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| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? My opinion was stated in my post dated 3-15-2016 near the bottom of page 9 of this thread.Regards,-- Al | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Oregonpapa, if you do eventually obtain a REL sub, be aware that when connecting it to many ARC models, including yours, there are some very important but VERY non-obvious considerations that are involved in how it should be hooked up. The second ... | |
| Help returning an Allnic H1500 SE II phono stage If it's of any help, an older Sams tube substitution handbook I have lists some tubes that can be substituted for a couple of the types you listed:5842: Western Electric 417A and 417B6485: 6AH6WAGood luck. Regards,-- Al | |
| Proac Studio 100 - will 35 wpc be enough? Yes, sounds good Chris. Enjoy!Regards,-- Al | |
| Proac Studio 100 - will 35 wpc be enough? According to Stereophile’s measurements the speaker has a sensitivity of 86db/1W/1m, about 2 db less than specified. It also has a benign impedance curve. The manufacturer recommends amplifier power between 30 and 150 watts. Neglecting room effect... | |
| BEST AMPS FOR WILSON SASHA dartzeel 8550 integrated amplifier is a good option?, can drive the sasha? I have no knowledge of the sonics of the DarTZeel CTH-8550 integrated amplifier, but I don’t see any technical issues that would arise pairing it with the Sasha. However, s... | |
| Help! Best amp for Rockport Aviors? Would you suggest an AC power conditioner (e.g. Shunyata, etc.)? .... I should also mention that this same "hot" and "lean" characteristic is also present in analog sources feed directly to my preamp. Thanks for the additional info, Jason. I... | |
| Help! Best amp for Rockport Aviors? A possibility I would consider, especially with regard to the hot treble, is that digital noise at RF frequencies might somehow be coupling from the DAC, or from whatever is providing the digital signal to the DAC, into the circuitry of your pream... | |
| Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!) Jim, I believe that Ralph was saying that he has observed a 2 volt difference in line voltage, as received by the circuitry in one of his amplifiers, to result in a 40 watt difference in the amplifier’s power capability. Not that any of his measur... | |
| Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!) Great post and great insights, Ralph. Thanks!Best regards,-- Al | |
| COAX Cable length 1.5 meters Hi Lowrider,Yes, the "dielectric constant" of the insulating material(s) surrounding the conductors in a cable, and particularly the constant of the dielectric material that is between the inner and outer conductors in the case of a coaxial cable,... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Bugredmachine 5-31-2016 8:14am EDTIf you’re pulling 10 amps with an amp, that would be some major kilowatts happening!! With 250 watt monoblocks and my full system in play including all peripherals, I only measure around 3 amps total pull at 85 db... | |
| Anti skating on Michell Tecnodec - Yes No Maybe ? Hi Mark,I’ve never understood the recommendation that is provided by some manufacturers of turntables and tonearms to set anti-skating to be numerically equal to VTF. Frankly, and consistent with what you have found, IME/IMO it is ridiculous.Opini... | |
| Can SMPS based preamps/amps sound organic ? Thanks, Bombaywalla. Yes, a delay of a few years between application and grant would certainly be understandable. My reference to 2003 for the "encapsulated composite electrostatic loudspeaker stator" application you had found was correct, however... | |
| Can SMPS based preamps/amps sound organic ? Thanks, Bombaywalla.Let me first make clear that I was not implying anything negative about Mr. Sanders or his design. I was just reporting that I looked for the patent or patent application, in the hope of finding further detail about the design,... |