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by bgavin
Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:13 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: do i truely have to wait 24 hours for the pl premium?
Replies: 15
Views: 49770

Re: do i truely have to wait 24 hours for the pl premium?

bzb wrote:I'd still stick with PL Premium, anyway. If it's good enough for Mike Holmes, it's good enough for speaker boxes.
Jeez Louise... can you imagine coming in for repairs after a PL-adhered roofing job? Yikes?
by bgavin
Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:33 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: do i truely have to wait 24 hours for the pl premium?
Replies: 15
Views: 49770

Re: do i truely have to wait 24 hours for the pl premium?

You can go prematurely, and have FART FART CHUFF WHEEZE WHISTLE instead... :mrgreen:
Let the adhesive do its work and set properly.
by bgavin
Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:52 pm
Forum: Mixers and Processors
Topic: usb sound card
Replies: 16
Views: 2596

Re: usb sound card

I use the Edirol UA-25 with TrueRTA on my Dell laptop. It will provide +48v phantom power for a measurement mic. Mine is the Superlux equivalent of the Behringer ECM-8000. They all use the same Panasonic capsule, and can use the same mic correction file available on the 'net. The UA-25 has controls ...
by bgavin
Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:32 am
Forum: Post your items for sale here.
Topic: Speakerhardware.com
Replies: 154
Views: 98024

Re: Speakerhardware.com

If you are doing CNC, I can see a big labor reduction. Volume, yes. But, one cannot lose money on each sale and make it up in volume. Considering the costs of honest business (liability insurance, et al), I'm surprised you can sell those so cheap. All it takes is for some dipshit in Kaleeforneeyah t...
by bgavin
Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:49 pm
Forum: Post your items for sale here.
Topic: Speakerhardware.com
Replies: 154
Views: 98024

Re: Speakerhardware.com

Cheap. Waaay too cheap.

I assume half inch BB plus labor to cut it out.
Howdoyoumakenaymoney at that price?
by bgavin
Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:23 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Dean Markley Guitar Pickup - Buzz Problem
Replies: 22
Views: 4451

Re: Dean Markley Guitar Pickup - Buzz Problem

Single coil pickups are notorious for hum. Dunno if they are used here or not. As noted above, a good shielding job will cure a lot of single coil ills, but not all of them. At best, a good copper job will be ugly as hell in a round hole environment. It seems easier to simply stand farther back. &qu...
by bgavin
Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:00 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Dean Markley Guitar Pickup - Buzz Problem
Replies: 22
Views: 4451

Re: Dean Markley Guitar Pickup - Buzz Problem

Is the monitor a powered type, by any chance?

A steady-state hum/buzz is not going to originate with passive speakers.
You are hearing power supply interaction, not speaker signal.
by bgavin
Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:12 pm
Forum: Amps
Topic: Amp suggestions for two Jack 12's and 1, eventually 2 T30's
Replies: 4
Views: 1130

Re: Amp suggestions for two Jack 12's and 1, eventually 2 T3

Basic specs are 900 watts into 4 ohms, per channel. This allows you to run two 3012LF in parallel and not run out of amp. This is a QSC PLX-3002 or equivalent. You can get by with half the above, if you are willing to run -3dB down. This is the recommended limit (half power) because almost all of ad...
by bgavin
Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:19 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Goldwood 1016 Piezo response
Replies: 8
Views: 1975

Re: Goldwood 1016 Piezo response

I can't tell the colors at all.
Mic calibration file is not used.
Unknown input voltage and measurement distance.
OP, please add some more info.
by bgavin
Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:53 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Goldwood 1016 Piezo response
Replies: 8
Views: 1975

Re: Goldwood 1016 Piezo response

I can't tell which is which.
by bgavin
Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:00 pm
Forum: Amps
Topic: Crown or QSC?
Replies: 18
Views: 2876

Re: Crown or QSC?

I would clump the qsc rmx, crown xls (d), and the behringer europower lines all in the same reliability standard. Not me. The RMX is indeed built in China, to US engineered specs. This means they have a good design assembled without using low quality, high priced union labor in the US. RMX are work...
by bgavin
Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:55 am
Forum: Tips, Techniques and Supplier Links
Topic: Voltage Regulation
Replies: 25
Views: 7592

Re: Voltage Regulation

With generators, one must look for the constant supply type and avoid the "on demand" models. Those interested in protecting their rack equipment are advised to use a UPS instead. The Smart-UPS series is a stand-by design that switches to battery power when the line sags or surges. You don...
by bgavin
Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:48 am
Forum: Amps
Topic: How are your racks setup?
Replies: 29
Views: 5500

Re: How are your racks setup?

The rack is a good place to start for cooling. The DIY crowd here would have no problem building a rack where an A/C feed could pressurize the rack with cool air. This would also work for computers, not work for consoles such as my VLZ 24.4. From my own experience and watching others, the secret to ...
by bgavin
Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:23 pm
Forum: Amps
Topic: How are your racks setup?
Replies: 29
Views: 5500

Re: How are your racks setup?

If SAC has problems with core queuing, then opt for an i5 two-core with turbo boost. Turbo is the hot ticket for blazing performance in single threaded use. This is why the i5-6xx series is so fast on single thread apps. The i5-680 will get up to 3.86 Ghz at stock clocking when single threaded. Comb...
by bgavin
Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:44 am
Forum: Amps
Topic: How are your racks setup?
Replies: 29
Views: 5500

Re: How are your racks setup?

Skip the i5 systems. The Clarkdale process has awful memory performance.
You have to go at least to Lynnfield to get past this.
If you can afford it, the i7-9xx Bloomfield series with QPI bus offers by far the best memory performance.