mkgus
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| Fixing Wall Shudder Thank you. A lot of good information here and I will take everything into consideration. Concerning the idea of adding a layer of dry wall, one concern I have is that if I later decide to tear down to the studs, the extra layer will be for naught.... | |
| How good does my system have to be to realize an improvement with cables? I’ve heard the effects of interconnects and power cables in a system with an amp costing $700 and the speakers around 1K. The room was lightly treated with absorptive panels at the first reflection points. The difference was night and day so I ass... | |
| Demagnetize CDs I was under the impression that you should demagnetize periodically or even before every critical listening session… so after and then after again and again. | |
| Sub-Amp Wiring Question - Damping Factor Vs. Power Vs. Bridged/Stereo Mode My guess would be very large subwoofers, 15” or 18”. I’ve seen efficiencies that high on large subwoofers. | |
| Sub-Amp Wiring Question - Damping Factor Vs. Power Vs. Bridged/Stereo Mode 82.7 mercy!!! 90-91% efficient is what I run. 82.7 you would need a welding machine to pump it out. Start there 83% efficient is a tosser for me. Get a better driver, FIRST. No need to get a more efficient driver when we live in the 21st c... | |
| Sub-Amp Wiring Question - Damping Factor Vs. Power Vs. Bridged/Stereo Mode It's a sub it dosn't need watts it just needs controlled movement. Nothing else to compete with so to speak.. WHY a million watts? It’s a 10” sub that has an efficiency of 82.7 dB and it’s in a sealed box. Plus I like to be able to turn it up s... | |
| Sub-Amp Wiring Question - Damping Factor Vs. Power Vs. Bridged/Stereo Mode As long as you balance the channel gains, no problems? | |
| Sub-Amp Wiring Question - Damping Factor Vs. Power Vs. Bridged/Stereo Mode Hmm… I guess I learned a long time ago that that isn’t a good idea, but for the life of me I can’t remember why. Haha | |
| Sub-Amp Wiring Question - Damping Factor Vs. Power Vs. Bridged/Stereo Mode 8 ohms will give you a lot better dampening. I'd doubt if there is any at all at 2 ohms and the distortion is off the chart too. I wouldn't bridge anything and I would direct couple the drivers to the amp if that is what your trying to do. Get... | |
| Sub-Amp Wiring Question - Damping Factor Vs. Power Vs. Bridged/Stereo Mode I know the best route is to try it and see, but I have to remove the sub from the box and switch the jumpers internally and I actually have 2 subs/amps in this situation so it would be some work to do it and then there’s the chance of not liking t... | |
| What interesting or unusual gear has passed though your system during your audio life? Just wanted to chime in to say I replaced two of the batteries and the amp is working flawlessly now. My issue turned out to be no big deal. One of the batteries must have gone bad. Figured if someone came across the same problem, they would like ... | |
| What interesting or unusual gear has passed though your system during your audio life? Interesting, that’s the same sound I am hearing! How did you like the the amp? Due to some issues with my preamp, I feel like I never got to drive it properly and never truly heard its full potential. If you ever hear back what the exact issue was... | |
| What interesting or unusual gear has passed though your system during your audio life? An N.E.W. DCA-66 amplifier. It’s powered by four 18 Ah batteries. Didn’t sound too bad. It’s not in my system right now but I still have it. It was making some strange noises and I need to investigate the cause. Hopefully it’s a small issue. | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? Can’t argue with that now can you? | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? Millercarbon’s first post might sound like a joke (and I assume that was the intention), but there’s an element of truth to it. Ground rods in dry, low quality soil (common conditions) are not ideal. You want a low impedance path to ground and tha... |