AudioXpress 2/2002 |
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| FEATURES | |
| BIG MIKE AND THE JIMMY,
PART 1 (6) Meet Big Mike, the author's long-awaited tube mike preamp design. You'll get to know him beter in the first of this three-part series. |
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| PANEL DAMPING STUDIES:
REDUCING LOUDSPEAKER ENCLOSURE VIBRATIONS (12) What's the best damping strategy to employ in box construction? This exhaustive study reveals all. |
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| HARMONY AND DISTORTION,
PART 1 (26) This classic study of harmonic sound first apeared 20 years ago, and represents groundbreaking work by one of the industry's noted authorities. |
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| THE AC POWER LINE AND
AUDIO EQUIPMENT, PART 3 (32) Don't overlook your AC power connection. You could improve the sonic quality of your audio equipment... and certainly protect it from transients. |
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| THE INFINITE BOX CONCEPT,
PART 2 (38) Learn more about this concept and whether it is viable for speaker design, as these two audio experts reveal the results of their listening tests and provide construction details. |
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| REVIEWS | |
| BOSTON ACOUSTICS
HOME-THEATER LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM (46) You can experience home-theater sound with this Boston Acoustics system reviewed here. |
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| LISTENING CRITIQUE (48) | |
| RCM AKUSTIK DLSA (54) A veteran speaker tester reviews a new, affordable, computer-based system from Germany. |
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| THE VACUTRACE (56) How well-matched are your tubes? You can find out with the Vacu-Trace witch produces characteristic curves for a number of triode, pentode, and rectifier tubes. |
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| DEPARTMENTS | |
| AUDIO NEWS (2) What's new on the audio market. |
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| XPRESS MAIL (64) Readers speak out. |
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| CLASSIC CIRCUITRY (72) Pilot AA-410. |
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| IN EVERY ISSUE | |
| WEBSITE RESOURCES (53) Find your favorite advertisers on-line. |
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| CLASSIFIELDS (70) Audio-related items for sale or wanted. |
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| AD INDEX (70) | |
| YARD SALE (71) Free classifields for subscribers. |
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