Hello from Rocket City

bemoore · 23rd December 2011, 06:15 PM

Hello from Huntsville, AL. Well, Madison actually, which is just a few miles west. I work in Huntsville, so unfortunately that means that I get to drive into the sun in the morning and afternoon, but I DO get to drive past a Saturn V rocket every day.

I'm an electrical engineer with expertise in RF and test. I enjoy occasionally building a circuit or two for myself, unless I can find what I want off the shelf for stupid cheap. I've never built an audio circuit for myself, but I've read several articles, and found them interesting, and I'd like to take a shot at a couple. I'm really intrigued with the idea of bi-amping, tri-amping, and active crossovers, which of course, simplifies speaker design & construction. My problem is, I'm cheap, and I don't know if a high performance audio system can be justified given that I can't hear anything over 11KHz. So, at some point, I'd like to build something not too expensive to see if I can appreciate the difference.

SY · 23rd December 2011, 06:44 PM

Welcome to the forum!

I don't know that, in your position, I could resist swiping some metal off the Saturn 5 just to make into a fascinating heatsink or chassis...

john dozier · 23rd December 2011, 07:23 PM

You will hear the difference! Much of the excellence of a truly first rate system is in the mid-range and lower treble. You WILL hear it immediatlely. Go to a first rate stereo shop and ask to hear their best system. Be sure to take some program material with which you are familiar. Prepare to be astounded (if the folks running the place know their business). Regards

bemoore · 24th December 2011, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SY

Welcome to the forum!

I don't know that, in your position, I could resist swiping some metal off the Saturn 5 just to make into a fascinating heatsink or chassis...

Thank you.

I kinda think that they might object to scavenging off the most notable landmark in the city.

Cal Weldon · 24th December 2011, 04:28 PM

Hello and welcome to diyAudio.

planet10 · 24th December 2011, 04:44 PM

Welcome to the forum bemore...

Along with HF hearing loss with age, you gain experience to compensate. As hinted at earlier most of the music is in the midrange -- besides 11k means you are only missing an octave at the top (and only in one of the 2 hearing mechanisms).

dave

SY · 24th December 2011, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bemoore

I kinda think that they might object to scavenging off the most notable landmark in the city.

Hint: don't get caught.

23rd December 2011, 06:15 PM	#1
bemoore diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Madison, AL	Hello from Rocket City Hello from Huntsville, AL. Well, Madison actually, which is just a few miles west. I work in Huntsville, so unfortunately that means that I get to drive into the sun in the morning and afternoon, but I DO get to drive past a Saturn V rocket every day. I'm an electrical engineer with expertise in RF and test. I enjoy occasionally building a circuit or two for myself, unless I can find what I want off the shelf for stupid cheap. I've never built an audio circuit for myself, but I've read several articles, and found them interesting, and I'd like to take a shot at a couple. I'm really intrigued with the idea of bi-amping, tri-amping, and active crossovers, which of course, simplifies speaker design & construction. My problem is, I'm cheap, and I don't know if a high performance audio system can be justified given that I can't hear anything over 11KHz. So, at some point, I'd like to build something not too expensive to see if I can appreciate the difference.

23rd December 2011, 06:44 PM	#2
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	Welcome to the forum! I don't know that, in your position, I could resist swiping some metal off the Saturn 5 just to make into a fascinating heatsink or chassis... __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

23rd December 2011, 07:23 PM	#3
john dozier diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: columbia sc	You will hear the difference! Much of the excellence of a truly first rate system is in the mid-range and lower treble. You WILL hear it immediatlely. Go to a first rate stereo shop and ask to hear their best system. Be sure to take some program material with which you are familiar. Prepare to be astounded (if the folks running the place know their business). Regards __________________ Evil looms. Cowboy up. Kill it. Get Paid.

24th December 2011, 04:28 PM	#5
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Hello and welcome to diyAudio. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

24th December 2011, 04:44 PM	#6
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	Welcome to the forum bemore... Along with HF hearing loss with age, you gain experience to compensate. As hinted at earlier most of the music is in the midrange -- besides 11k means you are only missing an octave at the top (and only in one of the 2 hearing mechanisms). dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA


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