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From: winograd@nbires.UUCP (Steve Winograd)
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Subject: Re: Linn-Naim Seminar (long)
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Date: Mon, 12-Mar-84 20:01:46 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 12 20:01:46 1984
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 > 2.  Extra  speaker in addition to the normal  stereo  pair.  Most people
 > thought that the change that occurred when the other speaker was brought
 > into the room was  incredible...
 > They claim that
 > other transducers will have a similar effect, though not as strong.  For
 > example,  telephones,  televisions,  clocks,  etc.  As a matter of fact,
 > they  requested that everybody  remove their digital  watches before the
 > demonstration,  and they  would hold on to them in the next room...

 > In other words, you can't use their systems successfully in rooms which 
 > have any of these devices.  Lame excuse.  Telephones are of the same ilk as
 > speakers, maybe, but they are passive elements and don't really have
 > anything to store energy.  Clocks?!?!?!  <> What these guys are
 > doing is trying to prepare enough excuses so that if their systems don't
 > perform, they can give you a reason without blaming their equipment.

I can testify to the truth of this effect.  It's true for  *** every ***
hi-fi, not just a Linn-Naim system.  The better the system, the more audible
the effect of an extra speaker is (this means anything with a speaker in it:
TV set, telephone, electronic doorbell, radio, etc).   The people from the
Audio Alternative (where the Linn-Naim seminar was held) have come to my
house (60 miles away) several times, at no charge, to help get the most
out of my system.  One time we knew something was wrong but could not figure
out what.  The most noticable effect was a very muddy low bass.  We finally
found the cause:  my portable cassette deck, sitting in the bookcase 10 feet
from the speakers, has a 4-inch monitor speaker in it.  Removing the deck
from the listening room immediately cleared up the problem.


				Steve Winograd
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