There's a 128kbps (blind!) MP3 listening test going on there:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=66564
This is not a rant, rave or complaint but a suggestion. I have my system set up in a rather small room. I listen nearfield, actually about 5-6 feet from the speakers. As a result I listen at modest volumn levels.
I was reading a competing magazine the other day and read something I had not seen before. The reviewer noted how the system sounded when played at low levels.
I own a 20 year old Sony SA-W30 powered subwoofer. Ths thing has an automatic on/off switch that activates when it receives a signal. I have two problems with it. One, in the half dozen moves from country to country and state to state I have made with it, I have lost the manual. Second, unless the video receiver is playing at a loud level, this sub turns itself on and off with a loud thump a half dozen times a song. I have played with the reveivers crossover settings and have played with every adjustment on the sub. Is there a way to simply turn the thing on and leave it on.
Continuing with the theme started with last week's question: Which single composer or performer would you recommend to introduce someone to jazz music? And why?
Hi,
1) I'd like to know if these old amplifiers (Lxi & Philips)are of any good compared to new ones nowadays. I know very little about amplifier. So, please kindly explain in layman terms. What are the differences between the new ones and these old ones?
2) I've purchased a pair of Polk audio RTi4 2 days ago. Will it be a waste to match them with these old amp?
3) If they aren't good enough for these speakers. Are they worth discarding? Are there any alternative usage?
I originally posted pix of my MiniGrand restoration back in August:
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=177213&highlight=apogee+nudies
After spending this Spring rebuilding two pair of The "New" Advent speakers, I got the bug to work on my Apogee Mini Grands.
When I first purchased these about 7 years ago, the frame was slightly roughed-up. I initially be-built the crossovers, using Alpha-core inductors, Bybee Slipstreems, Axon caps, and Holand Bypass caps http://www.northcreekmusic.com/Bypassing.html
I would like to get some input from fellow audiophiles on the iPod for an article that I am writing for my Website (www.hifirotation.com). I have seen two camps for the iPod: those that think any form of compressed music is garbage and others that think by using additional ad ons can make iPod music acceptable. I would like to know what you think?