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| I'd probably lose this bet.... It might be interesting to measure the Characteristic Impedances of those cables and see how that interacts with the impedance of your speakers in the vocal range. | |
| Why do audiophiles shun feedback in amplifiers? Dracule1, I have played string bass since 7th grade. 'Tight' is one thing is isn't. Energetic- yes, detail- sure- its a real instrument. But you won't ever find one sounding 'tight'. We may have a semantic problem here; for me 'tight' is punch but... | |
| I'd probably lose this bet.... Kijanki, yes, a long cable like that can thus be seen by the speaker as a higher output impedance of the amplifier resulting in a lowered damping factor. As you point out, this likely has more effect at high frequencies, but if we are talking abou... | |
| Why do audiophiles shun feedback in amplifiers? The amp/speaker match is why I dropped this link earlier:http://www.atma-sphere.com/Resources/Paradigms_in_Amplifier_Design.phpMapman, if you have speakers that your class D amps are really happy with, there is the chance that those speakers may n... | |
| Why do audiophiles shun feedback in amplifiers? You might say that the use of global negative feedback causes the amplifier to violate one of the fundamental rules of human hearing/perception: how we determine how loud a sound is. We do that through analyzing the odd ordered harmonics rather th... | |
| How to get the impact of a live concert? Hughp3, you are correct. But many modern drivers can have a lot more excursion than the head of many kick drums, depending on how that drum is tuned. I have dual 15" woofers in my speakers, which helps a lot. If I really crank the system, it will ... | |
| Soundlab Speakers - Budget Amp Suggestions I think you will find that the simpler you can make your system, the better chance you have of getting it to sound right.Good Luck! | |
| When's enough, enough? I find that many of our customers are looking for a certain minimum level of competency from the system. Once they get there, they are satisfied for a while. But its a fact that you get used to the amazing detail and speed possible, after a while ... | |
| I'd probably lose this bet.... Bababondoman, if your speakers are higher impedance, like 16 ohms, it may well be that you won't hear much difference.But if you have four ohm speakers the cable is critical, and 20 feet will not work with any cable on four ohms- you will lose def... | |
| What is the best amplifier for Tannoy Kensington ? Pryso, thanks, that simply means that 120 watts in most rooms will be plenty. That power level is such that an amplifier would be easy to find. In some rooms you can still do fine with 60 watts. | |
| Soundlab Speakers - Budget Amp Suggestions Right, and you will find that you have a similar problem with the A1. So to drive them you will need two pair of identical amps, otherwise the weaker amp will describe the maximum volume level.If I were you I would get rid of the B1s and concentra... | |
| What is the single best pre amp you have ever hear ^^ Yes, and the English language assigns a definition to the word 'best' in that there can. Be. Only. One.Yet all manufacturers will tell you they have the best. They can't all be, so they must all be lying, as are all the reviewers, dealers and d... | |
| Would Atmasphere M1 work with ML Ascent i speakers Traditionally, ESLs and OTLs have been the match made in heaven since the 1950s. But some modern ESL manufacturers have wanted to tap the solid state market, which is problematic (see http://www.atma-sphere.com/Resources/Paradigms_in_Amplifier_Des... | |
| Need understanding on amperage Hi Phil, if by momentarily, you mean only at one frequency, then things can be a lot different, depending on the frequency. For example, a lot of ESLs have impedances like that at high frequencies where no power is required. Despite that, many tub... | |
| Budget Chinese Tube amps - any good? The main thing you have to watch with the Chinese gear is build quality. It might sound alright for a while- till it breaks. The area of greatest concern are the power supply filter caps. We have seen counterfeit electrolytic caps that are half th... |