Nice job. I had some Newform Research speakers several years ago that
used the 7" Scanspeaks(they still do) for mid-bass, in conjunction with
their ribbons. Very nice speaker. Those cabinets look bullet proof!
Are you building the crossovers, using active?
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other SBT might work?
Both the display and the remote control are disabled by default when
you installed it, as noted in the instructions. You/he will need to use
the Toolbox again to enable the display and the IR, if he wants to use
the remote .
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t; than a factory reset?
Can he see the Touch on the web UI? When he plugs it in, it should
still power up and connect to SBS, just as it would if the display was
on.
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pippin;673083 Wrote:
> You are not asking me to plug my $30,000 cable into a cheap $200 outlet,
> don't you?
Well, it should be OK if you also use Machina Dynamica's Tru Tone
receptacle covers..but remember to not over tighten the s
e, and the results may delight you. If in the end you don't detect
> any difference, no big deal -- you're only short $1.29:)
Miniscule acoustic vibrations?? You can't be serious...You may then
want to try this.
http:
the latest revelation
include...
Juicy
Greasy
Wet
Muscular
Sturdy
Etc
I must admit, I have no idea what these mean so I guess I'll retreat to
my basement for a while.
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itch
back to my favourite target curve, the soundstage snaps back into place
with a nicely focused center image and more distinct placement of other
players after the small timing differences and room induced peaks have
been adjusted.
I inevitably prefer the corrected sound after many years of
e
uite a reasonable or completely outrageous
> content posted by me is for me one and the same thing. The dirty mind
> is yours, not mine.
For someone who claims not to care what others think of you, you sure
do get your underwear in a knot quite easily!
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y insane. In any
> case, until Mr. Hyde resurfaces, well done Dr. Jekyll!
Just the characteristics of a sophisticated troll
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Vi
isticated troll'?
Well Albert, what you don't seem to get (or perhaps you do) is that by
ranging from thought provoking comments to profane, meaningless rants
and over-the-top meaningless claims, is typical of a troll. As much as
I have tried
fe.
At some point early on though, I did try to give you the benefit of the
doubt.
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magiccarpetride;685328 Wrote:
> Klaus just called and told me how much he appreciates the hand job
> you're giving him. Keep up the good handiwork;)
Sigh...you're sinking to a new low of classless immaturity. Too wrapped
up in mental masturbation I
blah. Then why don't you just move on to a more exciting
forum...
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nice tight, clear bass, as well visceral impact of nice bass
slam.
Perhaps you can borrow a sub from your friendly audio shop and try it
in your room.
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giccarpetride is more than welcome
> to keep on stirring the pot.
Depends on your definition of troll I guess. He also can be rude,
crude, profane, misleading, flips positions at will, and try's to piss
people off just for kicks.
If it walks li
at and one would think that the subjectivist camp would have at
least been able to offer some form of credible response during all this
time.
For those who haven't read the article, it's worth it just to see the
cartoon o
rren
Was that the Pulse concert? An amazing show..wish I had been there! I
keep hoping it will be available on Blu Ray but it doesn't look likely.
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Has anyone tried or listened to an infinite baffle sub installation? I
have a dedicated music /theatre room with a large crawlspace below that
would make installation fairly easy.
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Wow...an audiophile thread that actually includes facts and data! This
might even entice Phil Leigh to come back to the forum, now that the
loonies seem to have gone elsewhere.
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That is an amazing project! As an avid DIY'er and hobbyist woodworker,
I'm very impressed. I bought my N802's in 2002 and still admire the
design and finish quality as well as the sound!
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Archimago wrote:
> Happy Memorial Day long weekend to the American friends!
>
> Gonna go on vacation with the family to San Diego next week so hoping
> for some nice sun, heat, good food, etc... compared to Vancouver (not
> bad, just not hot enough for me this time of year!).
>
> Anyhow, anothe
ralphpnj wrote:
> Every time I said that my mother would hit me.
It's time you moved out and got your own place. :)
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ralphpnj wrote:
> You mean he's not already a billionaire?
>
> Only joking, I know he's -*only-* a multimillionaire.
Neil does like to spend a lot of cash on favourite projects, like
LincVolt, Lionel trains, etc. Since new music is not as plentiful as in
the past, and touring becomes more diffi
Mnyb wrote:
> good to hear i have many AIX dvda and they do sound spectacular , but
> mostly i cherish them for the 5.1 mixes . the real improvemnt with
> dvda/sacd is actually good 5.1 mixes ! But it would require some force
> to get the audiphiles to see that ? would it not . and how will they
Ron,
I went to the MMW site to download the new CD but it only shows as
available in MP3. Where did you find it in 16/44.1?
http://medeskimartinandwood.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=124_13148&pc=MWDD15
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I've been a music lover and occasional musician for about 50 years. I've
also considered audio gear/technology an important hobby for the same
length of time.(notice I avoid the term audiophile!) I bought my first
decent stereo system at Toronto HiFi in 1971, while my fiancee was
getting fitted fo
This is one of the few times when a moderator would be useful and delete
this useless banter. Please take your boring, childish argument
elsewhere.
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View th
jfo wrote:
> This is one of the few times when a moderator would be useful and delete
> this useless banter. Please take your boring, childish argument
> elsewhere.
Bump. Anyone out there who can deal with the
rgro;610444 Wrote:
> O.K...so this is a fair question and civilly, put, thank you.
You really think so? I find Dr Carpetride is actually being quite
sarcastic and disrespectful, while adding nothing to this thread.
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tation
Tweak during a phone call to Machina Dynamica from your landline phone
or cell phone; you can make the call from any room in your house. The
tweak itself takes about 20 seconds and will sound like a series of
sharp, mechanical pulses."
And it's only $60! People may actua
. You
should experience significant gains with almost any system, at least
those of conventional design. But, trying it is the best approach!
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to gain some familiarity and experience and then
start the interesting process of optimizing the system. There is a
learning curve, so don't feel frustrated if it seems too complicated at
first!
Jim
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When I first came across this site some years ago, I though it was
hilarious. I was impressed with the effort he put into the amazing
descriptions of his offerings, considering that it was just a joke. Then
I discovered that people do actually buy this stuff!
Mnyb wrote:
> The ignore button, a great function .
>
> Last straw the ridiculous argument about badly designed dbt :) they just
> can't be worse than sighted tests , they just can't . I prefer a false
> null now and then instead of barrage of false positives all the time .
>
> Same arguments i
ralphpnj wrote:
> absolutely brilliant! any chance you might post a photo of the finished
> product?
I have the very same setup
http://www.iqaudio.co.uk/?page_id=454
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I started using a TacT room correction system about 2000, including the
preamp/processor and digital amps. Room correction became the one thing
I would not be without. The TacT system allowed 9 presets for different
correction curves. After much experimenting, I eventually settled on 2
or 3 that I
The same is true of speakers and cables. You have simple, ordinary wire
inside the source components and amp, then mega $$ speaker cable, then
back to ordinary 14 or 16ga wire running from the crossovers to the
individual speakers, typically using simple slide on spade connectors.
This applies to
kidstypike wrote:
> And the reason is money, some of it in nice piles, others in lovely
> clanky bits of loose change. Some of it neatly counted into fat
> little hundreds, delicate fivers stuffed into bulging wallets,
> nice crisp clean checks, pert pieces of copper coina
pablolie wrote:
> this forum's ability to religiously and passionately recall each other's
> audiophile and mensa license over a dispute about 4 bits of headroom
> -that 99.% of the world's population doesn't give a hoot about-
> never ceases to entertain me. :-D
Agreed. But it's not this fo
Fizbin wrote:
> I suppose but when I do a search for brokerage fees, 98% of the
> complaints I read are from Canada.
I often read about complaints from people using couriers for delivery,
mostly online purchases from the US. These are almost always about a
"surprise" fee on delivery because they
toby10 wrote:
> You likely hear about Canada complaints more often due to the shear
> volume of consumer products being shipped between US/Canada.
>
> We ship industrial chemicals from US to Canada regularly and it is a
> crazy system that even the customs brokerage personnel get confused on.
>
Fizbin wrote:
> Sales tax is one thing...and it almost always expected. Brokerage fees
> are another. When you buy a $20 item (plus shipping) and get charged an
> extra $20 at the door. That's robbery and these couriers are slowly
> losing business because we are all wising up to it.
>
> I bough
edwardthern wrote:
> Happy to say
>
> YES it finally cameand YES it does sound better than the old
> Digi+.according to my exceptional hearing.
>
> And YES I will do the right thing and send his Dac back. I've decided to
> pack the picnic basket and make it a family outing. Maybe they
It seems that the industry still hasn't come with a meaningful standard
definition of Hi Res, so we will continue to see marketing hype for so
called Hi Res material. Dr Mark Waldrep sums up the industry approach
nicely in an excerpt from his post CES blog
"There seems to be a collective effo
Have you looked at SVS? I have two in my listening room/theatre. Very
happy with their quality and performance. There are lot's of reviews
available and they have dealers in Stockholm and Gothenburg.
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Here's a link to some extensive info on the advantages of bi-amping. He
states that you clearly do need to remove the passive crossover and use
an electronic crossover.
http://www.sound.westhost.com/bi-amp.htm
Jim
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remember the fine points since it was
several years ago.
I'm in Canada and Rod Elliott, the article author is Australian. I
guess we colonials use a broader definition of biamping!
Cheers
Jim
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Here's some interesting technical info on bi amping with some comments
on bi wiring. I too heard no difference in bi wiring but do hear
improvements in bi amping my N802's
Jim
http://www.sound.westhost.com/bi-amp.htm
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