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| audiophile music servers the latest products, info I completely agree about the Paradigm change in the "music replay ritual" associated with music server - you will never go back. But, what surprised and delighted me was the world-class digital playback which a Lavry DA-10 DAC brought to my system... | |
| Best Preamp = No Preamp? Perhaps those who think no pre-amp is the best preamp should consider attaching their DAC output directly to their speakers. Then they could avoid having that nasty power amp in the signal chain with the changes it makes to their signal. This woul... | |
| Best Isolation Device for Speakers? Tom,That is a good point about tweeter motion. This is why some speaker designs decouple the tweeter from the rest of the cabinet, rather than hard mount it to the front baffle.Still, due to cabinet modes of vibration, even with base of cabinet "f... | |
| Best Isolation Device for Speakers? Tom,I agree with you that one would like the speaker box to not move, and that the reaction force on a woofer (or other driver) motor/basket can be very large - many pounds. This force must be reacted by the cabinet and possibly the floor. But the... | |
| Best Isolation Device for Speakers? Zargon,I think you are on the right track to isolate your speakers from the floor. You might find better results with a platform which is more massive that MDF - granite, marble, or custom poured concrete (decorated with something of course). Your... | |
| Sound Easy Software I have been using CALSOD for several years. I used it to design my current set of speakers and was successful in reconciling my model with measurements of the system, with a few caveats. I have been looking for a replacement, and am on the verge o... | |
| Best Isolation Device for Speakers? Rtn1, I also have suspended floor. I have tried both coupling and isolation. For my room, isolation is essential. When vibration from the speakers gets into the floor, a lot of terrible sounding grunge obscures the music. My existing rig sounds ve... | |
| Isolation/coupling: basics? This is beginning to sound like the old "bits is bits" discussion. To the naive engineer (such as myself), the digitally encoded music signals would seem to avoid all the mechanical vibration issues which dominate analog turntable playback. Yet, t... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? Dunno if I qualify as "typical," but I love my 2001 Mazda Miata Special Edition in British Racing Green. I smile every time I drive anywhere. The "car talk" guys were right when they said it (Miata) is the most fun you can have with your pants on.... | |
| What is your favorite low-tech tweek? Clean your connections, as per Albert Porter above, including the AC power. I got some extra detail and quieter background in my system by cleaning my electrical service ground. I momentarily disconnected the copper wire where it clamps to the gro... | |
| Does anyone know someone who has tried this??????? I beleive Beverage introduced a horn loaded planar speaker back in the late '70s. I remember it sounding very impressive. It seems that would be quite a waste for you Quads, though....Cheers | |
| Silver DIY Interconnects There are a lot if interesting observations and cable recipies on Jon Risch's web site: http://www.geocities.com/jonrisch/Jon posts a lot in the cable forum at Audio Asylum. He definitely prefers teflon as a dielectric, and I think he has a link w... | |
| Why MDF so Bad??? Brulee, have you tried using any of these materials for speaker cabinets? I agree that mdf sounds boring, and yet have used it for speaker boxes (double laminated). Royj, good idea to use a stethoscope. That is much cheaper than an accelerometer, ... | |
| Why MDF so Bad??? Lgregoir, I agree with Bob and Sean. I would not want my rack, or anything else, located within the soundstage (between and behind the speakers). So I would place the rack against the back wall at a minimum (acoustic difusion may help here?).I bui... | |
| Granite Slabs Aram,I also have wooden floors in my listening room. I have isolated my speakers from the floor using inner tubes. The sound stage is depper and clearer. Music is more coherent and focused, where before it was somewhat blurred. There is less "nois... |