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| Stepped Attenuator to replace Potentiometer. Marchand can make custom attenuators. More expensive than DACT but at least worth an email. The DACT is series, as opposed to ladder, if I remember correctly. Size might be an issue as well. Goldpoint could be another option (goldpt.com). I have n... | |
| Bass issues,,,,will new speaker help? Checked out the system pics. Nice. Very capable.That side wall is panelling, right? You can fur that out 3-4", only supporting and nailing it at the edges of each sheet and place 2" 703/705 behind it. Rock wool with a burlap/cotton sheet to retain... | |
| Speakers and depth... There are a lot of things that affect percieved depth: speaker choice and design, amps, sources, placement and room.I've got a friend who comes over and likes to toe-in my speakers for his taste but I prefer them with no toe-in because I want a la... | |
| Getting Rid of Transformer Hum Sorry if that confused you. The irony is that transformers hate to have DC provided to them on the inlet but they do a great job of eliminating DC on the outlet side. Then, it usually gets rectified anyway.That's why I didn't suggest using an isol... | |
| Getting Rid of Transformer Hum Core saturatuation caused by DC. Period.Question is whether it's coming from inside the house or outside.The irony is that transformers are great at eliminating DC.http://diyparadise.com/dablok.html | |
| Calling all passive bi-ampers Not necessary. The amp responds to the load. The coupling cap is to block DC and may not be necessary at all, depending on the preamp. If you have an old Counterpoint, leave it. | |
| Bass traps? (to solve a suck out) Onhwy61If you're treating reflections properly, you're treating both nulls and peaks.For treating 61 Hz, I would consider 1/4 to 1/2" membranes, 3 to 4' wide and 6 to 8' tall. That would be with a practical 4 to 6" depth and 703/705 dampening. I h... | |
| Is this when you have "arrived??" I've found myself teary during movies. I didn't particularly like the movie and I wasn't even paying attention. I was thinking about something else and the TV was just background noise. That detachment was the key. The right side of my brain indep... | |
| Dedicated circuit's' ? or one dedicated circuit? An alternative to multiple dedicated lines, and the method I used, is a single 240V line fed to a subpanel and proper use of isolation transformers/power conditioners.Isolation or step-down transformers can be had fairly cheaply. My big 5KVA cost ... | |
| Bass traps? (to solve a suck out) Oh, I could have sworn I saw something about a subwoofer in the origional post. 61 Hz has a wavelength about 18.5 ft. 1/4 is about 55 inches. Want to do some measuring of your room and where the speakers are sitting? If the bass drivers are open b... | |
| Bass traps? (to solve a suck out) 61 Hz; that's specific. Before getting into room accoustics, experiment with the positioning and integration between the sub and the speakers. Sounds like a phase issue to me.Of course, it could be just the microphone or SPL meter you used. They a... | |
| Afraid of too much bass... Gimme a break... Stop listening to opinions and listen to the music. You've been reading those "How big a room..." posts, haven't you? You could fit Grand Utopias in a room that size. | |
| Has the internet been good for audio? The brick and mortar stores have got to evolve with the internet. So do the manufacturers. Extinction is the only other option.I never would have paid the prices for most new gear and would still be with my 80's system without Audiogon. Nobody los... | |
| Great systems in butt-ugly rooms Saw this one pic of G200's for sale, inches away from the back corners. Wanted to get on a plane and slap some sense into the guy. Hopefully, they went to a better home. | |
| Speaker cabinet materials. I forget the name, but I've heard fairly thin laminated wood speakers. The motivation was to build them in the same way as a violin is made and they did a good job with piano. Almost dipolar with all it's resonance.The Krell LAT-1 was aluminum, wa... |