atmasphere
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| Need definitions of: Dark; Warm; and Bright Then you are right we must have common words to communicate.... But some experience cannot be described by some of the words we use in audio more often... Like "bright" or "warm"....The human ear/brain system converts all forms of distortion int... | |
| I’m also worried about how much of the harmonics in the music is LOST by the amp? I don’t want gross harmonic distortion, but don’t abuse or lose the precious harmonics in the virgin recording either. No way to measure that, though, right? Sure you can.The thing is, no amp is going to lose harmonic information in the audio ra... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? If he believes this that’s fine - nice for him if it makes him happy. I believe these perceptions to be (almost) completely subjective though. Not necessarily! It will sound like a tube amp if it has the same distortion signature and if you l... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? @timlub You never know, maybe Ralph @atmasphere will design a switching tube amplifier. HaWe've already done that- been working on it for the last 4 years. We're in Beta production right now. If you think class d is better than class a or class... | |
| How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration they should have maximum dimensional and warp stability relative to the platter and ideally be free of resonance: Brass, acrylic blocks or panzerwood are way preferable to mdf or papp.Off topic, but the arm board should be composed of the same m... | |
| How much difference does a phono preamp really make? The phono section is critical to the sound you get in a system. If it does anything suspect the best amps and speakers in the world won't make it right.One thing poorly understood is how phono sections can generate ticks and pops that sound for al... | |
| Distributed Bass Array configuration he's not just well informed, but one of the real gentlemen in our field.Duke is one of those people that I regard as a model human- a gentleman, well versed and an honor to know as a friend. | |
| Best Speaker for classical music fair enough, they did though use elctric guitars and keyboards in the studio as far as I can tell. My point is actually about frequency band overlaps and phase shifts as a result of crossovers and electronic enhancements in the transmission cha... | |
| Full Range Drivers Full range drivers aren't full range.Any of them I've seen benefit from tweeters and a subwoofer array.They sound better if bass frequencies are prevented from causing excursion of the cone- this reduces Doppler Effect distortion. Its easy to hear... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? These companies that claim double wattage when impedence is halved don't give the actual 8ohm measurement, which is usually a lot higher wattage than their spec sheet has listed.Our class D amps do 100 watts into 8 ohms and 200 into four. There ... | |
| Amplifier Break-in - It's Real In my articles wherein I compared several products that were broken in to identical ones that were not - simultaneously, the outcome was not good for break in. @douglas_schroeder You just about have to pull the equipment off the test bench afte... | |
| Best Speaker for classical music while your argument is fundamentally sound, only Jazz and Classical are typically performed without electronic support. Rock, Pop, Reggae, and even ELP always went through large speaker arrays with multiple crossovers and other electronic aids ... | |
| Best Speaker for classical music Any speaker can play R&R, blues, grundge, hiphop, reggieJazz requires a bit more finesse.CM (at least full blown symphony orchestra) requires even more finesse/nuances/fidelity vs all other musical genres. Full symphony orchestra requires a ... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? Next you’ll say an OTL of Ralphs can drive those Wilsons to their best properly, because they too will stay stable into them and not oscillate.🤷♂️The sales manager of Wilson had our amps for many years. FWIW our OTLs are inherently stable and w... | |
| Amplifier Break-in - It's Real The community needs to gain some perspective on how much of a range of perception humans have from day to day while listening. It's complete nonsense to think that we are more consistent than electronics, or that we can definitively assess chan... |