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| Cables more hype than value? 03-10-13: Zd542Measuring is just one scientific method. If all we are looking to do is confirm that 2 cables can sound different from each other, a well conducted listening test is just as valid.I'd like to add to Zd's characteristically knowledge... | |
| USB DAC with conventional transport ??? Lloyd, you may be thinking of USB to S/PDIF converters, or perhaps devices that can convert a S/PDIF signal such that it can be provided TO the USB port of a computer. I'm not sure that a S/PDIF to USB converter, that can EMULATE the USB port of a... | |
| Will Parasound A21 damage my NHT Speakers? I agree with the preceding responses. I would add that you should be sure to follow the proper turn-on and turn-off sequence, which is amplifier on last and off first. Some preamplifiers and other upstream components can generate wicked transients... | |
| Speaker recommendations, budget $10-15K One review of the Ulysses (in Dagogo) said they are not "full-range" and are somewhat lacking in terms of low end extension. Is that at all true?They are not "full-range" in the sense that they don't go down to 20 Hz or less. As I indicated earli... | |
| Cables more hype than value? Irv & Nonoise, thanks for the kind words.Best regards,-- Al | |
| Cables more hype than value? The following was written before seeing Irv’s most recent post, the last paragraph of which touches on aspects of this controversy that are somewhat similar:In the midst of all the disagreement, I think that there is one thing pretty much everyone... | |
| Speaker recommendations, budget $10-15K If my ears are 2 feet from the wall behind me, I won't hear frequencies around 141 Hz (281.5/2)? Yes, that's correct, except that rather than saying you won't hear those frequencies, I would put it that those frequencies will be significantly atte... | |
| Speaker recommendations, budget $10-15K I would suggest that you consider the Daedalus Ulysses, which I own, although I believe that their current pricing puts them a little bit above the price range you specified.They are rated to 28 Hz, which I have found to be a realistic figure. The... | |
| Can You Get 1,000 WPC Out Of Regular Wall Socket? Thanks, Kijanki. Excellent response, as usual.So it sounds like there are grounds for cautious optimism.One point to note, in relation to AC current requirements: Although the subject line of the thread refers to 1000WPC, the amplifier in question... | |
| Can You Get 1,000 WPC Out Of Regular Wall Socket? I see in this review of the M2-1500M a statement by D-Sonic's owner/designer that "all of our amplifiers perform per specification into sub 2-ohm impedances." That does NOT seem to me to be an encouraging sign with respect to its compatibility wit... | |
| Abs Sound - Stereophile top tables ' 75-'85 are? Here are the turntables listed in "Recommended Components" in Stereophile volume 8 number 6 (issue 76), October 1985:Class A: Goldmund Studio, SOTA Sapphire Star (vacuum hold-down), VPI HW-19.Class B: Linn Sondek LP-12, SOTA Sapphire.Class C: Acou... | |
| Can You Get 1,000 WPC Out Of Regular Wall Socket? Mitch, there isn't much information provided about those amplifiers at the D-Sonic site. If you haven't already done so, I would suggest that you research and/or try to confirm with the manufacturer that they can handle the extremely low impedance... | |
| Bi amp will it work Wolf, the amount of power delivered to the tweeters will be determined by the high frequency content of the signal that goes into the amp, increased by the 26.8 db voltage gain of the amp. By "high frequency content" I mean the frequency component... | |
| Can You Get 1,000 WPC Out Of Regular Wall Socket? Bruce (Bifwynne), note that the OP's listening room is a HUGE loft. Also, keep in mind the rule of thumb that for the volume level to be subjectively perceived as "twice as loud," ten times as much power is required. So 1500W would be subjectively... | |
| Can You Get 1,000 WPC Out Of Regular Wall Socket? Can an amp pull 1500 WPC from a regular household wall socket?Not for very long, without tripping the breaker. However, it may not have to.1500 watts per channel is a total output of 3000 watts. Assuming the amp is 95% efficient, which may be opt... |