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    Home audio system help

    Hi Everyone, My first post here. I have been a lurker for a while and finally decided to ask for help rather than trying to figure this out myself. A little bit about myself. I am not an audiophile but love music. My audio journey began in 2012 when I was at home for a year after college...
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    How can ground loops not be a problem in single-ended connections?

    I understand how ground loops can be a problem and where they come from. What I'm surprised of is in fact the opposite: why are ground loops often not a problem? The specific context I'm thinking of is a CD reader connected via RCA cables to an amplifier, while both devices are earth grounded...
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    PA Speakers at home

    Howdy all, I'm looking to upgrading my current music setup at home, as I've found myself steering the volume knob on my Audiolab 6000A to the right more and more lately. The amp is rated 50W per channel at 8 ohms, my speakers (an amateur DIY project, emphasis on amateur) have a sensitivity of...
  4. composer

    What about hardware EQ nowadays?

    Dear friends I was looking for an hardware EQ but, unlike in the past, it is very hard to find new ones: the making of hardware eq's for "home" listening (not for studio purposes, of course) has dropped during the years. Now everything is handled by the computer and its software. But what if...
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    Help choosing a 120w toroidal amplifier or a 200w per zone Icepower amplifier

    Hello, I am upgrading our homes in ceiling speaker system and the already existing wall plate controls. The best match I can find is the Home Theatre Direct Advanced Lync System. Can anyone help me choose between the DMA-1240 amplifier and the DMA-1275 amplifier? The big difference is how...
  6. Justin Ayers

    Dubious about SPL used by objective testers

    link I am dubious about at least one aspect of this methodology. For consistency, all speakers should have the lower-decibel chart in their review. Leaving it up to humans to decide, subjectively, if "it appears that the speaker is being strained beyond its output abilities at this level"...
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