almarg
Responses from almarg
| B&W 800D2 - Bi-amping vs Bi-wiring Thanks, ZD. Yes, as we've both said in a number of past threads, vertical biamping can often be sonically beneficial. Including making the amps seem more at ease, as you and Mark indicated above. But as we and some of the others who have posted ag... | |
| receptacles Others may disagree, but from a technical standpoint I see no reason to expect the effects, if any, that an outlet may have on clarity, warmth, or other sonic characteristics to be consistent or predictable among different equipment and systems. O... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Avantgarde - Duo Grosso (I know, a horn in a small room. But I have spoken to many people who think they would fit perfectly in my room and I have always enjoyed the way they sound; albeit a bit romantic. I'm also not in love with the fact that th... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Guido, I think he's saying that the "infinite slope" crossovers prevent the metal cones from being exposed to frequencies they can't handle without breakup and/or ringing. While a more conventional lower order crossover would provide a much lesser... | |
| B&W 800D2 - Bi-amping vs Bi-wiring Hi ZD,In addition to what I said in the second paragraph of my post above, take a look at Chart 2 in these measurements of the CA-2200. It can be seen that the CA-2200 clips very sharply at power levels that are just above its ratings of 200W/8 oh... | |
| B&W 800D2 - Bi-amping vs Bi-wiring While adding a second CA-2200 in a passive vertical biamp configuration MIGHT prove to be sonically beneficial on some musical passages, as Kr4 and Tls49 indicated it will not provide much in the way of a useful increase in power capability. That ... | |
| Dumb Head Phone Question Mofi is correct, as usual, certainly with respect to the 105 having a reasonably hefty built-in headphone amplifier. (I have no knowledge of its sonics, but based in part on his comments I'd expect it to be pretty good in that respect also).As ind... | |
| PrimaLuna ProLogue Integrated - Help Needed I second both of Mofi's comments, Rob.Your speakers are not especially hard to drive, as can be seen from John Atkinson's measurements of their impedance characteristics and sensitivity. Given that, and given that the problem occurred even when th... | |
| Toggle switch cleaning? I suppose it would be reasonable to give that a try, Pete, assuming as I said that there is a way to get it inside the housing of the switch. I'm not completely certain, though, as Caig's D5 is more specifically intended to dissolve corrosion, whi... | |
| Toggle switch cleaning? BTW, if and when you spray contact cleaner into whatever small openings may be present on the housing of the switch, there may be a temptation to look closely at what you are doing. Keep in mind that some of the spray will splash back from any sur... | |
| Toggle switch cleaning? 07-30-15: PtssFrom the front of the switch?No, not from the front. Contact cleaner won't be effective unless it reaches the contacts. Also, if the housing of the switch is completely sealed, with no slots or other small openings, spraying it from ... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps My sincerest condolences as well, Rebbi. And thanks for the beautifully put reminder about what really matters in life.Best,-- Al | |
| VAC Signature 2a Preamp Question I have nowhere to hide the PS, unless I stand it on its side between the rack and the couch, something I don't want to do to this beautiful component.That's probably a non-starter for technical reasons as well, at least without an ok from Kevin. I... | |
| PrimaLuna ProLogue Integrated - Help Needed 07-29-15: RoblinxThanks Almarg... I actually meant the link in your second post, that went to the PrimaLuna site.That was the "Adaptive AutoBias" link which appears about 1/4 of the way down on this page: http://www.primaluna-usa.com/product-main/... | |
| PrimaLuna ProLogue Integrated - Help Needed Hi Rob,Not sure why there was a problem with the link. But just go to Wikipedia, and enter "motorboating" in its search box. One of the choices which will then appear beneath the search box will be "motorboating (electronics)." That is the page I ... |