Recent content by Wayne A. Pflughaupt

I’d suggest wiring as the second picture, only sending RCA black (sleeve) to XLR pin 3, and jump to Pin 1. That way if you do get hum, you can easily clip the jumper wire. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Agreed! Kali doesn’t even offer a S/N spec. That should be a red flag right there... https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6a2d73bff200e7e9dde1f9/t/5d76d5215043af20c0b4f213/1568068899305/Kali-Audio-Lone-Pines-LP6-and-LP8-Full-Specs-Sheet.pdf Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

That's some good information right there. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

There was a thread a while back on this subject, and someone floated this cable as a good budget offering that has Neutrik connectors. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/867219-REG/Kopul_m3010_Premium_Performance_3000_Series.html And, @Blumlein 88 has had good luck with Monoprice Premier...

The problem with cheap XLR’s is that they have cheap connectors that don’t hold up. Often they are not even made to spec and will easily wallow around in the chassis connector. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Hard to find one with wattage that low, but it’s not hard to find good used pro audio amps with less than 100 watts in your budget. Crest PA150, Ashly SRA-2075, and the Crown D-75A are a few. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Sounds like your idea would work, as long as there isn’t a milliamp issue (i.e. the trigger requiring more than the USB has). Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Voltage question aside, it likely won’t work because an amp’s 12v 3.5 input uses a TS (mono) plug. That one is TRRS. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Not sure why you believe anything posted here will be better than hundreds of other posts you’ve read, but I’ll play along. :) For starters, any subwoofer equalizing is going to tax headroom, whether you use positive- or negative-gain filters. The common situation is that there are one or two...

@Amir, @Mnyb – thanks for clarifying. :) I'm guessing the latency issue is why AVR manufacturers aren't utilizing wi-fi for rear channels. Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Right - I didn't state it well. I meant high levels of noise (which or course is a lower number). Regards, Wayne

Great interview, I found it engaging enough watch the whole thing. Nice to put a face to the name, Amir! I was surprised to hear that the actual SINAD on most amplifiers is so high. Amir, one thing does puzzle me was your comment that wi-fi streaming is as good as directly from a local...

What @Doodski said – at $200 you should be looking for something used. An advantage to active speakers is real estate saved (no outboard amplifier needed). Regards, Wayne A. Pflughaupt

My understanding is, with larger woofers the upper frequencies (mids) don’t disperse well but tend to “beam.” As a result, a larger woofer in a 2-way requires the high freq driver to operate down to a lower frequency. With most 6-1/2” two-ways, the tweeter crosses over in the 3-4 kHz range...

I’ve had issues with Rane EQs, but I didn’t get any audible noise or distortion from the AudioControl 1/3-octave GEQs or Ashly and Symetrix parametrics I’ve used. Never used them myself, but Orban (commonly used in broadcast, I think), BSS, Klark Teknik, TDM and White Instuments all had stellar...