/agt/ Audio General Thread

>yet another "general"
>>>/reddit/

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Is this good advice for a poor person wanting a decent setup?
https://youtu.be/76w-Efjwagg

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first for minidisc

>>56445110
+Pioneer VSX-530

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>>56446059
forgot pic

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>Abomination set up
You called?

Two B300 15" powered full-range monitors + 2 B1800X 18" subs powered by Crest V1100.

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>bought pic related at Value Village as a backup amp
>Sony STR-DE598, 6-channel home theater receiver
>90 watts x 6 into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz)
>yet I have to run it at ~50/74 (not sure units, but 74 is max) for any decent volume
what's the deal?

>>56447851
Is the volume better when you play a radio station using the built-in receiver?

What kind of speakers?

>>56447864
>volume better when you play a radio station
yeah, using FM I can run it at ~20 and get the same volume, more or less

and I have a few pairs of speakers, all book shelves. Energy CB-10, Energy 2.1e, and Mission model 70. the sensitivities range from 87dB to 92dB (CB-10s, what I'm using right now)

>>56447899
If the FM volume is better, I'd guess your source is putting out a weak signal. If you know the source is good, try connecting it to a different input.

>>56447794
>all that power in your room

>>56447938
>source is putting out a weak signal
my headphones are pretty quiet even when directly into my pc..

thanks, I'll give that a shot

Already have Yamaha HS8's,
Looking for a new Audio interface since I blew up my Scarlet 6i6 when trying to replace the USB socket
Might be looking at either a 18i20 or a RME Babyface Pro
Don't have many hardware instruments but I'm after fantastic mic preamps for my AKG c414 B-ULS Mic

>>56447941
I got out the sound meter a few days ago and turned it up a little bit. I was seeing peaks around 125dB. I still had at least 6dB left to go on the audio interface volume knob, and the monitors' volume knobs are set at 12 o'clock.

>>56448009
That's interesting. I replaced the USB socket on my 18i8 (bought second hand)... I wonder if they have some known issues with shitty USB sockets.

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>>56448049
Yeah i'm not sure why it sucked so much
Pretty sure they were using shit-tier pin connections to solder the USB to the PCB meaning they'd fall out of the silicone when trying to replace the socket
Might just scrap it for parts