rlb61

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Speakers "Disappearing"
@milpai ... thanks. That’s what I’ve suspected. I’ve done the whole measuring thing and have my speakers equidistant (front, back and sides) to within about 1/4". That’s about as good as it’s gonna get. The speakers do "disappear" for the most par... 
Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars
@mlschneid ... I find it interesting that you use the Pulsars without a sub. I've tried it both ways in my small room, and have found that the sub really adds a lot to the sound of the Pulsars in terms of depth and dimension of instruments. There'... 
Jl audio fathom f212v2 noise and hum
It might be a ground loop hum ... too many components on the same outlet or circuit.  
Sub-Woofer?
I have a JL e110 in a 2 channel only system and it's awesome! 
PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Preamplifier. DESTROYS SPEAKERS!!
I like Kevin and have purchased from him in the past. He has been fair and helpful consistently. I question whether a PREAMP would produce DC (if any) sufficient to blow a power supply in a speaker ... I presume that the power supply referenced is... 
B&W 801’s
Those 801s likely will output way too much bass energy and overload the room. It's simply the laws of physics. I speak from experience having had floorstanders (B&W N804s) in a 10x10x8 room for many years. Finally went to stand-mounts which ha... 
Sound Anchor Stands
@jond ... I'm really looking forward to putting the Pulsars on the SA stands. They sound so great now, but if they're gonna sound even better with the SAs (as you say), then it's gonna be wild. Talk about audio nirvana. 
Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars
@avanti1960 ... thanks. The Pulsars are really a cut above the rest. Paired with my JL Audio e110 subwoofer, the sound is sublime. Everything sounds "right," and I now appreciate the superiority of a fabric dome tweeter over an aluminum dome one, ... 
Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars
@djohnson54  ... thanks for the approximation of the -3dB point. I'm not very good with those types of calulations. 
Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars
@djohnson54 ... unfortunately, the Stereophile measurements don’t give the -3dB rating. But, that's OK. I spoke to Jeff Joseph himself who told me that the Pulsars work great with the sub xover set to 80Hz. So, that's where I set the xover and it ... 
Good Used Speakers ($8K-10K) For A Little Listening Room
My room is similar at 10x10x8 and is square mostly. I had B&W N804 floorstanders in there (a holdover from my days living in a condo), and it was a real challenge to get a cohesive sound without boomy bass. Yesterday, I traded-in the B&Ws ... 
Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars
The Perspectives are great, but were out of my budget and likely would not have worked well in my tiny 10x10x8 room. Does anyone know the -3dB rating of the Pulsars? I'm trying to dial in the sub, and the -3dB number will help with the crossover s... 
Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars
Right. This hobby is an expensive one since generally we go through a lot of equipment over time before we find the "right one," or so we think. Upgradeitis is a curse to which we all succumb. I've been pretty lucky over time in that I haven't cha... 
Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars
Yeah, I know. But, I look at it this way ... I got on a trade-in almost 60% of what I paid for the B&Ws new, 17 years ago. So, factoring in my net cost (i.e., purchase price less trade-in amount), I essentially rented those speakers for about ... 
Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars
It was MSRP, but I got a very competitive trade-in credit for the 17 year old B&Ws, so that saved me a lot of trouble in putting ’em up for sale privately and perhaps waiting a long time for a local pick up. Sure, I probably left a few bucks o...