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    How did you discover Klipsch speakers?

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    Upper Ear, Las Vegas NV. around 1988 or 1989. Heard the entire Heritage line-up, from the mighty K-horn on down to the original Forte's. I was hooked. Through the help of a friend, I managed to pick-up a pair of Forte's. The store had an awesome program and within a year, I traded-up and exchanged my Forte's for a Chorus II. Since then, I've bought and still own three LS1s and currently trying to dial in a pair of Jubes. While currently working abroad, I have three cherry Heresy IIIs to try and satisfy that itch while I'm away from home.

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    Class D amplifiers are cool

    in Solid State

    Posted

    On 1/30/2019 at 2:19 AM, MC39693 said:

    Question:  Has anyone used a Class D Audio, SDS amp (models like SDS-120)?  There is an amp here in Calgary for a good price using these class D amps ... 3 channel which might be interesting.  Likely not quite as good as Hypex, but the cost and specs on their web site seem interesting.

     Comparing costs on their respective websites (2-channel amps), for about $120 more you can get a Nord Acoustics, Hypex NCore amp shipped. Rated 75 watts per channel at 8 ohms. Yeah, somebody buy these, compare and let us know...please. 😀  https://www.nordacoustics.co.uk/product-page/nord-one-mp-nc122-125w-stereo-power-amp-in-silver

    AV RECEIVERS- BUY "OLD" or "NEW" VALUE VS TECH

    in Home Theater

    Posted · Edited by catman0122
    Update

    I recommend reaching out to Steve Herrala from this site http://www.soundvideo.com/author/steve-herrala/ . He's one of the largest if not the largest dealer for Marantz. I got an incredible deal from him on a brand new 8802A back in 2016. If I'm not mistaken, he does trade-ins so he may have used stuff as well. Anyway, being the largest dealer gives him ability to provide unique deals. Also has a wealth of info on Marantz. He should be able to help you pin down the right model for your needs at the right price. He's also a regular at AVSforum and goes by SteveH. Good luck! 

     

    Update: Looks like I missed the part where you already picked up your loot. Well done! Well, advise for anyone else who may be looking into Marantz anyway.

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    BFD DSP1124P vs miniDSP in 2018?

    in Subwoofers

    Posted · Edited by catman0122

    The MiniDSP should give you flexibility in sub location in regards to the two being treated as one. With your current setup, you're limited to co-locating them, or having to be equidistant to your listening position. The MiniDSP can time align the two freeing them from the aforementioned restrictions, and give you more control over room response of the three subs. I'm not sure however if the BFD is capable of the same thing. I have a MiniDSP and it was fairly simple to set up.

    Subwoofers are hard.

    in Subwoofers

    Posted

    Here's what the manual says on page 4:

     

    Hook-up (see fig. 1). There are a variety of ways to configure your
    new sub. Usually, a simple mono, shielded 75 Ohm A/V RCA type
    cable is used to take the subwoofer output of your DD/DTS
    surround sound receiver and feed the low-level input of the sub's
    amp. There is no need to "split" the signal going to the sub (c.). You
    can feed either one of the two amp inputs, it doesn't matter, right or left.
     
    The receivers you're looking at with two sub outs (if mono, as in not L & R) are designed to feed two separate subs. Depending on make and model, the receiver is either implementing an internal splitter of the same signal, or is actually independent of each other which can be processed separately for room correction.
     
    SV oofers

    Amp for Heresy III

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    On 1/3/2018 at 12:35 PM, Mediaelectronics said:

    Try a good class d amp with Klipsch Heritage speakers. I have used Wyred4sound on Klipsch Heresy's, Cornwall's and Forte's with absolutely marvelous sound as a result.

    I'll second that. I'm using D-Sonic and loving it!

    Why Would Heresy I's Overload My Amp?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Try this:

    1. Disconnect left speaker at amp, fire up right speaker and see if overload circuit (OLC) is triggered. If not triggered, go to step 2. If triggered, go to step 1a.

    2. Disconnect right speaker at amp, reconnect left speaker at amp. Fire up and check OLC. If not triggered, see ** below. If triggered, go to step 2a.

      1a. Disconnect right speaker at amp, move it over and connect to left speaker terminal at amp. Fire up and check OLC. If triggered, follow step 1b. If not triggered, something's wrong with the right channel amp .To confirm, disconnect left amp channel, hook up your left channel speaker to the right channel on the amp. OLC should trigger.

      1b. Swap speakers at speaker terminal ends and fire up. If triggered, follow step 1c. If not triggered, speaker is bad.

      1c. Slave in new speaker wire, or swap speaker wires at both terminal ends (amp and speaker). Fire it up. If OLC is still triggered, see ** below. But if it's not triggered, the speaker wire is bad. 

      2a. Disconnect left speaker at amp, move it over and connect to right speaker terminal at amp. Fire up and check OLC. If triggered, follow step 2b. If not triggered, something's wrong with the left channel amp .To confirm, disconnect right amp channel, hook up your right channel speaker to the left channel on the amp. OLC should trigger.

      2b. Swap speakers at speaker terminal ends and fire up. If triggered, follow step 2c. If not triggered, speaker is bad.

      2c. Slave in new speaker wire, or swap speaker wires at both terminal ends (amp and speaker). Fire it up. If OLC is still triggered, see ** below. But if it's not triggered, the speaker wire is bad. 

    ** Something's wrong with the amp.

     

    Hope this helps you isolate the issue.

     

    Your first Klipsch experience?

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    Upper Ear, Las Vegas NV. Sometime between 1988 & 1989. They had the entire Heritage line from the Forte on up. It was simply amazing! Rich let me audition every single one of them starting at the bottom. Every model up was a definite level up! I threw all my test tracks at them and was astounded by how effortless they sounded with very tight bass. Rich let me push the SPLs...dang did they sound better as they got louder, with nary a hint of speaker breakup. I was hooked for life! No other speaker system since have come close to Klipsch Heritage dynamics!! I came away with the Forte. The Upper Ear was so awesome, they had/allowed trade ups (one model up) inside of a year. Not long after, Forte IIs came out, and Rich allowed me trade up to those even though they weren't exactly one model up. Traded all the way up to the Chorus IIs eventually. Never stopped dreaming of owning a Klipschorn since.

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    ClassDAudio

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    On 9/21/2016 at 2:32 PM, pzannucci said:

    Yes several expensive options that are highly rated sound wise, Pascal, NCore, and IcePower.  

     

    I have heard the NCore in the NAD amplifiers.  Sounds very good.

     

    I have amps based on most popular IcePower amps, 1000w, 500w, 200+w amps along with two Pioneer D3 incarnations.  Very cool running and very good sounding.

     

    I would like to hear a Pascal based amp.   http://www.pascal-audio.com/

     

    With TX and FL, not wanting to pay for A/C to cool tubes and to have amps you just turn on and forget (actually sound best and are longer lived if left on), these are great options.  If I lived up north I might think differently though doubtful.

    D-Sonic switched to Pascals. http://www.d-sonic.net/

    Anyone Own One of These? Audioengine B1

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    On 9/8/2016 at 0:11 AM, willland said:

    Thanks for the feedback.  I want something that is a little better than the run of the mill BT receiver for casual listening to Pandora, Spotify, network music, and control with my phone most of the time.

     

    Bill

    Saw this browsing for stuff the other day. Probably a bit more than a little better...at least in price anyway. https://www.wyred4sound.com/products/digital-converters/blink

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