The Concert HallBob: Thanks for the quick and thorough response. I hope you didn't take my questions / comments as trying to deny your experience. I was simply trying to better understand all of the variables that... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallKdl: I don't know where you came up with the idea that a 5KVA isolation transformer would be sufficient for every installation. I don't think that i have said nor would i ever make such a comment. ... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
What do I need to upgrade now???Nate: I know you're running completely different speakers now making direct comparisons pretty difficult, but how do you think the Classe' compares to the Krell amps that you've had in the past? Se... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
What do I need to upgrade now???Nate: I know you're running completely different speakers now making direct comparisons pretty difficult, but how do you think the Classe' compares to the Krell amps that you've had in the past? Se... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemWow Mike. I've never seen this thread or system. Very nice looking, but my first impressions were that the Kharmas were in no way enough speaker for a room of this size. For that matter, i don't kn... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
great room systemRamy: Phenomenal system to say the least. I have NO doubt that it sounds fabulous as many of the others here that are familiar with well designed Omni's can attest to. I have never heard the German... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
main systemRamy: Phenomenal system to say the least. I have NO doubt that it sounds fabulous as many of the others here that are familiar with well designed Omni's can attest to. I have never heard the German... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
What do I need to upgrade now???Nate: Are you still going to go with a Line Array from GR Research when the time comes? What are you using for speakers right now? If i remember correctly, you sold your Kharma's a while back, righ... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
What do I need to upgrade now???Nate: Are you still going to go with a Line Array from GR Research when the time comes? What are you using for speakers right now? If i remember correctly, you sold your Kharma's a while back, righ... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert: I don't know the specifics of your speakers, but if their resonance point is noticeably above 12 Hz, and i suspect it is, introducing gain below that point will actually increase distortion... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemZaikesman: I never studied the patent on this design, so i can't tell you exactly how & why. All i know is that it works. As to the bandwidth of a square wave, it wouldn't be a square wave ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemEl: I don't want to sidetrack this thread, but even the Ohm Walsh drivers will fall on their face with a square wave above a certain frequency. In order to produce a "reasonable" facsimil... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemI was just going to drop you a line and see how things were going. This post saved me the trouble and probably answered a few other questions too. Thanks for the update : )I hope that you h... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
21 Year Old On A BudgetOne shot: I'm always glad to see "young people" ( sheesh, do i feel old saying that ) getting into the hobby. As others have stated here, read and learn as much as you can. While experien... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
What do I need to upgrade now???Nate: I hope that both your financial and system problems are a very temporary setback and minute in nature. In the grander scheme of things, "audio" really is a very small, insignificant... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
What do I need to upgrade now???Nate: I hope that both your financial and system problems are a very temporary setback and minute in nature. In the grander scheme of things, "audio" really is a very small, insignificant... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
without being to anal this system rocksTry placing a layer of felt on the entire baffle surrounding the MTM array. Cut it to fit around the driver flanges as tightly as possible. You can find double sided tape that is used for "hem... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemI had Tele's in the front and a quartet of Electro-Harmonix in the back of my Marantz 8 and was quite happy with the combo. Then again, different circuits produce different sonics, so.... That amp ... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Frugal findsBefore you guys get all excited about Sound King cabling, which is basically just "low cost" heavy gauge zip cord, you should be aware that it typically turns green from internal corrosio... posted over 20 years ago | View comment | |
Frugal findsPlato: Sound King cabling can be found at Parts Express. Sean> posted over 20 years ago | View comment | |
Brian's system!Brian: In the pictures that you've posted for your system, you have a pic of the T-2 sitting on top of your old Fanfare tuner. What is that "thing" below the Fanfare with the three big kn... posted almost 21 years ago | View comment | |
Paul's systemThanks for the clarification. It sounds as if you've been on somewhat of a "rampage" recently in terms of trying different combo's to build your system. For the sake of your bank account,... posted over 21 years ago | View comment | |
Paul's systemPaul: Were you running the Sunfire in balanced or RCA mode to your amp ? What were the strong points of the Rotel in comparison to the Sunfire and vice-versa ? Hope you don't mind : ) Sean> posted over 21 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert, those pictures look all blurry. As a photographer, i would have thought that you would have stopped using a Kodak Insta-Matic years ago : )All i can say is that i am in awe. Given h... posted about 22 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemWe all know that a carpenter's roof leaks and a shoemaker's kids go barefoot. So why would Albert, who is a photographer by trade, be any different ? Asking him to take a "quick photo" would be lik... posted about 22 years ago | View comment |