atmasphere
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| What happens to an amp below 2 ohms? Isn't sound quality everyone's goal? Surprisingly, no. Many audiophile revel in that fact that they can weld with their amp, or drive loads like that, even though there is no sonic benefit whatsoever in doing so. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? It does seem odd that the owner of a business that thrives on selling used gear would make the statements about dd attributed to him by Henry or Henry's source. Based on the results of my Google search, those Denon chips seem to be available all o... | |
| What is the best Reel To Reel machine ever built? Transaudio is correct; the Crown was originally designed to be able to survive a fall off of a donkey. For real.The weakness in them is the electronics. Seems to me there was an original version that was tube, but I have never seen one... anyway, ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I have to agree with Lewm on this one. I made my living for decades servicing all sorts of audio gear. I would regard it as highly unusual to see a chip failure!!That is worth repeating: I would regard it as **highly unusual** to see a chip failur... | |
| What happens to an amp below 2 ohms? The lower the impedance, the more current the speaker tries to draw from the amp.With transistor amps, this will certainly result in more heat as the current has to come through the output transistors, even if the amp is class D. Some SS amps have... | |
| "Best" speakers new/used under $3,000? That's what I would call a medium room size, and very nice with Merlins. I have found that 60 watts in plenty in a room like that. | |
| Quad 989 vs. SoundLab Millennium 2 Ivanj, unless you have a damaged transformer the Wolcott should not be that hard to sort out. | |
| "Best" speakers new/used under $3,000? Audiokinesis makes speakers in this price point that are exceptional values- easy to drive, very musical , excellent soundstage and wide bandwidth. | |
| Why 24/7 warm-up period on amps? Rower30, Take a look at my comments about power cords 1/2 way back in this thread.Your power conditioning can be the best in the world but if there is significant voltage drop in the power cord a problem is being introduced that does not have to b... | |
| Do Tube Amps go better with QUAD 2805's Speakers?? The newer Quads can handle more power. | |
| What is the best Reel To Reel machine ever built? At present we have the Ampex 351-2 (updated), the Studer, a very nice Sony (allows you to change from 1/4" to 1/2" tape in seconds), an Otari and a Tascam.In the past I used to do a lot of the on-location work with a Magnacord, a nice tube machine... | |
| Strange Klipsch thing FWIW: the reason reflected sound can contribute to soundstage is due to the way our ears hear. Our brain makes a copy of an initial sound and compares it to others coming in. If the others are delayed versions of the original, the extra informatio... | |
| What is the best Reel To Reel machine ever built? The old Ampex machines were nice, but the tube electronics were designed to be simple and easy to repair in the field but not audiophile grade. Sound beautiful but limited dynamic range and too much color!This is not true.The problem here is that ... | |
| The Best Audiophile Earphones headphones and Amp One thing to consider- the 4-wire system sounds immediately better than the 3-wire system (1/4" stereo connector)- its not subtle.If you want the best then the 4-wire system is mandatory. | |
| Is there an average life span for a preamp? Kijanki, there may be something I'm missing but I would not expect much change to the output impedance with most amplifiers or preamps on account of the condition of the filter caps. In every case I have seen if the caps are ailing, replacement un... |