markphd
Responses from markphd
| Speaker Height? Tweeters should be as close to ear level as possible. Period. It's simple physics. The shorter the wavelength, the more directional it is. Unless it's an omnipolar design, the high frequencies from the tweeter as so directional that moving even a ... | |
| Plasma vs LCD help, which is better? I just went through the angst of LCD versus plasma a couple of months ago. There's lots of information on the AV forums on this type of thing.They both have their unique advantages. The advantages of plasma are being eroded by LCD more quickly tha... | |
| Need help with Linn/Zeta With respect to the Linn, go to their website at www.linn.co.ukOn the left side of the home page is a link to Customer Support.On the Customer Support page there is a drop down menu to select the Owner's Manual for all past and present Linn produc... | |
| This should be controversial....hearing tests... I know my hearing isn't perfect. I have a moderate hearing impairment which I have discussed with audiologists and medical specialists. As you say, a sizable proportion of the population have some hearing loss. And by all reports from those with s... | |
| Running Two REL Subs off One Amp - Possible? Howard, there are a few ways to run two subs off one amp. For example, if you have a receiver, you can run a single interconnect from the sub-out on the receiver to a line-in on sub number one. Then you run a second single interconnect from the li... | |
| Do you believe everything you read on the internet Viridian, we all know that Elvis is still alive. He just got tired of the Vegas rat race and wanted to return to his roots. So he staged his own death and now never ventures out of the deep south. He earns his living working at small bars imperson... | |
| MC vs MM - phono cartridge Think of what an electric motor is. You run an electric current through a coil of wire which in turn surrounds a magnet. A force is generated which can be harnessed to turn a fan blade, or a vacuum cleaner brush, whatever.It works in the other dir... | |
| soldering materials Mrtennis, I am not familiar enough with various solders to comment on their relative efficacy. The opinion I proposed on crimping is something I have read a number of times over the years, most recently, in an interview with a person at WBT.The WB... | |
| Does "Fast" = "Detailed"? I don't know if fast equals detailed, but I definitely think that fast reveals detail.For example, take a speaker cone that is not well damped, whether it is due to the cone design itself, or whether it is due to lack of control of the cone by the... | |
| soldering materials Crimping (also called "cold welding") is superior to soldering. WBT, for example, recommend crimping whenever possible. | |
| Import duties/taxes on a turntable to the usa My experience in sending things to the U.S. (I'm in Canada) is that there are two general costs the purchaser may incur on top of the purchase price and shipping fee.First is the brokerage fee for customs clearance. For some methods of shipment (t... | |
| What is your favorite speaker wood or veneer? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. However, for what its worth, my opinion is that burled maple is an exceptionally attractive wood veneer. Bird's eye maple is also very attractive. Regular plain old maple in itself is somewhat plain and boring... | |
| Will a Full Page Ad Guarantee a Review? I remember a number of years ago when Stereophile reviewed a Velodyne speaker. It wasn't a very good review. In the Manufacturer's Comments at the end of the issue, Velodyne made their displeasure known. They further said they would stop advertisi... | |
| Unused channels on a multi channel amp That's what I'm doing at the moment. I have a pair of speakers biamped with a 5 channel power amp, with the full blessing of the manufacturer. You simply don't use what you don't need. No need to cap anything.Also, if the multichannel amp uses a s... | |
| Phono preamps A phono preamp around the $200 price point that can also do MC is a bit of a challenge. The only other one I can immediately think of is a Goldring. I think the model number is PA-100. Strictly speaking, it's a MM unit, but it is competent with hi... |