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  1. jbeckva

    Needed some tweets for the Polks

    One of my Polk SDA's started acting up a bit. I think it's the tweeter rattling a little, so after a long search I decided to go with these guys at Midwest Speaker. They have been making a drop in substitute for the Peerless Polk tweeters found in many old Polk speakers. Figured I'd give...
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    That AV-1 is still singing sweet tunes

    So tonight I'd figure .. what the heck... I turned off the M-80 Yamaha, yanked the Nakamichi AV-1 off the shelf, and fed the Carver's pre-amp outputs to the Nak's main in (it has jumpers for all 5 channels, as it's a dolby 5.1 surround amp). Nice and smooth... but full and robust at the same...
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    Rex's 0404 repair chronicles...

    Figured I'd share with the group. :mrgreen: Awhile back Rex had a channel go out on his EMU 0404 sound card. Took a bit to get here, but I now have it to troubleshoot. I haven't even powered it up yet, and can definitely see a problem. The output resistance on the good channel is...
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    jlevro

    Hey there, Welcome to Audio Storm. We are a new audio forum, so hang tight while we get it in gear. Feel free to take a look around and as always, feedback is more than welcome. Nice to see you here! :thumbright:
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    Why iPods??

    Ok.. (putting on me ole "Andy Rooney" skeptical hat here) Can someone please explain to me what the big deal is with iPods versus players that can play a heck of a lot more formats than just iTunes and whatnot? Why is it that everyone wants to fork over 2 to 3 times as much for the same ...
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    Get your old Gordon Lightfoot albums out for tomorrow

    http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/09/edmund ... tml?hpt=C1 My uncle swears he has a piece of the E.F., but I dunno. He (and my Dad's side of the family) is from Erie, which is a good bit away from Superior. Anyway, I'll be playing some old "Gordon" in rememberance tomorrow... :thumbright:
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    Songs you're ashamed you like...

    Yanno, those songs where you don't want to come out of the closet on the artist since they're "un" cool. Here's one.. Man In His Glory ~ Loggins and Messina (although L n M is pretty cool still.. I think) :glasses5:
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    Still have the "sickness"

    Got a great sounding Akai GX-7 3 header in this week. At first it wouldn't record, and the door wouldn't close, but I fixed the record sensor. As far as the door... didya know that it is a motorized closing, and to do so you had to press STOP? (whodathunk?). Sell told me that after I...
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    Got the roadtrip "itch" (Indy Bound!!)

    Yep, it's been a good 2 or 3 years since I went up to Indianapolis to visit my sister, so I figured what the heck. Gas is down to a decent level again, so come tomorrow morning I'm filling it up and hitting the road. Gotta get that roadtrip itch scratched man, I need it baad! Songs to take...
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    The devil's in my amp!

    Jamming today and I noticed this on my UPS display... [attachment=0:2sp55fgl]devilapc.jpg[/attachment:2sp55fgl] Yikes.. time to call the priest...
  11. jbeckva

    "The Challenge"....

    I'll throw the gauntlet down right now - My best audio "test" of any equipment, tape decks included, must be "The Man Machine" off of Kraftwerk's "Minimum-Maximum". There are low frequency parts of the song that have extreme amplitude on 'em. If the equipment / tape combination can withstand...
  12. jbeckva

    Howdy Aerwyk!

    Welcome to our small, but fun little group. Feel free to tell us about yourself, and don't be shy on any feedback you may have for the forums here!
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    List your latest piece of magnetic magnificence..

    Aka.. What's tapin' lately with you? Me? Well I think I am going to call this the "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" tape. On one side I have nice mellow music. Little bit of Lee Ritenour.. few other mellow tunes. Then on the other I have things like Soulfly.. Slayer... Anthrax All sounding good on a...
  14. jbeckva

    New and Creative Ways to Squeeze More Bits Out...

    I think I've found me new panacea when it comes to the digital stuff. I have the M-Audio's analog outputs fed right into the EMU 0202's input. From there it's AD/DA'd into the 0202's output, which is fed into my preamp. I'm jamming on some Fu-Manchu at the moment, and I gotta say it sounds...
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    Ok, so what do I do here with these Denons?

    (figured this was a cool way to test out the poll functionality... ) So I got in a couple of MG-X's today. All shrink wrapped and in a two pack deal. Now I'm debating on what to do with 'em... Care to help me out? :mrgreen:
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    Tweaking on 2 headers...

    Hey all, I like working on 3 head decks simply because you can hear the recorded output as you're adjusting. I was wondering... on 2 head decks is there a trick or two "learned" or is it simply one of those record... check... adjust... re-record.. re-check cycles you have to go through?
  17. jbeckva

    Intense Lyrics

    As I listen to this song, I have to post part of the lyrics... intense stuff! (LEMMY IS DA MAN) Motorhead ~ March or Die ------------- So March or Die, March or Die The stench of death is in the sky We never fail to satisfy We rend with tooth and claw ------------- What's really cool is the...
  18. jbeckva

    TDK "SM"'s

    You know what folks? These TDK SM (aka Studio Masters) aren't too shabby. I pulled some I had laying around for a few years tonight and started recording on them with the LX-5, and really.... nice sound. Good solid bass, dynamic mids and highs, very smooth stuff. What are these things...
  19. jbeckva

    An idea - The Last Amp Standing contest

    Ok, hairbrained idea just popped into my head... Now this contest is one where you have to be "on your own honor" to participate.. Here's how it goes... We all cue up some good tune or another. Crank the volume as much as we dare. Then - whoever's still listening to their music at the...
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    Good ole TDK MA's

    Using one of these guys now on the Denon. Lots of good tight bass. Crisp highs. Low distortion. I love these things. Too bad I only have a few I scarfed from a CL deck visit where I popped that "So, why are you getting rid of your tape deck?" question.. which leads to the "Did you have any...
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