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| Ultimate Silver Series-C4 ?? Have a couple power cords, speaker cables and XLR IC's. The speaker cables added a "smoothness" that's a little confusing because there doesn't seem to be anything subtractive. Compared favourably to Mogami and actually solved a sibilance issue th... | |
| Advice re PC for Plinius amp Got two bridged SA-100 mk3's hooked up to a used ($100) 5 KVA step down transformer. Wired the transformer for balanced (240V in/ 60+/60- out) output but the Plinius amps seemed indifferent to balanced AC. However, can't hear any hum with a stetho... | |
| Are you ever satisfied? "Don't worry... Be happy" | |
| Low pass crossover setting & slope for Kappa 9? Looking at the schematic, it would be easy to bypass the low-pass, wiring directly from the terminals to the woofers. Easily reversible. The high-pass can't be bypassed without digging into the PCB, which requires expertise. The low-pass is unusua... | |
| Low pass crossover setting & slope for Kappa 9? Don't bother with Infinity. Asked the same question 10 years ago for the kappa8's and they had no idea. I don't think Infinity ever published exact specs. Bill at MillerSound might know.Ask him if the 9's hi-pass/low-pass on the PCB can be bypassed. | |
| Achieving audio system synergy Synergy: When the whole is greater than the parts. Applied to electronics and audio, it's really more "silly gee whiz". A deep understanding of electronics is not required for this hobby but a good understanding of your goal will save a lot of agg... | |
| Best speaker cable for Genesis speakers I've been happy with Ultimate Cables Silver Series on G350's. Relatively inexpensive mix of milspec copper/silver/teflon from a boutique/garage project of Quebec engineer. Because the ribbons are purely resistive and don't rise in impedance/freque... | |
| bi-am vs better monoblock? Always thought Aragon was a good match for Kappas. | |
| how to include the subwoofer? Very good answers. The NHT X2 is surprisingly transparent for it's price and, in my case, cleaned up the crossover area. Beyond that, the difference it made was less than changing a single pair of cables. | |
| "tube watts" versus "solid state watts" It's not a tube vs transistor issue. I've had numerous amps all rated for 100W both tube and SS. Some sounded like kilowatts, some sounded like milliwatts. Some were just not a good match for certain speakers. Just trade-offs in the design/price. ... | |
| Q's to ones can read Electronics Specs. 1. This is an isolation transformer for AC, not signals. Among it's purposes is to filter any frequencies beyond 60Hz, the opposite of "high end". The spec that matters is VA, which should be matched to combined amp draw of the components plugged ... | |
| Most high-quality loudspeakers are 4-Ohms The Official Misinformation Thread. | |
| My passive preamp project – DIY vs Deep pocket Should also point out that many sources double Vout when using XLR outputs and Zin can double as well with balanced inputs. Can be impractical for additional parts required, except with TVC. | |
| My passive preamp project – DIY vs Deep pocket http://diyaudio.co.kr/wwwboard1/data/board1/compare.pdfThe "series" I was referring to is not the same as the link but not worth getting into for your purpose.Usually, buffers are placed before passive, as demonstrated on the Burson website. Altho... | |
| Help: Speakers to fill Exceptionallly Large Room? Pro series, wall/ceiling mount line arrays from Toa fit your budget. Also, look at BG Radia. Both almost require a sub, like all wall mounts. |