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Your ground. I'm fixing to redo my entire system based on some recent studies I've done. I realize that my dedicated isolated ground system is flawed based on the equipment being used and that means I really need to buckle down... rethink... redo. and yes... I think that most audio cables...

I'm working on measuring and correcting a small home studio, and I have my speakers toed-in such that their paths intersect roughly 18 inches behind the listening position (as has been recommended for proper stereo imaging). In reading up on conventional wisdom regarding measurement mic...

I want to get a centre speaker, but the tv or furniture is going to be right in the back of the port or maybe 1-2 inches. How bad is that going to be? Is it a must to get one with front port? Thanks!

I must say that I'm in the middle on this subject of directivity and how much it matters. Back when directivity wasn't even considered by most audiophiles, I made more a point of discussing its importance. But now that constant directivity has become more popular in hifi circles, I tend to...

I'm setting up a home theater from scratch and have my projector, screen, and receiver set to go but can't decide on what I should do for speakers and sub. I'm constantly going back and forth between budget speakers and a quality sub or vice versa. I thought I had it figured out with the...

I've been using REW without calibrating the "soundcard" thus far - I've been basically taking measurement A, moving/adding/changing bass traps, then taking measurement B, and then comparing to A. It works fine and shows me the effects of my changes. I've progressed to the point where I want to...

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Hello ive went to buy the next parts of my system twice now. Seeming I cant afford it all right away i am looking for some help. I still need my center surrounds and rears. I have one 15" subwoofer right now and want to add another. So I wondering which I should be adding to my system next. I...

Hey guys - I picked up some new toys last week and was planning to play this weekend, but I forgot to order a "loop back" cable for the ART dual pre USB that I picked up. I saw it mentioned that for the Tascam unit you could get away without a loopback and assuming it had a flat response - any...

Has there ever been any real testing on "BRACING" to actually Hear, or for that matter Measure any real difference in SQ ?? I've seen a High End (Big curved,Sealed) enclosure here, proffesionally build with looks like minimal Bracing,for the enclosure size, and have read other SUB designer that...

Why is isolation important? There are a variety of reasons. The most commonly recognized reason is to stop sound from bothering other people in the house or other people outside the room and the house/building. A more important reason is to stop sound from getting INTO the room. Why is this...

In my system, the speakers are the most important component. It's where, as one member here put, the rubber meets the road. They are litmus test for an audio system. If when the music is fired up, the speakers don't perform to your liking, nothing can make it better; not a better preamplifier...

I have a pair of Linn Ninka's that I absolutely love. I also have 2 pair of Linn Unik's as my rears. My center channel though, is currently a Castle Acoustics Keep, but I am looking to upgrade my it to a Linn. I am debating between Linn Trikan and a Linn Ekwal. I am heavily leaning towards...

I'm looking for an acoustically transparent motorized screen. Ideally it would be 2.35:1 with acoutically transparent masking panels. However, the screen I just described is big $$ compared to a 16:9 screen with no panels. I'm just wondering if having the masking panels makes a big enough...

I have ruined my life tearing apart my house - every outlet, every circuit and every AV wire. I switched amps, added a power conditioner ect but this white noise coming from my new sub will NOOOOT stop. Whenever the signal/volume is turned up it goes up with the volume. Is the ANY way the...

So I painted my walls and ceiling and the high contrast allowed me to see a slight wave in the ceiling drywall. Determined to figure out what happened I measured joist to foundation distances on the side of the basement that isn't finished. While this probably only aplies to older homes (I...

This can be very long winded so I will first put the question itself, then more detail as needed to answer: In an LLT sono with an 8" flared port, how much will it effect the tune to run a 1" piece of wood accross the mouth of the port deep inside the tube? I adapted a flair from HVAC and...

The title says it all, but for anyone new it does need an explanation. Many times I see people go from one screen to another and express comments about how bad one screen is as compared to another. If the screens are both similar, then it is relevant, but if one is a white screen and the other...