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| More power for better sound at low volumes? Rustler 06-19-12: I'm wondering if a more powerful amp will provide better sound at lower volumes, all other things being equal.If everything else is indeed equal, including the input sensitivity of the power amps (or the power amp sections of int... | |
| XLR cables for high-end multichannel system Would the Mogami Gold be a significant upgrade from the Blue Jeans cables, at least at this stage until my system is complete?If the Blue Jeans cables are the ones that utilize Canare L-4E6S, I would not expect much if any difference. If they are ... | |
| XLR cables for high-end multichannel system I'll third the recommendations of Mogami Gold Studio, especially given that you don't yet have a finalized set of components in place. Whether or not the cables you select will behave in a "fairly neutral manner" depends to a significant degree on... | |
| Fast power cables? 06-18-12: SyntaxFrom AES (Audio Engineering Society) copper has a 100% rating, silver is 106.To clarify, that refers to the conductivity of each metal, for a given length and a given gauge. Conductivity is inversely proportional to resistance, and... | |
| Navision Audio It is spelled "navison," not "navision." If the email address you used was @navisionaudio.com, they would not have received it.Regards,-- Al | |
| Optimum MM cartridge loading I suspect that the main reason the Grace F9 cartridges are spec'd for 100K (if indeed they are; more on that in a moment) is to extend their bandwidth to 45 kHz, for playback of the CD-4 quadraphonic recordings that were marketed in the 1970's.Wit... | |
| a solid state amp that is recessed in the treble Not sure that you are asking the right question. I think that the right question would be what solid state amplifiers would be a good sonic match, and avoid excessive brightness, with YOUR speakers.The reason I say that is that in comparison with ... | |
| Speaker Identification, Help Please Sounger. Google that name for further info.Regards,-- Al | |
| Can I hook up speakers without using the ground? This amp has an adjustable feedback loop and its effect on the sound when I had it mis-connected was huge. That's how I knew something was wrong, apart from a tonal balance shift towards more of everything except highs. Hi Newbee,That all seems un... | |
| Integrated Amp for Focal 1027be speakers Lloyd's comment is correct. The information at the Pass site quantifies it nicely. The INT-30A consumes 200 watts as long as it is operating Class A, which will be most of the time. So it will put about as much heat into the room as two 100 watt l... | |
| Integrated Amp for Focal 1027be speakers I was just about to post essentially the same comment that Bryon just posted. I would also highlight the following statement in the same measurements discussion of the XA30.5:The amplifier doesn't actually clip (defined as the THD reaching 1%) unt... | |
| Can I hook up speakers without using the ground? Hi Newbee,I don't think you would have done any damage during the brief time you had it connected that way, especially if the volume wasn't particularly loud. But it's not a good idea, and could conceivably result in damage to the amplifier in the... | |
| Devore Nines and Daedalus Athena comparison? Dan, the tweeter is a high end Eton 1" soft dome, which I know Lou is particularly proud of. On my Ulysses there is a three-position tweeter level switch on the back, which can be set to provide a slight boost or cut, the intention being to increa... | |
| Impedence change with cables and sub I took a look at the literature and the manual for the M51. It is not made clear whether or not the RCA and XLR outputs are driven from separate output stages (i.e., if they are separately buffered). If they are not (i.e., if the RCA output connec... | |
| Digital coaxial audio cable suggestions. 06-13-12: Mike60What happens when you have reflections? What do you hear? There would be an increase in jitter. See this paper for further background on jitter. The degree to which the jitter would have audible consequences is dependent on the par... |