Bi Amp

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Submitted by fredr on

Folks, I have a H/K 3480 powering my system that works very well, and is dead quiet. However; I am interested in increasing the dynamics by adding a NAD 272 to drive my Usher 580's and the H/K drive my PSB 25's.
I am very happy with the Ushers and the PSB 25's but I have listened to them when driven by a more powerful system than I have and they sounded unbelievable. They had more punch. Yes, the system consisted of components of a higher level than what I have, Battery cable for speakers wires...

Happiness is a warm...MP3

Happiness is a warm...MP3

Jun 11, 2007

You gotta hand it to <I>The New York Times<I>; they do try and cover the audio industry. And when it comes to dumbing it down, they truly aren't fucking around. Rather than have to read an article from last week's <B>Circuits</B> section on how MP3's <I>might</I> someday sound better, <B>A Quest for That Warm Sound of Old</B> (June 5, 2007), which was printed just above a piece entitled <B>Making Tunes a Fixture on the Patio</B> (snaring more Jersey readers is obviously an NYT priority) here are the some beauties, salient or otherwise.

"The more you turn it up, the punchier it sounds…"

"…tries to sweeten digital sound by putting back what compression has taken out."

"…what are people really going for, accurate reproduction or pleasing reproduction?"

"Our technology tricks your brain into hearing something that isn’t there."

"When you can't hear the difference anymore, it's overkill."

"The process is never perfect."

"With a good recording, the quality may be improved by tweaking the playback."

"Don’t throw away your records yet."

Best "New" Acoustical Treatment Product

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Submitted by jkalman on

Through the years of collecting audio equipment, buying new speakers, amps, preamps, putting my faith in half-baked irrational and subjective belief systems, as well as partaking in ridiculous band-aid attempts at fixing room acoustics with over the counter room treatments, acoustical engineering design, and bass traps, I finally discovered the one tweak that fixes everything permanently and for good.

40 Years On

40 Years On

Jun 11, 2007

I don't know about you, but I got a little bit bored with the wall-to-wall coverage of the 40<SUP>th</SUP> anniversary of <I>Sgt. Pepper's</I> last week. So why am I linking to Jody Rosen's article on the subject? Because it actually has something to say and says it well.

Unbalanced Audio Problem

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Submitted by marcomp582 on

Hi. I'm using a NAD C542 CD Player, NAD C352 Integrated Amp, and two floor standing Monitor Audio - Monitor 14 Speakers. Unfortunately, I'm noticing that there's a weaker audio output on my right speaker. My bi-cables on my speakers are all connected properly, cables from CD to amp connected as well without any loose fittings. I'm wondering if it could be the CD recording, but that couldn't be possible for all right? I know that my speakers are quite of age...could it be possibly a speaker problem?

When Drumming Stops

When Drumming Stops

Jun 11, 2007

Keith "tha missile" Bailey played bass for Gong, many years ago. After that, for his sins, he served as Gong's booking agent. He tells the tale of what happened one night in Hamburg when famed drummer Pierre Moerlen went AWOL, Daevid Allen went into a wizardly rage, and Bailey went on as the band's drummer.

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