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    Covid19 redux

    in Lounge

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    39 minutes ago, KlipschFish said:

    Swears up and down it was an audio 'glitch". LOL

     

    Sounds almost like it was added with a sound editor.

     

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    Covid19 redux

    in Lounge

    Posted

    3 hours ago, pzannucci said:

    How does UK's hypertension, diabetes, and obesity compare to US along with percentage of old?  Or does it have to do with the medical system?

     

    Medical system?

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    Covid19 redux

    in Lounge

    Posted

    20 minutes ago, Woofers and Tweeters said:

    https://apnews.com/9e9eadf6757e8ad1551030dacf6b3e29

     

    “They didn’t have to take my baby and it wasn’t that serious,”

     

     

    I recently retired after 34 years in Law Enforcement. This crime had nothing to do with "political arguments" or a "hostile tone". It was about common thuggery so prevalent in our urban areas. It too is spreading throughout the country and is emboldened by a failure of many systems in society.

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    PS AUDIO DIRECT STREAM & BRIDGE II

    in Garage Sale

    Posted

    15 hours ago, A1UC said:


    I’ll see if I can take some pictures this weekend , it’s like new org box etc . I’m in Janesville but not meeting anyone at this time shipping is the only option

    Thanks


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

    Understood. I was raised in Janesville and would not pay shipping. I'm just looking into options for myself now so I can break away from my MacBook.

    How to play DSD or DSF files?! Noob question

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    I bought both JRiver and Audirvana. Audirvana is easier to use than JRiver but JRiver gives you many, many options. I Also use a MacBook Pro which is more difficult to work with those files as they have to be streamed as DOP which is another curveball. I stream to my McIntosh MA8900 via USB2 audio. It works very well for DSD 128 and higher bitrate PCM (384k). Could I possibly tell the difference between the two formats? Probably not. What I have learned is that the recording itself as well as the type of music really are the determining factor in HiRes audio.

    New ALK Crossovers in my Cornscalas

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    I received my ALK Universal Economy Crossovers this past week and they definitely make a difference in my Type B Cornscalas. What I found is a tighter more pronounced bass and better definition of the highs. I adjusted the Squaker connection from 6 to 9 per Al's advice and it immediately smoothed out the midrange. 

     

    I'm really happy with the purchase and these should hold me off buying something else until after my retirement.

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    Klipsch R-41M Bookshelf Speaker Review (from Audio Science Review)

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    Just now, polizzio said:

     

    Read your first two sentences. The audio reproduction testing should be the same for a $100 speaker or a $10,000 speaker. Testing reveals how accurately a specific loudspeaker reproduces a given input signal or signals (and its distortion levels which is really important). In the end one should judge the speaker on its test data results and end cost. And a personal audition hopefully. 

     

    It is not a linear cost vs reward in home audio loudspeakers. After a certain level, you pay really large increases for relatively small gains imo. 

     

    My comment was more of "why go to that effort?" for a $200 speaker. Not the testing method itself.

    Klipsch R-41M Bookshelf Speaker Review (from Audio Science Review)

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    On 2/24/2020 at 2:28 PM, Khornukopia said:

    He acquired a $100,000 test rig, and the first speaker he tested was one of the least expensive models from a hugely popular speaker company.

     

    Then I noticed that one of his ASR forum cheerleaders/major contributor/donor appears to be a dealer of some high priced esoteric loudspeakers. I think I see where that is going (on the ASR forum).

     

     

    Your comment is straight on. Talk about overkill for testing a $200 speaker eh? On the other hand, I have read some interesting articles on that site and others that are more science and data oriented. One of those regarded USB cables and testing of the variety of USB audio cables out there. In a nutshell, there are many who are paying far more for a USB audio cable than they need too, and they showed the science behind it. I'm a data kinda guy. I also trust my own ears (which at my age are nowhere near as accurate as they were in my teens) and spending wisely is a necessity now as I reach retirement. I will never own a pair of $6000+ speakers nor will I run out buy something that is a bargain big box speaker. Got to keep things in perspective I guess.

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    Would "YOU" purchase the "NEW" Cornwall IV or Chorus III

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted · Edited by Badger_Erich
    additional info

    1 hour ago, avguytx said:

    So they are an all new mid horn I take it? Wow...$6,000 MSRP. I guess that can help pay for retooling a mid horn....if that's what they did. I'm sure they will sound great.

     

    Just bumped them outta my price range..............will we see a "purge" of CW III with users for the new ones on the used and demo market?

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    Old School Sound with McIntosh 5300 & Cornwall?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted · Edited by Badger_Erich
    additional info

    14 hours ago, garyrc said:

     

    Hmmmm...

     

    I assume you mean the McIntoosh MA5300 integrated amplifier.

     

    How large is your room in cu. ft.?

    How far away from the speakers do you listen?

     

    Bottom line, I don't see why a pair of Cornwalls and a McIntosh MA5300 wouldn't work well for your needs.  In a room the size of mine (a little over 4,000 cu. ft.) at a 13 foot distance, with speakers of the sensitivity of the Cornwalls, you would need about about 48 watts to produce 107 dB peaks, including sustained peaks, with some headroom to spare.  The McIntosh has 100 watts continuous.  That's the good news.  The bad news is that if you really want to rock out, providing a driving beat that will get even non-dancers to dance, you may want some bass boost..  If you want to hold that to 3 dB, the loudest bass peaks would then, plausibly, need 96 watts.  Still O.K., given that integrated amps, especially McIntosh, NAD, etc. tend to deliver the power they advertise.   AV receivers do not.  Real peaks, in the real world, often are very brief.  The leading edge of these can be handled at as much as 10 times the average level without clipping (according to Keele, Jr. in the 1977 Dope from Hope) -- but not the broad kick drum beats, and certainly not the sustained tones coming from electric guitar.  So, with these instruments, the level should be kept lower than the 107 dB max for peaks.  

     

     

     

     

     

    Thanks Gary. Yes, it should say the MA5300. I have 2 choices for rooms to listen in. One room will be very small, under 700 Cubic feet. The ceiling is a drop ceiling of acoustic tiles, carpeted and drywalled. The large room I have is the family room with vaulted ceilings, carpeted and very open floor plan (2300 cubic feet). The latter I feel is unsuitable because it is a family room,  "airy", upstairs, wives, grandkids et.al. I do want bass without the need of a sub woofer and that ruled out Heresey (I've owned 2 different pairs in the past). I've also considered the new JBL L100 classic as a candidate, but really have my eyes more on the Cornwall III for the bass response. I should mention that I also have a hearing disability (50% loss of HF with 24/7 Tinnitus from Military Service).  So, hearing aids are a must  as well otherwise I'm listening to dull muddy sound.

     

    Currently I am running a Marantz 5010 AV Surround receiver driving a 20 year old pair of Polk Rt 2000i in the large room. I have not set up the room for HT and I am more interested in music. he Polk's sound like crap for music.

     

     

     

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