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| below 100hz, do speaker cables matter? Hi Nick,Yes, if the gauge is large enough to assure adequately low resistance, and if (as is usually but not always the case) capacitance is low enough to not affect amplifier performance, I can't envision any speaker cable effects that would be s... | |
| below 100hz, do speaker cables matter? Nick, thanks very much for the compliment.One slight correction to your post: The word "inductance" should be "resistance" instead. As I indicated in some of the posts in the other thread, inductive reactance (the impedance that is presented by in... | |
| Conversion of mV to dB John and Jeff, I believe that BOTH of your statements are correct, but there are several factors that muddle the issue. 5 cm/s lateral velocity corresponds to 3.54 cm/s at 45 degrees, meaning 3.54 cm/s in each channel, as Jeff indicated. Also, how... | |
| why do we argue? A great analysis, Bryon, as usual!I think that one especially good insight, among several that were contained in your post, is:Audiophiles split into Objectivists and Subjectivists when the topic is one where it's unclear whether there are objecti... | |
| why do we argue? From the concluding paragraph of the article at the link NoNoise provided:In my opinion if one believes in this phony so-called science all one needs is MP3s played on the cheapest mini-system one can find and 14 cent a foot 20 gauge speaker wire ... | |
| Tube vs SS vs Digital Mr.T, your Quad electrostatics are a different animal altogether than the Revels. The Quads (and most electrostatics) will tend to sound brighter with solid state amplification than with tube amplification, which is the opposite of how the Revels ... | |
| Power amp + CDP: is that enough? There are a number of unpredictable and unspecified variables that are involved, that are component-dependent. I would be cautious in extrapolating from reported experiences that are not based on the same CDP.Some relevant factors that haven't bee... | |
| MM Phono Input impedance change 47k to 100k ohms Thanks very much, Lew.To clarify my comments, I too don't see any reason to be scared away from trying 100K or other loads. However, a lot of people do not have the time or inclination to experiment to the extent that you, Raul, and a lot of other... | |
| Tube vs SS vs Digital Wolfie, definitely the best post of the day, and probably the week :-)Mbovaird, I'm not particularly familiar with your speakers, but based on their impedance curve I suspect that most tube amps would not be good matches for them. Their variation ... | |
| Conversion of mV to dB Thanks for the followups, Marek. A point to keep in mind is that the specs for maximum output, for both phono stages and line stages, refer to the maximum output that the component is capable of (without clipping or a severe rise in distortion). A... | |
| Conversion of mV to dB Thanks very much for the nice words, guys.Bombaywalla, thanks for your comment, with which I essentially agree. However, note that the question was not what gain setting to use with a cartridge having a given output. The intent of the question was... | |
| MM Phono Input impedance change 47k to 100k ohms An additional point that occurs to me. Tics and pops contain a considerable amount of energy at ultrasonic frequencies (i.e., greater than 20 kHz). The increase in bandwidth that would occur with 100K loading, presumably to the 45 kHz number that ... | |
| MM Phono Input impedance change 47k to 100k ohms Raul & Pryso, I certainly don't disagree with your comments about the potential benefits that can result from experimentation, and from making the design as flexible as possible.However, the original post appeared to reflect an understanding t... | |
| MM Phono Input impedance change 47k to 100k ohms Mofi, thanks for the excellent and valuable empirical information.Lew, thanks for your inputs as well. I think that you are correct that in MOST cases changing the 47K resistor to 100K would not have any adverse effects on phono stage performance,... | |
| What Power Cord can improve clarity and bass slam? I second the comments by Bryon and MCondon. Also, I would point out that your amplifier is described as using minimal filter capacitance in its power supply, the theory being that that will allow for faster recovery following high demands for curr... |