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Did a couple of searches on Bi-amping on the Forum, sounds like this is out my league. I can wire my house but phase balancing etc., no.
I would need lots of help/package to buy etc.
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I found an amp that is a good match for my HT preamp. The amp is not that expensive so I was thinking I could get one for each channel and only use 1 channel on each amp.
Would this have a significant sonic improvement? Would only loading 1 channel on the amp due any harm?
Taking all but 2 channels away from the intregrated amp seams to help that amp also?
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What would be wrong about rotating a Forte II on it side, mounting a 401 and JBL 2404h or Crites on top, boxing the top off 8" to make a 1 piece grill cover for a 24" X 30" center channel? (Assuming crossed at 650ish and 4500Hz, Keeping Forte II cabinet unchanged including keeping the old squaker and tweeter abonded in place)
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This forum is great, Thanks.
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3/16" is too small 1/4" is too big. Tried searching the forum under blade, post, connector, wire connector and K-55-M no luck. But I bet someone will rub a thread in the newbie's face.
Bob C. was nice enough to use 1/4" on his Tweets, Thanks!
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U R rightous Dude. There B a ton of Slang. Also more than one Def for each word.
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That translation tool is really cool.
I did it the old fashion way until tonight.
I does not translate 100%.
Non of the those Germans have actually heard the Palladiums. The ones, if any, that have them are not talking.
Viel Gluck (Lots of Luck)
Herr Lehren (Teacher)
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It is usually your best choice, adding another ground opens up the oppurtunity for ground looping - buzz.I have seen some funny, read scary, things with garge wiring. Does your grage have a seperate ground?I am a little anal and have a Stereo Only Outlet. Sometimes other things on the same circuit, usually dimmer switches, can cause a buzz. There are no buzz dimmers out there but I do not want one on my stereo circiut. Sometimes I am really anal so I also ran the ground conductor outside of and away of the conductors supplying the outlet and also routed away from all the other wires in the house and brought through it' s own access hole in the panel straight to the ground bar to minimize any eletromagnetic interferance.Even with all this wiring I had the same problem with a pre-amp as speakerfritz, I replaced it and the problem went away.Let us know how it goes.
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All equipment should have this ground unless it was designed and is listed without it.
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There is a screw next to the plug on the back of a MA6s that would let you determine if the chasis ground is causing the buzz. I personally would not remove the screw other than to find the root cause. This ground should be on for personal saftey, less than an amp can kill you or someone that touchs the chassis.
I do not recommend running a sperate earth ground from your panel since ground loops can cause a buzz.
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Do you have a 3 pronge outlet in room over the garage? If not the best way is to run ground wire from your outlet to your panel ground.
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Ever hear of noise cancellation head sets.
Same signal 180 degrees out of phase will cancel each other out, hardly any sound is heard.
If you have phase angle adjustment on one of your subs try different phase angles. When I had Forte IIs working against my Velodyne 1500 the phase angle made a huge difference. There are 4 settings on the Velodyne, 0, 90, 180, 270. To varing degrees 2 of the setttings; all most no bass. The other 2 much stronger with one being the clear winner.
Placement both listener and speaker do make a big difference but 2 speakers can easly cancel each other out and make a bigger difference.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_noise_control
I am in a 24 x 15 basement. HT in a 10 x 15 area.
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I combine the 2.
Hoping to add a dedicated pre-amp. For now having a seperate amp for Left & Right was a big help over all and alot more for the bass output. I also think it helped the center channel and surround since the reciever amp was no longer working as hard and creating interferance.
With out the seperate pre-amp I have spent 30 hours tweaking to get 2 Channel to an acceptable level.
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Adcom GCD-700 has volume control down goes down to zero for all pratical purposes. At -50 and the preamp all the way up I can not hear unless I am within a 1 foot of the speaker. 20 bit Pacific D/A's (Good rep) and 352.8 Hz oversampling. I would go with the single version GCD-750, has more connection options and better design options. Both can be had for less than $300 on audiogone best bang for the buck IMVHO.
Interested to hear from the CD experts on the forum to confirm or counter this position. How much can be gained by adding a D/A into the system?
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Yea, Make it an 18 incher DD velodyne, no wait JC said he likes the sub to come from each channel, make it 2 more 18 inchers crossed at 40Hz.
Just kiddin. Great idea keep us posted on the tweaks!
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Thanks! I checked out the BD web site. They look great, I like the idea of a round horn. But for now they will have to on the Lotto List.
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I have seen that round horn before? Could you explain to a newbie what type of horn it is?
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When driving Klipsh the wattage difference will not be an issue. Qoute from PKW "What America needs is a really good 5 watt Amplifier"
Seperates are always better, I prefer old Adcom GFA-5400 due to the Bass output to dollar input ratio. It also is a good clean amp that can be purchased used latter for under $300, new for less $1,000. My GFA-5400, Front Left & Right sounds really good and made a big difference vs. the Pioneer. Stereofile Mag seems to prefer the Adcom GFA-555 which goes for less than $500 used.
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Way to blast out the bass. Nice amps!
With tweaking for position the Forte II will have more open and tighter bass than the Chorus.
Forte IIs can be real sensitive to how far they are placed from the rear wall and side wall. There seams to be a repeating pattern as to how far away they can be and have good or bad base, due the passive resistors? In some rooms 6 inches away from the rear wall sounds good 10 inches sounds bad 18 inches sounds good again etc. Try different depths and distances away from the side walls. Too much stereo cabinet between them or not enough space between them and walls can keep the bass from sounding open and airy, I learned the hard way, purchased a new stand and moved them away from the walls. Most advise is no-toe in on Forte IIs. Out of 6 rooms I have had them in only 1 sounded better with toe-in and it was a really odd shaped loft apartment.
I have listened to K-horns, Forte IIs, La Scalas, Herseys, Cornwalls, Chorus and IMHO, Forte IIs bass is second only to Khorns but just as sensitive to proper placement and tweaking (open vs. sealing). La Scalas have the tightest most musical bass but does not go as low, fine for some poeple but IMHO the require a sub or some special tweaking with amps etc.
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To qoute Groomslakearea51 from another thread "Sit close and crankem up"
The only reason I do not have Khorns along in 9' + wall is I could not raise my LCD high enough, set it back far enough to hear the HF or watch with my 43 old eyes. So it La Scalas up front until I move to the big 12' wide by 20' room, both Khorns will go on the 12' wall and I will sit close with La Scalas by my side for surrounds.
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I am into music but I went with Pioneer for It's Video capabilities. Digital Standard Definition throught the Pioneer video processor comes close to High Def, close enough to watch any way. I had stopped watching Standard Def unless it was something I really wanted to watch before I had Digital Standard Def and Pioneer. I only have 6 speakers including the sub woofer, 5.1 sound is very good.
Calibration system works great and is fairly easy to use.
For 2 channel stereo I might purchase a vacuum tube pre-amp but for now the Pioneer is good.
Currently I have an Adcom 5400 amp hooked up to the front L & R channels this makes a big differance when listening at lower volumes, more bass, and sounds better at all volumes.
If converting stardard def is not a big deal and you are only into movies I would save the dollars and go with the 805.
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BS Your old ones are NOT 4 sale.
The only possible down grade for these would be to become one the best ever surround speakers, timber matched with K-horns or cornscalas
I thought of making some cornscalas, but if I do I will buy parts & beaters to rebuild, I could not take anything with a blade or teeth to this pair.
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I am 43, need glasses and memory pills. Turned up the light and took another look the cross over dial - it is set at 110 hz
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I will give it try I stopped around 80hz the bass started to get stronger and boomy. I think I will move the sub to the front wall and try again.
Maybe I need a sound pressure meter and test signal to be more precise?
Are your scalas in a corner?
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Thanks, non-bridgable though.
Been running the center channel off the "Right" channel of an Adcom GFA-5400 all weekend. Seems to sound better then the integrated amp on the Pioneer. I like the sound of 535 II better, a little brighter but more base with amazing detail and imaging.
Running just 1 side of the amp seems to sound good, Hope the thing will not melt down.