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| Anything as " fast" as SPECTRAL gear? Bruce (Bifwynne), a basic point in my analysis was to show that even relative to VERY conservatively drawn thresholds the speed-related parameters of the Spectral amps are **in themselves** extreme overkill. While at the same time citing the possi... | |
| Anything as " fast" as SPECTRAL gear? Hi Peter (Csontos),Yes, slew rate, risetime, and bandwidth will in the case of many designs extend well beyond the point of being overkill with respect to effects that may have DIRECT audible significance. The Spectral amplifiers being extreme exa... | |
| Help with System Musicality 02-05-15: Jmcgrogan2I am not familiar with your speakers though, do they have ribbon tweeters? Perhaps this may be causing problems too.Good guess, John. Yes, they do, and it appears that the crossover point to the ribbons is at a relatively low 1... | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? B_limo, thank you kindly. Regarding DACs, as you may have seen the OP doesn't have a separate DAC per se. He has the built-in DAC function of his CDP, and a DAC function that is provided in his vintage Sony preamp. I had suggested earlier in the t... | |
| Anything as " fast" as SPECTRAL gear? Ptss 02-05-15 SPECTRAL claims faster today.... Does it make any difference to the music?Ptss, if I recall correctly you have a DMA-180. I compared the specs on that amp with those of the currently produced DMA-200S S2, DMA-260 S2, and DMA-300. All... | |
| Starting afresh with a Linn Sondek LP12... Hi Annika,No, the various versions of the Sonus Faber Minima all appear to have efficiencies in the low 80's (Sound Pressure Level in db for a 1 watt input measured at 1 meter), as opposed to the mid to high 90's I had suggested. For example, as n... | |
| Help with speaker cable under $500 for new system Kijanki, the output impedances of the most popular currently produced Atmasphere amps are in the 2 to 7 ohm area, corresponding to damping factors ranging from a bit more than 1 to about 4 (for an 8 ohm speaker). While those amps are indeed very h... | |
| Help with speaker cable under $500 for new system Hi Kijanki,The resistance of 24 feet (12 feet per conductor) of 24 gauge solid core silver is about 0.57 ohms, corresponding to the damping factor of 14 that I had mentioned. That in turn being almost in tube amp territory.23 gauge copper has a si... | |
| Help with speaker cable under $500 for new system 02-04-15: Ptolomy2... but you would still go with Clear Day?I'm not recommending for or against the double shotgun version of Clear Day, as I have no experience with it. But I am cautioning against the single and shotgun versions, assuming as I sa... | |
| Help with speaker cable under $500 for new system Regarding the several recommendations that have been made for Clear Day: Assuming the goal is for the cable to behave in as neutral/accurate a manner as possible, and given the 12 foot length you require in one channel, I would caution against usi... | |
| Bi wiring v single run w jumpers 02-03-15: Geph0007OK let me ask this One run of AP Oval 9 with jumpers or bi wire (two runs) or Oval 12? I suspect that "or Oval 12" was a typo, and should have been "of Oval 12." If so, consistent with what has been said above and in the other th... | |
| Bi wiring v single run w jumpers This is one I see in pictures and am wondering what it really does??If the connections are made to either the bottom two terminals or the top two terminals (as in sub-options 1 and 2), the current path between the amp and one section of the speake... | |
| Bi wiring v single run w jumpers I agree with Michael (Swampwalker) and ZD. I would add that some of those 1,324,991.6666 answers would involve four separate sub-options within Options 1 and 2:1)Connecting to the top terminals.2)Connecting to the bottom terminals.3)Connecting the... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD 02-02-15: CtsoonerI can't wait to Steve's DAC up and running in my system, I could use the built in super drive but have been told that a remote usb drive is best as you can buy a much better quality one. Plexor was the name Steve game me, but whe... | |
| Can You Rewind The Broadcast On A Bonehead Play? I don't think a means of doing that presently exists. However Microsoft is headquartered not far from Seattle, and its co-founder owns the Seahawks, so I suspect that they've already put a large contingent of engineers on the problem. We'll see wh... |