elizabeth
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| AC captive cords??? Ahhh... the non-believers sneer...I am in-between. I believe, but in moderation.Personally i would get some belden shielded cord (# from Jon Risch website via audio asylum)And stick it on with a decent Marinco plug.Total cost: $25.Of course you ca... | |
| Paradigms not producing enough lows ???? Something is not set correctly in your receiver.If the speakers are set to "small" no lows will go to them.Also try just running them as a single speaker with a jumper, rather than biamping and see what that does.(In my HT I have Canton CD300's an... | |
| How do you clean your RCA female inside ? Craig "Oxyclean" ?? contact cleaner. Q-tips with most of the cotton removed. Radio Shack | |
| Taking audio too seriously? The stuff folks do for entertainment is varied.Some spend $10,000.'s to climb mountains... For what?Some spend $10,000.'s on sport car racing.. or skiing.. or sport flying..So what is a few thou on jars of pebbles and clocks...If they got it and a... | |
| Sub location: closet? Agree the sub should NOT be in the closet with the equipment.The vibrations from the sub wil affect the equipment. especialy any DVD players. The sab may actually damage the other equipment after awhile. | |
| Different lenghts of CNR b'tween left/right speak With the best stuff, and being able the hear the difference between cables, the length of a cable could have an effect on the sound, as diferent cables do alter the sound, so, perhaps, different lengths of the same cable can have a different effec... | |
| Power Conditioner for your amplifier? It is a tradeoff. The powerline conditioners I have tried have increased clarity, while thinning the bottom end.Curiously, the AVS2000 Monstercable powerline stability device actually boosts the low frequencies a bit!Like many things, powerline co... | |
| Cable TV Picture Stinks Remember the cable has to pass through PLENTY of connections befor it gets to your home.Even one loose connection at the splitter out in your neighborhood can ruin your picture. A faulty field amplifier can too. Time Warner does not give a damn ab... | |
| Monster htps7000 + avs2000 combo - Good? I own both the Sig 7000 and a regular AVS2000.The AVs2000 strengthens the low end sound.I paid $900 last year for the 7000ss and $700 a few weeks ago for the AVS2000. (both locally)Remember the 7000 balances the power, so avoid sticking lights int... | |
| Can I repair speaker foam? Replacing the speaker instead of refoaming is usually a bad idea.The new speaker has (unless identical from the same manufacturer with the same parameters) will have a different sound.Every speaker has various parameters for impedence, proper encl... | |
| Can I repair speaker foam? Refoaming a speaker is easy.Just make certain the cone is centered and it is a snap.Total klutzs need to have someone else do it. | |
| Power Conditioner for your amplifier? I just bought a Monster AVS2000 last night.The thing definitly give a better authority to the sound.The bass is far more tangible, has weight it did not possess before.I have a Monster 5000, a Monster 7000SS, a Monster AVS2000, three Adcom ACE515,... | |
| If you have a "kick booty" DAC, does the transport My experience:Had a separate DAC and transport. The DAC was an Adcom 700 and the transport a rotel stand-alone transport.Then I bought a Sony SC777ES.The Sony as transport via the same Adcom DAC totally blew away the Rotel transport in all areas.I... | |
| Where to buy MDF board? Any big chain hardware/building supply store has tons of the stuff.8' by 4' in 1/2" to 3/4" | |
| looking for damping material for my dac Thing you want to put into your DAC is 'conductive foam'.Long ago an article in Stereophile mentioned experimenting with conductive foam (insulated with card (like 12pack Cola boxes cardboard)under and around all the chips. does work.Radio Shack s... |