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| Is it possible to down-mix stereo outs to mono amp Note: Bdp24's comment and mine went up within a few seconds of each other, and his was no doubt written before seeing mine.Regards,-- Al | |
| Is it possible to down-mix stereo outs to mono amp I agree with Joey's first post, but not his second. And this is the first time I can ever recall not agreeing with Mofi.If ZD's good suggestion proves to not be applicable, perhaps because one of your sources is not computer-based, a y-adapter wil... | |
| Preamp with digital and analog in/out ? Some of the models from DEQX can do that, and a great deal more.Good luck. Regards,-- Al | |
| amp power & driver sensitivity in multiamp setup Thanks for the nice words, Lewinski. I agree with all of your comments, aside from a minor typo in no. 2 (you meant to say "2 watts" instead of "3 watts").Re "is this 95 dB peak or RMS," that would be "peak" in the sense of "maximum," if that make... | |
| amp power & driver sensitivity in multiamp setup Hi Lewinski,First, I wouldn't rely on an SPL reading with the meter set to "slow." The necessary power will typically depend on the amplitude of very brief musical peaks, which might even be too brief for the meter to fully capture when set to "fa... | |
| Tube Amp for Martin Logan Speakers Ralph, take a look at the impedance curve for the CLX, shown at the bottom of this page. Could it be that Tsushima1's negative experience with the Zero was the result of the speaker's extremely high impedance at low frequencies being multiplied 2 ... | |
| Speaker jumpers and hook up choices Question Yes, draw it out and I think what I said will become clear. When you do that, keep in mind that current flows in a "complete circuit" from the amplifier to the speaker, then through the speaker, and then back to the amplifier. And keep in mind als... | |
| Do you Bi-Wire, if you can? My Daedalus Ulysses speakers cannot be biwired. Presumably Lou Hinkley doesn't want users to be tinkering with the sound he has worked so hard to achieve. I believe that in the past I've only owned one pair of speakers that could be biwired, many ... | |
| Speaker jumpers and hook up choices Question The diagonal configuration you refer to in no. 3 results in low frequency currents and high frequency currents each having to go through one jumper during their round-trip from the amp to the speaker and back. While when connecting both conductors... | |
| Tube Amp for Martin Logan Speakers Again, though, as I indicated in my previous post George's comments mainly address frequency response at the amplifier output/speaker input. And flat frequency response at those points does not necessarily mean that the acoustic output of the spea... | |
| Tube Amp for Martin Logan Speakers Great posts by Bruce (Bifwynne), with which I fully concur.09-13-15: Georgelofi... amps that cannot deliver current at those low loads ... cannot give a flat frequency response into those types of loads, especially ones that dip down to 1ohms.This... | |
| Cables more hype than value? I have a good deal of respect for Mr. Schroeder's reviews, and certainly for his sincerity. However, when a single isolated experiment yields results which fly in the face of both technical understanding and the overwhelming preponderance of repor... | |
| Cables more hype than value? 09-11-15: Garebearhow can the Cardas sound better when they are about 40% less than what I paid for the Purist.....? For some thoughts on why a high degree of correlation between cable price and cable performance should not be expected, see the po... | |
| Passive & Tubed pre-amps to power amp at same time? None of my sources are tubed so if those low resistance numbers aren't likely to harm the TEAC, I'll continue to use them. To clarify, no harm (in the sense of damage) would be done even with the kinds of components I mentioned as being unsuitable... | |
| What CD and SACD player have a discreet audio Also, Marantz has a number of players at various price points which utilize discrete (not discreet) output stages, including one (the CD5005) which lists for only $399. Also, the Bryston BCD-1 (no longer produced) has a discrete output stage.Undou... |