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Yes. dB / 2.83 Volts / 1M = 1 Watt into 8 Ohms / 1M There are some old timers (older than me!) who insist on using % in specifying...
May 18, 2024
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Sensitivity and Efficiency are two different ratings. Sensitivity - dB / Volt Efficiency - dB / Watt Sometimes people mix them up.
May 18, 2024
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Frankly that is nonsense. The power you supply to the speaker will be based on the speaker sensitivity, the room and listening...
May 18, 2024
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Somewhere the sensitivity of your speakers is specified! In the manual, on the back of the speaker, somewhere. Google is your...
May 17, 2024
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Rule of thumb: If you want more power, double it, or more. That gives you 3 dB higher volume (three just noticeable differences). What...
May 15, 2024
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Simply a sign of the times, I ran a Passive preamp in my HiFi system for 25 years and for the most part was happy without any tone...
May 12, 2024
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I've just taken measurements for my video. This is a measurement of an Arendal 1723 Bookshelf S which we do have Spinorama data for...
May 12, 2024
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Some manufacturers ceasing to equip pre-amps and receivers with tone controls was the most harebrained (or hairbrained, as in hair...
May 10, 2024
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My current AVR has Bass and Treble adjustment buttons on the remote... allowing for "instant" adjustments to taste... I would prefer a...
May 10, 2024
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I've given up chasing the individual recordings with EQ. I look for something that works pretty well with everything, and accept the...
May 10, 2024
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There is more to it than just a "house curve". Here are a few industry guidelines: In 1974, Bruel and Kjaer instruments wrote an...
May 10, 2024
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Yes, "too bright" is one of the likely problems with many CDs, less often with SACDs, and almost never with Blu-rays. Recording studios...
May 10, 2024
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About 1 in 5 of my CDs sound a bit anomalously "hard" in the upper midrange. I have never heard this on a SACD or a reel to reel tape...
May 4, 2024
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A very narrow radiation pattern (like the Sanders Sound electrostat) results in extremely precise image localization, albeit in a small...
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I just don’t think that’s as difficult as you seem to imply. I haven’t found it difficult to grasp a manufacturer’s house sound when...
May 2, 2024
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