atmasphere
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| 40+ watts SET, cost is not a problem the listening distance is indeed near field (6-7 feet from the plane of the speakers). However, I do understand your point of these speakers needing a lot of power. Why do you suggest Class D and not A, AB ? @pani Most solid state amps lack the... | |
| Long run XLR cables If a system is differentially balanced, then expensive XLR interconnects should not sound differently from Mogami or Gotham Cable or Canare XLR interconnects. If components are not differentially balanced, or transformer coupled, then all bets ... | |
| 300B SET Amp driving Wilson Sabrinas The surprise, not only did the Elekit drive the Sabrinas very well (improved clarity and tonality), but at the same volume with the same input level as the Modwright! Using a passive preamp, when I set the volume knob on the preamp to the same po... | |
| Will a tube amp work well on Revel f208? Watts is watts - that is the old wife's tales that a 50-watt tube amp plays louder than a 200-watt SS. People still believe this stuff in this day and age blows my mind. @botrytis The reason that myth persists is due to how tube amps distort. ... | |
| My new review for The Absolute Sound comparing AGD GAN amps with BHK300’s So much WRONG here! Comparing a Class D to an analog discrete amp, for one! Class D has far fewer parts and switching style supply. And that load of crap about “unobtainium” audio GaN MOSFETS!!! Gees Louis!!! Switching MOSFETS have been used i... | |
| Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama I worked at place that got negative reviews and got sued also and lost. They are still in business. So I say that is not true. If you think this way, you should not be facing any customers, because your ego can’t deal with a bad reaction. You ar... | |
| 40+ watts SET, cost is not a problem I conquer with you completely. There is something so natural about the way SET present music. What it does with distortion is true and theoretical but it must be preserving something vital to make music sound so "right". Having said that I am to... | |
| 40+ watts SET, cost is not a problem I have owned a 300b SET for 15 years and simply love it. However any DHT can be utilized in a SET amplifier. 2A3, 45, 211,805,GM70 etc. SET is not limited to300b. @charles1dad 300b is about as powerful as you can get and still claim hifi bandwi... | |
| Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama I have issues with you saying negative reviews are because someone has an axe to grind. Maybe, but how does one define that? I can say too many positive reviews, such as the MQA fiasco in the main audio magazines tell me it is the EXACT OPPOS... | |
| 40+ watts SET, cost is not a problem @pani A 40 Watt SET will have real problems making bandwidth. That is why the smaller SETs sound better as @larryi pointed out. Do yourself a favor- if you want to get the most out of your amplifier dollar, its not going to happen with an SET of... | |
| Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama I must say, as someone who spent decades in the journalism business, for both big and small news organizations, this is pretty much 180-degree opposite to fundamental journalist ethics. A journalist’s responsibility is first and foremost to prov... | |
| Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama Your reply is part of the issue. A good reviewer is there to give information to their audience, not stroke the egos of the manufacturers. That was the way IT USED to be. I will use a car review as an example. How would you deal with a review l... | |
| Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama @abnerjack You're forgiven as if I have anything to say about it and its all good. I agree, I am not nor are my products beyond reproach. A lot of manufacturers I know simply try to do the best they can, but none of us are perfect and there's a... | |
| Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama @botrytis 'Bone to pick' can cover a wide range of issues. For example, the manufacturer could have said something online with which the reviewer disagrees. I agree this might look like condescension but I have seen this happen more than once. It ... | |
| Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama - Where do we draw the line between constructive criticism and damaging feedback? @rowlocktrysail Generally speaking, a negative review (not one that is positive with a few minor beefs) should be looked upon as unethical. Here’s a list of why:... |