erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system Personally a fan of trasnformer coupled inputs, especially their rejection of ground loops. If you bypass either, do the outputs. @stellavox1 - Any idea who made them? | |
| Who positions their speakers straight ahead (zero tow in) and why. @lingraves just a little toe. Youll hear 3 locations at first. Left, center, right, until you get it right, then it will all come together as a continuous image | |
| Who positions their speakers straight ahead (zero tow in) and why. Kind of related to this is that we sometimes focus too much on getting rid of all reflections around the speaker when in fact there is an ideal balance between a given speaker's output pattern and how good the side and rear reflections sound. Sm... | |
| Who positions their speakers straight ahead (zero tow in) and why. The formal answer is that toe in affects tweeter rolloff, the width of the sweet spot, the treble to midrange balance and early reflections. There's also the issue of some excellent tweeters may have resonances which completely vanish a little of... | |
| Heed the warning! My soundsystem and records are a pile of ashes I was reading recently of several homeowners in Florida whose insurance companies had mis-represented the adjuster's damage assessment. I can't imagine the trouble anyone near those fires is going to be having. | |
| Class D is just Dandy! My experience with ICEPower and Parasound was that they tend to be warm and have lots of bass. The Coda lacks the warmth but has the bass. When I last heard the matching preamps I felt they were not a good match and always felt Codas would do be... | |
| What would you save in a fire? Anything I built or had built, pets and of course my cable lifters and harmonic resonator pucks. | |
| Heed the warning! My soundsystem and records are a pile of ashes I am very very sorry for your loss and displacement. Best of luck to you and yours. | |
| Help with Equitech 1.5Q power conditioner OP: BTW, I just realized you can buy GFCI adaptors for ~ $20 from your local hardware store. You plug one into your wall and that will let you test each device without having to move it, and certainly without having to require your conditioner... | |
| Let's talk about Silver... I’ve never had a problem with pure silver, and have found it among my very best choices in IC’s. I’ve had issues with silver plated which for whatever reason seems to take a while to break in, then sounds just like copper. Personally for my most ... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! @milpai Which Parasound? A21 driving Focal Profile floor standers How did the sound change from Parasound to Class D. I can’t answer that because I don’t believe in the class itself making a sound. If you ask how did it change between my ... | |
| NAD C 328 on-end placement Make sure you still have plenty of space around it though. At least 2". The NAD hybrid Class D amps run hot compared to other Class D amps due to a linear amp in the middle. Relative to linear A/B amps, it’s cool, relative to other Class D amps t... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! I just realized this thread was started in April of 2017!! It has outlasted GeorgeHifi as well as MQA and still going strong. Thanks to everyone who has made a constructive contribution to this thread! FYI, I've gone from linear (Parasound) to C... | |
| Help with Equitech 1.5Q power conditioner So, essentially the outlets on the back of the Equitech are wired the same way as old 240V appliances, the kind that had 3-wire cords. Correct? That seems close, but the house N is not grounded through the Equitech. Or at least should not be. Y... | |
| A question about trim rings around speaker drivers I'm much more worried about speakers, especially small speakers on tall stands, rocking back and forth than I am about a wood screw ever coming loose. If you have a small, stand mount it's sometimes beneficial to add weight to the top. |