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| standing waves Simple solution:Get on your hands and knees and move all around the room. Where the bass sounds best, move the sub there (if you can). That is the simplistic way to find the optimal placement for your sub. This will make your seated position sound... | |
| QUAD vs Martin Logan vs Magnepan You get what you pay for!MMG's are cheap and may sound really good in the "right" position with the "right" amp in a really narrow sweet spot. Bigger Maggies are a much better comparison to ML & Quad.The ML's are more forgiving of listening po... | |
| what to do cordless phone amplifier problem Have you tried unplugging the A/C on the phones? You may need a line conditioner or better ground to eliminate this. Are your phone plugs 3 prong? Try a cheater (3 prong to 2 prong adaptor) to avoid ground loops. Your phone system may be grounding... | |
| Help Me --Will I blow my system? Clean power won't ever hurt a speaker unless you are getting into deafening levels. You are going to be deaf if you try to listen to your speakers at 300 watts continuosly. You may get peaks (canon blasts, explosions...) that will test your system... | |
| Mixing speakers, 6 and 8 ohm? You really should consider matching at least your front 3. You will never get a "good" soundstage or imaging without 3 matching. Rears are not as important.Most receivers/amps can easily handle 6 ohm/8 ohm mixes. However, check your manual to make... | |
| Shop in Pittsburgh? Want to listen to 845 amp. Now that you are all feeling nostalgic, why won't anyone open a nice little store that buys/sells used gear? When Northern Audio Exchange did it, they made a bundle (they were just crooks). | |
| Shop in Pittsburgh? Want to listen to 845 amp. Michael Kline still owns Let's Make Music. He has very nice taste, just not cheap. This guy will always stand behind what he sells.He is right next door to the Listening Post.Both of these are on S. Aiken at Walnut street in Shadyside. To find Sha... | |
| Shop in Pittsburgh? Want to listen to 845 amp. Almost forgot:Online dealer in PGH is BritAudio or BritishAudio???They are usually on/around audiogon. They are niceand would arrange for a listening session even thoughthere is no real showroom. | |
| task lighting suggestions Don't plug halogens into the same circuit if you can help it-avoid hummmmm | |
| Shop in Pittsburgh? Want to listen to 845 amp. It's tough around here.Listening Post in Shadyside sometimes has some nice tube gear but usually not 845, 2A3 or similar SET amps. Last I saw was McCormack.Let's make music in Shadyside will/can get anything. However, they usually only have top no... | |
| Crossover Help Doesn't/didn't outlaw make a 5 channel sub crossover? | |
| Speaker Positioning Great suggestions above.One more: If your back is against the wall, a big tapestry or something even thicker right behind you will help greatly to reduce reflections. It will make your room appear larger sonically (I think) and should get rid of s... | |
| Which Tube Tester For a beginner, many of the simple portable testers are great and easy to ship. Many people like B&K or Eico. For simplicy, I like SICO (superior instruments) also. You shouldn't need to spend more than $100. These will test for shorts, tube s... | |
| How to handle infant mortality of Svet 6550C? Are you sure that the resistor didn't take the tube with it?It's unlike a tube to blow that drastically on its own accord. If they are that new, it should be easy to match up an 8th tube. A good dealer will be able to easily do this. You may have ... | |
| how would an entry-level tube system compare? Did you get an amp?I had a thought: A hybrid amp.This would have a tube front end and solid state output.The small tubes look cool, you can tube roll, it will take some edge off the music and play loud as hell!All that comes to my mind right now i... |