big hornsI don't have any magic bullets for you. Bass integration is fundamentally very difficult and your issue could be integration with the horns, or integration with your room, but most probably a combi... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsSystem edited: added some DIY diffusers posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsSystem edited: update: bought a Palm TX to wirelessly control iTunes playback from anywhere in the house. Very cool. posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsThe problem with USB DACs is you have to have a cable running from the computer to the DAC. To date there are no wireless USB hubs even though Belkin keeps saying they are going to introduce one. N... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsSystem edited: added Placette 100K RVC posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsThe room is about 14 x 17 with 8 foot ceilings. Carpet over concrete, thick solid rock walls on 2 sides, wood walls on the other 2 with wood ceiling. Not a huge room but just big enough for the Duo... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsSystem edited: Updated speaker system to Duo Omega with brass stands and 3 pair of 225 woofers. An amazing transformation from the stock Duos which were already very good. This also tamed the last ... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsSystem edited: Updated to include the Altmann Attraction DAC posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsThe Eighth Nerve stuff is the real deal.I still have the Nixon DAC but I just ordered the Altmann Attraction DAC and have high hopes. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
From Electrostats to Horns -More StepsMaybe it was the 3 watt SET it was being driven by.I think so. The lower power SETs are very seductive but I've found that the Duos do benefit from an am... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
From Electrostats to Horns -More StepsIsn't the projector pointed in the wrong direction?What are the racks that look like mainframe computers? posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsA friend of mine made that. He put his face in a bowl of plaster or something while he breathed through a straw. When it set he had a mold of his face and filled it to make the mask. My walls in th... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsThat is what I like about this community. There is always somebody willing to step up and give you a hand when you have a problem. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsJeffrey is a great guy to work with. He will listen to what you are trying to accomplish and then design and build a piece to do the job. I would encourage you to contact him and see for yourself. ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsSystem edited: I just got the custom built phono stage I commissioned from Experience music. http://experiencemusic.net/ After playing around for many years with commercial gear it has become obvio... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsMy room is about 17x14x8 with a niche on one side of the long wall of about 10x6x7.I'm not sure what constitutes small but I would rather have a speaker that is a bit too big for the room t... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsHi ArtG, how much extra $$ are we talking about here? I have 2 pair of 1M interconnects, a 3M pair of speaker cables, and 4 pair of 1M speaker cables as jumpers. I'm thinking I could buy a ... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsI do have a dedicated 20A line to my system, but I live in an older home with 100A service so I wonder how that affects things. The difference with the batteries is subtle yet significant. ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Results of my nearfield experimentWhile I have no experience with your particular components, I will add that monitor stands are almost as important as the monitors. Putting high quality monitors on high quality stands such as Soun... posted over 21 years ago | View comment |