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| RMS Power? Thanks for the nice words, Kijanki. But you’ve explained it well, IMO, as did the summary quoted above by Imhififan. And I of course agree with your point.As you indicated, the references to RMS power or watts RMS that are often seen are actually ... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Bullitt, while the description of the Candela states "low output impedance," it also states "output impedance <2Kohm." If the impedance is in fact close to 2000 ohms, that is much higher than I had suggested earlier would be optimal for use wit... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Are you saying Unicorns don't actually exist? That's a real bummer because I was think about buying one...... :~) I read that there's one who plays for the New York Knicks.Regards,-- Al :-) | |
| VAC vs Conrad Johnson Amps? Charles1dad 6-28-2017 It is my understanding that the VAC Phi series of amplifiers are class AB and not pure class A circuits. I’m pretty certain that this comment by Charles is correct. One indication of that can be inferred from the ratings of ... | |
| A New Ground -- Benefits of introducing the Synergistic Research Active Ground Block SE Ralph, thanks. That all makes sense from a technical standpoint, as far as I am concerned. Question: Could similar adverse effects occur to an audible degree if rather than circuit ground and chassis ground/AC safety ground being connected directl... | |
| Most Beautiful Receiver / Integrated - Ever was... ? Gentlemen, thanks for your comments about the Sparton Nocturne, and thanks to Lowrider for the good reference he provided. Upon checking a little further, I found an actual selling price from a recent (November 2015) auction. The pre-auction estim... | |
| Most Beautiful Receiver / Integrated - Ever was... ? Given that this was introduced as a fun thread, and based on a liberal interpretation of the word "receiver," I’ll nominate the cobalt blue mirrored Sparton Nocturne radio, ca. 1936.It was designed (in terms of appearance) by a noted industrial de... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts You are thinking it would be cleaner to input any amp RCA from the Jenson piece? Not necessarily "any," but some and very possibly most, especially in the price range you are considering. Based, as I said, on anecdotal reports that have been p... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Bullitt5094 6-25-2017 I don’t think a 50ft RCA cable is a good idea. Very true. Also, even with an XLR cable it would be highly preferable to choose a cable having low capacitance per unit length (e.g., no more than around 25 or 30 pf per foot, an... | |
| Can upgraded power cords help my setup? Ferrite chokes come in a very wide variety of impedance vs. frequency characteristics, as can be seen by scrolling down the list here:http://www.fair-rite.com/product-category/suppression-components/round-cable-snap-its/Some will only present sign... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Vitop, absolutely do not connect the outputs of two power amps together, or to multiple binding posts on speakers that would in turn connect them together, even if both amps are never on at the same time.See the following threads, and the other th... | |
| Subwoofer for classical music listener RV, that sounds like either you spoke with a very confused rep, or there was a miscommunication. The high passed line-level outputs of the sub would have no way of knowing whether they are connected to a speaker having a built-in amplifier, or to ... | |
| Can upgraded power cords help my setup? Dave (Dlcockrum), thank you kindly. But, no, I didn’t mean to imply that upgrading the power cords on the wireless LS50s would be any less (or any more) likely to be beneficial than in other applications. I was just suggesting that the uniqueness ... | |
| Can upgraded power cords help my setup? Asahitoro, many of those who have posted above have tried to offer helpful suggestions based largely on experiences with their own systems. Some have also advocated one way or the other based on what I would classify as generalities, the applicabi... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! George is correct in categorizing the Technics SE-R1 as a class D amplifier. It uses a pulse-width modulated switching output stage, and it is therefore a class D amplifier by definition. Various architectural differences that it has with respect ... |