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    Check out this bass horn

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Wow, those are pretty amazing. As large as they are, I'm almost

    surprised that they only go down to 45Hz. This leads to the

    assumption that it takes very large horns to make low

    bass. Having assumed that, I now must ask....how low can you go

    with a bass horn? I mean, and still fit it inside a room?

    Meaning with some practical limitations.

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    New RF-7 owner needs some advice

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    I would also say you should definitley try vertically biamping your

    RF7's before passing any kind of final judgement on your amps.

    Bridging an amp has the same effect (if I'm not mistaken) as cutting

    the impedance level in half. Thus, the amp is working much harder

    when in bridged mode and doesn't have near as much headroom for dynamic

    passages. In short, it will run out of steam a lot faster.

    Also, it seems as I've read the RF7's often times present low

    impedances to amps at certain frequencies.

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    Rotel RCD02

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    I did a search, but came up with nothing on

    Rotel's

    RCD02. I'm currently using a portable CDP as my source, and

    have been looking at such relatively cheap CDPs as the AMC CD8b,

    Cambridge Audio D500SE, Azur 540C, etc. Does anybody here have

    any experience with the RCD02? I've heard very few, but positive

    comments about it.

    How do y'all think it would compare to the others I listed and anything

    else in the $300-$400 range (I can get the RCD02 for $350)?

    Thanks!

    audiobliss

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    Lets get Sirius

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Definitely stay away from the FM modulators if you're wanting

    any kind of serious sound quality at all. I'd look into

    the HU's that have Sirius built-in, or the add-on processors from

    whatever company made your HU. If you're looking to buy a HU, I'd

    suggest Pioneer Premier, Alpine, and Kenwood Excelon. Why don't

    you consider XM radio, too? I've heard more praise for the sound

    quality for XM.

    As for home audio, I'd seriously recommend Polk's XRT12. I

    honestly don't think anything else can touch it. I've heard it

    compares to CDP quite favorably. (Now I'm not saying it's as good

    as CDP's; keep in mind it is still a compressed signal. That

    statement was made relative to other tuners.)

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    ASL Wave 8 monoblocks

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    NOTE: All the below comments are based on what I hear running my

    (portable) CDP directly to the monoblocks, completely avoiding use of

    the Yamaha, as I have no humm that way.

    I still haven't had a good listening session with these ASL's yet, so

    I'll refrain from posting a 'review'. However, I have listened to them

    for probably around an hour or so now, and I'm pretty sure I hear some

    differences.

    One of the biggest things that stands out to me is the bass. It's just

    totally different from the bass I had with the Yamaha. I always had a

    pretty good amount of bass (enough for me to marvel at), but I'm now

    addicted to the bass I get with these monoblocks. It just oozes from my

    speakers, and it just doesn't stop. It's a smooth, continuous,

    relentless source of bass. (I'd like to point out that it in no way

    seems to be 'inflated' or 'boomy'. Just more pronounced.)

    I originally listened to some Eric Clapton and Bruce Hornsby on them,

    and that sounded quite good. However, I then popped in some Anna

    Nalick. Now, let me say this first. When I'm listening to someone sing,

    I want to be able to hear their enthusiasm in the song. I want their

    voice to scream (not literally) that they're 'into' the song and aren't

    just going through the motions. Paul Simon, Mark Knopfler, Jack

    Johnson, and Norah Jones can do this 'quiet thing' and still

    convey some emotion quite well, but pretty much everybody else has to

    be really belting it out for it to seem from the heart. Did I make that

    clear at all? Probably not, but oh well...

    Anyhoo, when I listened to Anna Nalick, it didn't seem like she was

    really into the music. The highs and the vocals seemed to just be there

    without much enthusiasm or life being injected into them.

    Unfortunately, I don't remember if this is how she sounded on the

    Yamaha or not. I commented on this to Russ (the seller), and he said the Ei tubes

    were brighter, so I rolled them in to compare things.

    (One of the reasons some music is seeming to be lifeless may very well

    be due to the fact that I'm practically running a passive pre. I'm

    thinking that by adding a tube preamp, I could add some life and body

    to the music and gain whatever little bit I've lost back. Comments on

    this?)

    At this stage I still can't say anything definitively, but I am pretty

    certain things were brighter with the Ei tubes. I can't say that Anna

    Nalick had anymore enthusiasm this time around, but the 'brightness'

    was very appearant when I popped Bruce Hornsby back in. Every cymbal

    clash and everything else similar to it was very pronounced. Those

    sounds effortlessly punched through the air and pierced my ears. It was

    really amazing the impact they had with these tubes. Based on the fact

    that I didn't notice that with the Sovteks, I'm going to conclude that

    the Ei tubes are brighter. One interesting thing to note is that the Ei

    tubes are running considerably

    cooler than the Sovteks did. Either that or something happened to the

    monoblocks. There is no way the difference in heat is in my head - it's

    an appreciable difference

    The overall impact of the monoblocks is very amazing. They just fill

    the room with sound so well, and everything has new weight and

    emphasis. The overall presentation and greater impact has got to be the

    biggest difference, and it's pretty indescribable - so, I'll stop

    trying to describe it. wink.gif

    Just so you know, the albums I listened to were:

    Bruce Hornsby - Here Come the Music Makers (disc one)

    Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume I and Volume II (The Stranger)

    Anna Nalick - Wreck of the Day (Breathe, Citadel, Paper Bag)

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    How many Klipsch forum members does it take

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    And if you went with a 'starter set' of candles for temporary

    illumination, you'd probably end up using it for longer than you had

    anticipated. Thus, you would also need to look into the various

    types of matches, match cases, how easy they are to light, how long

    they stay lit, how hot they get, etc. You'd also need to look

    into a snuffer for putting them out, some device to trim the wicks, a

    way to dispose of all the melted wax, and an efficient procedure for

    lighting them all. You should also consider the different candle

    holders and how appropriate they'd be for your particular

    applications. Of course, you'd also have to make sure they're

    heavy/sturdy enough not to be knocked over, so that you don't set your

    room on fire.

    An illumination system based on candles may also be sufficient

    motivation to investigate various sprinkler systems for your room and

    possibly your whole home in case a fire does start. This could

    prove to be a huge task. Then you would also need to look into

    some kind of fire damage AND water damage insurance policies, in case

    either a fire and/or the sprinkler system got out of control.

    You see, this 'minor' decision of replacing a bulb, especially based on

    the advice of so many 'smart' guys (read that whichever way you want

    [:P]), is really a very deep, complex problem requiring very careful

    and concentrated thought.

    [:D]

    What shouild I use to clean my CD's with?? and Happy Halloween

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Since you mention a disc doctor, I assume you're talking about 'fixing' scratched discs, rather than just cleaning dirty discs. I personally wouldn't recommend a disc doctor. I have one and am not very fond of it. Admittedly, I've only used it on about 2 or 3 discs (that didn't need it), but I haven't been impressed. I guess it may be worthwhile if you have some skip-inducing scratches, but it takes a lot of effort. You have to spray the CD with a supplied solution (water would probably work just fine), and then let it run through the doctor. The doctor gets rid of scratches by making lots of tiny scratches that remove the first layer of plastic off the CD and hopefully the scratch(es) that were causing the CD to skip. So after you finish this step, you have to use a supplied cloth and buff those tiny scratches out so the disc regains its sheen. This can take FOREVER. It really wears out my arm, too.

    I dont' know of what else is available for removing scratches, so you may be interested in the skip docotr, but if there is something else you can try, I'd probably try it.

    audiobliss

    For Sale a few items

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    That was the nicest cosmetic condition ST70 that has every passed my bench. Something like that would go for $400 to $450 easily on eBay bone stock. With the work I did to this amp it is indeed a steal!

    Craig

    Now I'm confused. The seller is asking $700 for the ST70, and then you say that that's a good deal and say it could easily bring $400 to $450 on the bay. What's up with the disparity (sp?)? What am I missing here?

    ASL Wave 8 monoblocks

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Yep. The cord for my Yammy is only a two-prong. Kind of surprising seeing that the HTR series has three-prong plugs.

    Again, I'm not questioning any of the advice I'm getting, I'm just not understanding the reasoning behind it. Why would I want to plug the Wave 8s into the Yammy (which will, indeed, require some cheater plugs), and then plug the Yamaha into the wall? How will this be different from plugging it into a power strip? And how would that be different from plugging the Wave 8s (with a cheater plug) into a power strip? I guess the only real way to answer those questions is to get two cheater plugs and try it. Looks like I'll hafta give it a try.

    Thanks!

    audiobliss

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