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| Burning cd's for my modestly high-end system... Are you downloading compressed music? Most of Limewire is mp3. That's this biggest problem I see. | |
| 'best' surge protection? I have whole house surge also. It will only stop the really big stuff (lightning...). However, it will keep you from frying smaller surge protectors around the house since they only have to stop the small stuff. I have small surge protectors every... | |
| Enough Juice Depends on how loud and how much bass you want. To hear a difference, you'll have to go a minimum of 120 watts for just a 3db increase or about 225-240 watts to get a 50% volume increase. | |
| How to replace stolen music? INSURANCE CLAIM? | |
| LCD Television Noise ??? None of my LCD's make a drop of noise.I love Samsungs (15" & 40"). Sony would be my second choice.However, for the price, my 21" Westinghouse monitor can't be beat if you don't need sound. | |
| A gallery of funky speakers Didn't B&W make a speaker shaped like a Saxophone? Where's that? | |
| Class A amp vs Class D amp A true Class A amp most likely won't put out 500 watts continuous. Many will put out 30-60 watts continuous with several hundred watt peaks. These run really hot and shouldn't go into an equipment rack due to ventilation issues. I love class A but... | |
| Audiophile Results In my system, the processor made a huge difference. Getting 24/196 with upsampling will make a difference vs a mid-fi 24/96 from 10 years ago or so...Having 2 channel direct, 8 channel direct and/or a pass thru mode makes a difference.Also conside... | |
| Rear Ported versus Non Rear Ported floor standing You should look for manufacturers that design for this issue. Some front ported and non-ported speakers will still sound awful if shoved into a corner or rear wall. | |
| a Power vs Volume Question db growth chart:85db @ 1 watt88db @ 2 watts91db @ 4 watts94db @ 8 watts97db @ 16 watts100db @ 32 watts103db @ 64 watts106db @ 128 watts 109db @ 256 watts112db @ 512 watts You need to double wattage to gain 3 dbTo get a perceived doubling in volume... | |
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| New Audiophile - Upgrade Amp First or CDP First? 1-Do you want more tubes? Cary? Solid MF? Personally, I like the Music Halls.2-What is your budget?3-Don't forget a line conditioner and cabling. | |
| New Audiophile - Upgrade Amp First or CDP First? I'm confused? A home theater receiver with a nice 2 channel cd? Do you have another DVD to use?My opinion, the CD player is wayyy nicer than the Outlaw and perhaps too much. In my opinion, the Outlaw will limit the sound that the Tjoeb is putting ... | |
| Giant subwoofer That guy was nuts designed a series of baffles in his foundation! My wife would divorce me for that one... | |
| Considering Cambridge Audio Amp/CD - Need Advice FYI, you should only worry about the minimum rating on your speakers which is about 10 watts.The Cambridges are nice pieces and will do well. You may want to consider Music Hall also (25.2 amp and cd). Do you want a matching tuner also? |