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    exploding La Scala pic?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    is there a similiar view of a khorn?

    I've only done the LaScala.

    It actually has one piece missing, and I have never gotten around to adding it. Embarrassed I'll try to get it done. The piece missing is a three inch piece across the back, which would support the top.

    I've got a couple others with different wood grains and different angles, too. I had saves some actual veneer pics from one of the suppliers websites, and mapped them onto the drawings.

    Here's one in red oak, already 1024 x 768

    Bruce

    fantastic work! [Y]

    The Addition of Subwoofers for audio playback...

    in Technical/Restorations

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    I think one reason why a lot of people don't like a subwoofer for music is that many subwoofers aren't integrated very well into people's systems. The result is overly emphasized bass or subwoofers who are a one note wonder and don't have any output other than an annoying boom-boom-boom with no musicality.

    I could easily overpower my other speakers with my SVS Ultras but I have them dialed in within a couple decibels of my other speakers and it sounds amazing for movies and music.

    Most people don't take the necessary time to find the right place in the room for the sub, the correct crossover settings, the correct output level, the correct phase level, etc. It takes time to get everything set up right but once it is I wouldn't ever recommend against a good subwoofer for music.

    Well put wuzzer. Yes

    wuzzer said what i was gonna say...only he said it mucho better [Y][Y][Y]

    Listing to Marvin Gaye on the new Heresy II's

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    BS or not, my advice, fwiw, is to try it. I put Heresy II's on stands which were a little less

    than the 6" of the floor that was recommended to you. Initial impressions were less bass, but, sometimes

    less boomy bass. It was a compromise, but overall i liked it and kept them on stands.

    I see a lot of questions on the forum, which to simplfy, say, should i try this? My answer, is hell yes,

    try it and see how it sounds to you (in your listening area).

    In my meager experience, the two biggest variables to obtaining fidelity is your speakers and your room.

    Understanding Amps

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    You should check wikipedia and Nelson Pass website.


    "Here is something to get you started.

    1)
    The input signal goes plus and minus in voltage. This is because sound
    in air goes plus and minus in pressure. This is because vibrating
    things move in both directions. We use a sine wave as an example.
    Generally -1, 0, and +1 in an undulating curve.

    2) Amplifers have
    the effect of taking the input signal and making it bigger. Power
    amplifers (the big box) also supply current to drive the speaker.

    3)
    The amplifer box has a power supply. It just converts the power out of
    the wall socket, which is a sine wave itself at 60 Hertz in the USA,
    and converts it to d.c. which is a constant voltage. Like a battery
    cell. It supplies the power to the rest of the works, but it doesn't
    create power............"

    Thank you,Wm McD, for taking the time/effort to post this.

    Drum Corps

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    Other posters have given you some of the big names in DCI.

    I've listened to many of these live at regional events and DCI Championship events and also recordings of these events.

    While the recordings are decent, they will not be the same emotional experience as attending a live event. It's just very difficult to capture/record/properly mic a performance with all the movement that occurs, the fact that the performance is outdoors etc.

    My first experience with recordings was vinyl in the 70's and more recently CD's and DVD's in the 90's and 00's. Again, the recordings are pretty good, but the hair never stood up on the back of my neck from any of the recordings.

    I would still try one though, your mileage may vary..

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