• 03-17-2008, 07:29 AM
    hydroman
    WAAAAY better than my clock radio in the day...

    Don't worry about oxidation - the system won't be there that long(You do plan to study and graduate, eh? ;) Next time you set it up i would tin the ends...

    Can you suspend the speakers from the ceiling? Space is so limited...
  • 03-17-2008, 08:40 AM
    audio amateur
    Thanks again to all.
    I do plan to 'rock it out' haha but it's not all that easy with 10 watts per channel but I still manage good results:)
    I'm guessing 'tining' means filling the banana plugs by means of a soldiering iron (wouldn't that melt the plastic?)? fact is, I'd like to shorten the wire lengths sometime, and re-use the bananas, so tining is out of the equation for now.
    Space is limited is but sufficient, i like my stands:smilewinkgrin:
  • 03-17-2008, 08:44 AM
    audio amateur
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by aevans
    I too am using my pc as a head unit.. my denon universal player died a few days ago.. I would not recommend running straight to the power amp, I got lots of noise when attempting this.. the pre in my system acts kind of as a buffer for the crap sound card..

    also as you are playing on a pc you can do some interesting things with DSP, check this out:
    http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/media/ozone.html
    it's a tube amp emulator.. some of the settings are a little goofy, but for extended background listening w/o fatige I can listen to this all day long. some details do get pushed to the back, but just being able to listen for extended periods makes it worth while for me. I use the "subtle analog modeling" setting. If nothing else it can serve as a cool distraction and a free way to try out a new sound.

    I'd give it a try if it was free. I like to keep the signal free from EQ's and such. The fact is, I'm using an external DAC which means the signal is pretty clean, a hundred times more so than that of the line out.
  • 03-17-2008, 08:49 AM
    Sir Terrence the Terrible
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Jack in Wilmington
    Or maybe Aunt Clara from Bewitched.

    Or a combination of the two???? Talk about schetzo!
  • 03-17-2008, 09:31 AM
    aevans
    it is free, the only thing you get for additional money is more presets. click the download now button and then choose your media player.

    I hear you on the EQ, and for critical listening I don't use any filters, but for recordings that are crappy (anything from the beastie boys, etc) I have heard improvements in the listenablility.
  • 03-17-2008, 10:24 AM
    Rich-n-Texas
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Sir Terrence the Terrible
    Or a combination of the two???? Talk about schetzo!

    No dudes. I'm Samantha. And when I wiggle my nose pix is going to be sitting ON YO DESK!!!
  • 03-18-2008, 05:29 PM
    Sir Terrence the Terrible
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Rich-n-Texas
    No dudes. I'm Samantha. And when I wiggle my nose pix is going to be sitting ON YO DESK!!!

    Run fer yer lives, I do not want pixies dumb dust to fall on me.......better yet, give me that nose.(chases after Rich)....git the hammer....