atmasphere
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| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? Out of curiosity, what was the analog set-up that you had to compare to the high dollar digital playback?The analog setup was a re-tipped Grasshopper 2, mounted on a Triplanar arm which was in turn on a Kuzma Stabi Reference. The arm was set up wi... | |
| Kuzma 4Point Tri-Planar Sorry Dan_ed, we'll just have to disagree on that one... | |
| Kuzma 4Point Tri-Planar Dougdeacon, I think the thing I am reacting to in your posts is the word 'chaotic'. What meaning/context are you using that word? As in Chaos Theory? BTW that is the meaning that I used. I maintain that wood is relatively unquantified with regards... | |
| Actually difference between class A and AB? Mapman, I suspect that that is sort of true, at least I have hope for it but have yet to see a class D amp come anywhere close to what I expect out of an amp. I think the technology has more to offer than we have seen available so far though.Joeni... | |
| Phono Pre-amp with XLR Tdaudio, if the preamp is differential, but you only drive one input, perhaps the non-inverting input (with the other input being tied to ground, where the minus output of the cartridge is also tied), the gain will be exactly the same as if you we... | |
| Kuzma 4Point Tri-Planar Yes, and at the same time a set of wood blocks can be quite loud, as can even a set of drum sticks. And they make instruments out of metal too- a dobro is a good example.The point is that wood is not **inherently** non-resonant. If its going to ha... | |
| Actually difference between class A and AB? Liguy, I have to disagree, despite Nelson's paper. The designation of 'AB' **already** "denotes that the amplifier operates in Class A up to a certain power level then switches over to Class B. This switch point is determined by the bias.", as you... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? Its a matter of degree though. You could say that the record is made of individual molecules but they fit together perfectly and occur at a scale that makes it insignificant. Similar with digital. It all depends on sampling frequency, sample size,... | |
| Kuzma 4Point Tri-Planar Another Romy the Cat candidate.And another... | |
| Phono Pre-amp with XLR RCA jacks can be used as an input to a balanced preamp. How it works is that the RCA jack is isolated from the chassis ground, so that the 'ground' connection of the RCA can function as the inverting input to the balanced preamp.There are some pro... | |
| Kuzma 4Point Tri-Planar Wood is a chaotic material comprised of millions of random grain boundaries at varying angles surrounding cells with differing sizes, shapes and densities. Such a structure tends NOT to allow standing waves (resonances) to propagate or reinforce e... | |
| Phono Pre-amp with XLR Wolf_garcia, surprisingly (to me anyway), no, 'we' collectively don't seem to know that, even though that is the fact of the matter.I say this because when we introduced the MP-1 22 years ago, it was the first balanced line preamp made. The fact t... | |
| Phono Pre-amp with XLR Wolf_garcia ALL phono cartridges *are* balanced, and any MC is also considered low impedance. But you knew that, right? | |
| The search among the great ones - 20k+ speakers The reason I continue to show with Classic Audio Loudspeakers at shows including the recent RMAF is that I feel that he makes some of the best speakers out there. Easy to drive (98 db), easy impedance for tubes (16 ohms), bandwidth to the bottom o... | |
| Actually difference between class A and AB? I find that class A amplifiers play bass better as well as being smoother in the mids and highs. They can also be more detailed as they make less distortion.BTW/FWIW there is no such thing as A/AB. That would simply be an AB amplifier. If you see ... |