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Apr 08, 2015	Increase total Speaker Impedance Question Bill, thanks very much for the nice words. I always find your posts to be particularly knowledgeable, informative, and constructive.Angelgz2, yes the resistors will certainly affect the sound quality, and most likely for the worse, but the magnitu...
Apr 08, 2015	Digital Amplifier Questions I did initially try your recommended method (tuning to an area low on the AM band with no station present) but found it difficult to determine when RF interference was present.Good! That provides further confirmation of your conclusion. If signifi...
Apr 07, 2015	Where can make power cord be detachable for LS15 The OP, and those suggesting drilling out the rear panel, might want to take a look at photos of the OP's early version LS15, and of the later version which as Jl35 mentioned had a detachable power cord. (Click on the thumbnails of the photos near...
Apr 07, 2015	Describe ube sound vs solid state To cut to the chase here, I think that what is contributing to the disagreements in the recent posts is that the protagonists are focusing on two different things. Unsound is focusing, I believe, on the how the MAXIMUM power ratings of the McIntos...
Apr 07, 2015	Digital Amplifier Questions Good news, Tim, and thanks for undertaking the effort.To others who may wish to perform similar tests in the future, though, I would repeat one of my earlier statements:03-31-15: Almarg... the test will be most sensitive if you tune to a frequency...
Apr 07, 2015	Increase total Speaker Impedance Question Good comments by Bill, as always. I'll add that connecting speakers in series will usually result in poor sonics unless the speakers are identical models. The voltage and power put out by the amplifier will divide up between series connected speak...
Apr 06, 2015	BI WIRE EXPERIENCE DARK SIDE DB, the only way I can envision that causing any damage, especially given that you will be keeping the volume low, would be if the amp happened to be on the verge of failing anyway, and doing that would put it over the edge.I wouldn't totally rule...
Apr 05, 2015	BI WIRE EXPERIENCE DARK SIDE 04-05-15: Springbok10Almarg, do you believe that is harmful, for instance to use a copper cable such as Cardas Golden Cross on high frequencies and Clear Day, silver, on low frequencies? Not necessarily, Denis. Consider, for example, that some hig...
Apr 05, 2015	BI WIRE EXPERIENCE DARK SIDE FWIW, I would disagree with the statement in the Audioquest paper that was referenced by Tony (Tls49). That statement being:When BiWiring, the two (bass and treble) cables must either be identical, or have essentially identical geometries. If the ...
Apr 04, 2015	How to divide a budget between components Xerotrace, most here would disagree with Mr. Russell's assertion, including me (and I am an experienced analog and digital design engineer). However, contrary to what some seem to believe, that does not mean that "more expensive" = "better," espec...
Apr 03, 2015	Input sensitivity, Gain and Preamp matching Pani, the Naim Superline has a specified gain of 64 db. That corresponds to a voltage multiplication of 1585. (20 x logarithm 1585 = 64). So the 0.5 mv output of your cartridge under the standard test conditions would be raised by the phono stage ...
Apr 02, 2015	Anyone seen audiophile lisence plates passin' by? 04-02-15: AlbertporterIm a huge fan of Forbidden Planet. Its in good company with only a couple of other Sci Fi movies that qualify as best ever (on my list). My sentiments exactly. Also competing for the top spot on my list is "2001: A Space Od...
Apr 02, 2015	Anyone seen audiophile lisence plates passin' by? Re "IDDOC," Plato also had it right in his post above. To be sure it's clear, the holder of the license plate would be a doctor who deals with problems involving the id. In other words, a psychiatrist. The relevance of "Forbidden Planet" is that s...
Apr 02, 2015	Anyone seen audiophile lisence plates passin' by? 04-01-15: AlbertporterThe most interesting personal plate Ive seen was not aimed at audiophiles.It read:IDDOCTook me awhile to figure that one out. Just took me a few seconds, but I had the benefit of having seen "Forbidden Planet" many times :-)...
Apr 01, 2015	Input sensitivity, Gain and Preamp matching 03-31-15: GeorgelofiBut, and a big BUT, when do we do our listening just below full output (clipping) of the poweramp anyway???We (or at least most of us) of course don't do that on anything approaching a continuous basis. But it should be kept in...