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- Tue Aug 09, 2016 10:37 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Small Footprint Silent Lab PC
- Replies: 7
- Views: 41826
Re: Small Footprint Silent Lab PC
Very nice test bench, Mike. Think I'll have to copy it.
- Fri Jun 03, 2016 1:17 pm
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: $1500 computer desktop speakers?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13957
Re: $1500 computer desktop speakers?
Moderately interesting design, but doesn't seem to be biamped, nor to use DSP. IMO, that's giving up a lot of potential in 2016. I'm skeptical that this will even match the Vanatoo.
- Sat Apr 02, 2016 7:33 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Fanless iMedium Power akasa galileo
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9573
Re: Fanless iMedium Power akasa galileo
Outstanding.
- Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:16 am
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: Loudness etc: Tempest in a Teapot
- Replies: 22
- Views: 38901
Re: Linkwitz Orion speaker project
1. High volume -- I enjoy this best, but can't or don't do it for that long, perhaps 90 minutes at most. The peaks don't quite reach 90 dB @ 2m. Good thing you're working on those 400W amps! :D For example, the Seas W22EX-01 is 88 dB/1w/1m. It's only being asked to drive less than half the frequenc...
- Thu Jan 07, 2016 11:34 am
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: Two Amp Projects: 8x100W DIY & H/K 770 Restoration
- Replies: 16
- Views: 37429
Re: Two Amp Projects: 8x100W DIY & H/K 770 Restoration
Thanks for the details. Very impressed by the Rotel - it's lower than I'd have guessed.
Also, this sounds completely legit:
Also, this sounds completely legit:
Leaving it plugged in and looking at the energy draw (kwh) over a longer set time period at specific volumes would probably give more relevant info.
- Thu Jan 07, 2016 11:00 am
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: Two Amp Projects: 8x100W DIY & H/K 770 Restoration
- Replies: 16
- Views: 37429
Re: Two Amp Projects: 8x100W DIY & H/K 770 Restoration
Mike, just out of curiosity, have you measured power consumption for any of your amps? Seems that the switchers should be MUCH better, but this is SPCR - we like numbers.
- Mon Dec 21, 2015 8:27 am
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: Thorens TD125 + SME 3009 II Fully Restored
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19692
Re: Thorens TD125 + SME 3009 II Fully Restored
I'll bet one someone at Thorens liked Chryslers....and oddly, 16 RPM...
Nice work, Mike! It's pretty.
- Fri Dec 18, 2015 4:10 pm
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: What are you listening through? speaker systems & headphones
- Replies: 29
- Views: 98799
Re: What are you listening through? speaker systems & headph
Start here: www.innerfidelity.com/content/innerfidelitys-wall-fameAdam35 wrote:What are other good brands for headphones?
- Fri Dec 18, 2015 4:08 pm
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: What are you listening through? speaker systems & headphones
- Replies: 29
- Views: 98799
Re: What are you listening through? speaker systems & headph
That is some seriously impressive customer support! Kudos, Roy.RoyJohnson wrote:LostHighway
The woofer for your Continuum 1.5 speakers is now available again!
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Let me know if you have any questions or difficulties.
- Fri Dec 18, 2015 6:28 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Galvanic Corrosion for muppets: Impress your friends!
- Replies: 35
- Views: 101363
Re: Galvanic Corrosion for muppets: Impress your friends!
They're very common in US hardware stores.RIchardF wrote:brass compression fittings?
- Wed Dec 16, 2015 8:04 am
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: What are you listening through? speaker systems & headphones
- Replies: 29
- Views: 98799
Re: What are you listening through? speaker systems & headph
LostHighway, I'm glad you asked about what's being used. Going through the old, idle gear is definitely a back-burner project... Portable Sansa Clip+ with TDK BA100 IEMs & Comply tips So much music for the size & money! If I could've had this for $100 during high school in the 80s... The isolation's...
- Wed Dec 16, 2015 7:46 am
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: What are you listening through? speaker systems & headphones
- Replies: 29
- Views: 98799
Re: What are you listening through? speaker systems & headph
I also have a set of 250-ohm DT-880s. As noted above, sensitivity is low. They sound fine on the Clip, just not loud. 32-ohm version might be better here. 880s also have a hellacious peak around 9KHz. I notice it mainly on cymbals in jazz, when it drives me crazy. If you listen to much classical, be...
- Wed Dec 16, 2015 7:16 am
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: Linkwitz Orion speaker project
- Replies: 32
- Views: 81326
Re: Linkwitz Orion speaker project
Thanks for that link, HammerSandwich -- http://kimmosaunisto.net/CardSub/CARDSUB.html I've read through much of the linkwitz site but never hit this link before. kimmosaunisto's "Variable volume resistance enclosure" looks like a pretty good & relatively simple way to get cardioid bass response! Hm...
- Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:57 am
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: Linkwitz Orion speaker project
- Replies: 32
- Views: 81326
Re: Linkwitz Orion speaker project
This discussion made me go back to Linkwitz's pages, and this one 's proven interesting. He links here , where you can find a lot of info about bass patterns & dipole & cardioid woofer setups. One thing's clear: you could begin experimenting & measuring with only $500 or so. Anyhow, while I find ext...
- Mon Dec 14, 2015 6:54 pm
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: Linkwitz Orion speaker project
- Replies: 32
- Views: 81326
Re: Linkwitz Orion speaker project
So our conclusion is that the best, practical-though-expensive approach would be Kiis combined with a time-aligned, infinite-baffle, DBA sub? If I hit the lottery... I haven't heard the Kii Three and I've seen a ton of exotic speakers designs that both looked good on paper and garnered one or more ...
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 9:34 pm
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: Linkwitz Orion speaker project
- Replies: 32
- Views: 81326
Re: Linkwitz Orion speaker project
At the opposite end are speakers that clearly start to compress as the volume goes up... Soundstage's NRC measurements show this, though only the difference between 70 & 90dB. Interestingly, such tests are far more common for subwoofers (e.g., Data-bass, Audioholics). She'd kill me & lever leave me...
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 1:50 pm
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: Linkwitz Orion speaker project
- Replies: 32
- Views: 81326
Re: MikeC's Audio Craft: An Introduction
Thinking about how to achieve cardioid bass dispersion in a speaker system without all that signal manipulation, one way would be to take a modified open baffle dipole like the Orion H frame, and absorb the back wave -- lose it in something like a massive absorbent box made of concrete. You are one...
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 11:51 am
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: Linkwitz Orion speaker project
- Replies: 32
- Views: 81326
Re: Linkwitz Orion speaker project
Also, this: An aside: After a lifetime of listening to both live and canned music, I've come to the realization that authentic reproduction of music cannot ignore volume. There is simply no way that even a single violin or singer can sound authentic when played at 70 dB for background music in a liv...
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 11:45 am
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: Linkwitz Orion speaker project
- Replies: 32
- Views: 81326
Re: MikeC's Audio Craft: An Introduction
There were discussions in the past about Live End Dead End rooms -- in which one end of the room is fully padded to absorb as much acoustic energy as possible -- and the rest of the room is live. Some favored using speakers on the live end, others on the dead end, and some advocated either, dependi...
- Wed Dec 09, 2015 7:04 pm
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: Subjective vs Objective? Audible differences in hifi
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24779
Subjective vs Objective? Audible, significant differences
When I see discussions of high end audio equipment, I can't help but be reminded of the commentary from Ethan Winer and Co with regards to subjective A/B test of related equipment, and the information bias of human perception when it comes to audio 'preferences'. The part at the beginning about the...
- Wed Dec 09, 2015 6:56 pm
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: MikeC's Audio Craft: An Introduction
- Replies: 29
- Views: 73885
Re: MikeC's Audio Craft: An Introduction
Forgot to ask about this earlier...
Are you doing RIAA EQ on the PC or digitizing after analog EQ?MikeC wrote:Of course, when I play LPs, now, I run the analog preamp's output into an ADC (a Tascam UH7000), feed it via USB to the PC, which then processes it like any other digital source.
- Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:30 am
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: Linkwitz Orion speaker project
- Replies: 32
- Views: 81326
Re: MikeC's Audio Craft: An Introduction
Had not been aware of those speakers, but yea, they do sound fascinating.... http://kiiaudio.com/en/ http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2015/10/futureshocked-by-the-kii-three-active-loudspeaker/ ...but for €10,000/pair you'd expect fascination! They're absolutely too pricey for me. But it seems rela...
- Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:42 pm
- Forum: Audio Crafts
- Topic: Subjective vs Objective? Audible differences in hifi
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24779
Subjective vs Objective? Audible differences in hifi
Let me begin by agreeing with MikeC: good amps exhibit only minor audible differences. This is not a magic technology. I would never use the ATI amps. Too big, too ugly, too inefficient. ATI makes truly excellent amps IMO (the relay-free protection system is tops), but these are fair comments. A few...
- Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:12 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: WD Blue SSHD 4TB & 1TB Hybrid Drives
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13735
Re: WD Blue SSHD 4TB & 1TB Hybrid Drives
HD Tune graphs at top of page 3 are labeled backwards.
- Sun Oct 11, 2015 7:24 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: i3 gtx750ti, 10l cubitek mini center build
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7512
Re: i3 gtx750ti, 10l cubitek mini center build
That's a tight fit! Nice work.
- Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:51 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What are you listening to right now?
- Replies: 4309
- Views: 2621513
- Fri Aug 21, 2015 5:37 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GTX 950 review compilation thread
- Replies: 17
- Views: 20718
Re: GTX 950 review compilation thread
Also, what do you folks think about the power results at Techspot ? Although most other reviews indicate the 950 & 960 are within a few watts of each other, this shows (total system) power differences of 30-70W! I was also shocked to see the 950 pulling 99W more than a 750Ti in Battlefield Hardline....
- Fri Aug 21, 2015 5:30 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GTX 950 review compilation thread
- Replies: 17
- Views: 20718
Re: GTX 950 review compilation thread
Neoseeker posted an Asus versus MSI roundup without much info about noise & power draw. However, their overclocking results are quite interesting. The Asus clocked ever so slightly higher with an extra 70mV compared to the MSI. With fans at 100%, the MSI hit 37C at 2300rpm. The Asus 51C at 3400rpm. ...
- Thu Jul 02, 2015 7:17 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Antec Signature S10: The Second Coming of Antec?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 19190
Re: Antec Signature S10: The Second Coming of Antec?
Vertical cabling, especially for HDDs and power, has been a pain for too long already; it's nice that I can hide cabling behind the mobo tray and bay cages, but it would be nicer still if I could close the side panel without meticulously arranging each cable individually . We're better off than in ...
- Thu Jun 04, 2015 8:03 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Blowing hot air from radiator into the case
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5737
Re: Blowing hot air from radiator into the case
Is it a good idea? It's not theoretically ideal, but it can be effective in practice. Call it an option to consider and test. The controlling factors are your case's layout, heat load & airflow. My first WCed experience is detailed here . Full load eventually increased water temps to +11C, while air...