erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Coda #8, Pass XA25, or Schiit Tyr to replace PS Audio M700 I'm a little worried your symptoms are that of an untreated room. An amp with excellent high frequency extension may sound shrill if you have only reflective surfaces, or your speakers are toed in too much. A number of excellent speakers need a ... | |
| Wifi ethernet jack recommendation Wifi can work well but apartment buildings and closely packed condos can pose challenges due to too many routers in the neighborhood. Having at least a dual band router can help too. Get a free Wifi analyzer for your phone or tablet to ensure th... | |
| Best subwoffer crossover with room correction @kykat - Oh man the prices on the Vandersteen crossovers are out of this world. I thought they used to have less expensive in-line crossovers. You can make your own single-ended crossover with high-end copper foil caps for 1/10th of those pric... | |
| Passive subwoofer amps help! If you are running these under horns you may want something more flexible, like a fully DSP capable crossover ahead of both of your amps. If these are being run purely as subs then that's not an issue. | |
| Marantz AV7705 AV Receiver: HDMI out to external DAC You are definitely doing this the hard way. Per page 41, use the bypass mode with any of the analog inputs. In the Marantz, tell it to send your LFE signal to the L and R outputs OR use both of the sub's inputs so it can receive the LFE from the ... | |
| 18 inch subwoofer vs multiple 12 inch subwoofers with bookshelf speakers There are definitely times when smaller is less likely to wake the dragons, so I'm not saying smaller isn't often just right, but sometimes excess really is excess. | |
| Need a 4 way electronic crossover I believe this would work. Supports all standard crossover points and slopes + has built in EQ which is very handy for taming bass modes. | |
| IFi Zen Stream connection problem — hardwired from Wi-Fi extender There are free wifi analyzers for all phones and laptops. Use it to make sure your mesh channel is strong AND not congested with neighboring signals. Also, if you notice this starts after some time using, try a fan on the devices. Sometimes the ... | |
| Marantz vs. Oppo or Theta @big_greg Thanks!! Honestly I thought the Oppo sounded really good for movies, I just don't want to get anything significantly worse. Best, Erik | |
| Best subwoffer crossover with room correction 40 Hz is too low. I agree with Vandersteen that 100Hz is about the right place for a crossover. It is an unfortunate Audiophile myth that lower is better, but the handful that have tried going over to higher crossovers have learned the benefit. | |
| New Dedicated 20A Circuit Wiring Questions OP: Please note those strips do NOT include SMP or LiFT. Furman makes hundreds of products and not all include those two features. It's fine if you don't mind that. Best, Erik | |
| Speakers On Wheels? If you end up building a base, check out butcher block acoustics. They sell some very solid maple blocks that you could use as a starting point. | |
| Best subwoffer crossover with room correction OP: By letting the sub take over more Hz you not only reduce the distortion, and increase the dynamic range of your mains but you also make it possible to introduce DSP that is ONLY in your bass. That is, any problems you have in the 20-80Hz rang... | |
| Speakers On Wheels? I think it's better to have a system you can live with than one you cannot. If they have footers, investigate the thread size, you may be able to get wheels that slip right in. | |
| Can an unbalanced-to-balanced adaptor damage an amplifier? The issue for any amplifier, headphone or speaker, is whether the (-) side is active or grounded. 99% of all amplifiers out there only drive the (+) terminal and leave the (-) attached to the signal ground. Sometimes those amps can be bridged so... |