound units are darned good, and, incedentally, do not carry absurd prices. The technology is the same as audiophile gear...certainly... | |
| Speakers that do rock justice ... Why not go to your local pro music store and buy a pro speaker. Since the music was originally played through such a speaker it will probably sound most realistic when played back through the same sort of speaker. Compression horn tweeter, and all... | |
| What Volume do you listen at? The "proper" volume level can be determined by focusing on one sound source in the music that is familiar to you. I use a violin, or sometimes a human voice. I know how loud a volin can play, and how loud a person can sing. It is easy to crank up ... | |
| Anyone else ever experiment with wet playback? Wet playback was commonly done in the early days of LPs, and I sometimes did it. The method was originated by radio stations. It probably worked better when cartridges tracked at 5 grams.Current vinyl "experts" think it's a lousy idea. |