atmasphere
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| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL @mijostyn Yeah, Shure claimed 1.2 gr was OK, but IME it isn't. Back then a number of cartridge manufacturers were in a bit of a competition to see who could get to the lowest tracking pressure, as they all seemed to think that was the major compon... | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL @mijostyn You really need to track it a bit heavier- 1.5 helps it a lot. Also, loading it is paramount or it can be a bit in your face like any MM cartridge. If you don't load a MM cartridge, you really don't get to hear what they are about. If y... | |
| Do Harbeth speakers really need a 4000 damping factor? @ahal1 No, and no loudspeaker ever made does. | |
| Plasma Tweeters - Do they still exist? I heard a set of Tolteque loudspeakers at CES about 1990 or so. They were enormous and I marveled at how much work it must have been to get them to Vegas from France and then how crazy much power was needed to make them play; IIRC they were using ... | |
| Isolation transformer question @testpilot I'm skeptical there's any benefit if the equipment you're using has a competent grounding scheme. You always have the issue of pushing any isolation transformer past 50% of its rating- that does not change with balanced power. A good b... | |
| Isolation transformer question @clustrocasual Isolation transformers are incapable of cleaning up AC power. They can provide isolation, which is useful for solving ground loop problems, but they can actually add to AC power distortion. It is AC power distortion which causes s... | |
| FirstWatt SIT-3 or Pass Labs XA25 for Avalon Indras? @ulul 4 Ohms isn't a good load for the SIT amps and is marginal for the XA25. These amps are not high power and really are much better suited for slightly higher impedances since they tend to run warm- lower impedance loads (like 4 Ohms) will make... | |
| Need a modern Class A monoblock, preferably half or compact chassis Any idea what happened there? @antigrunge2 Sure- its the result of a vendetta. Take a look: https://www.audioasylum.com/forums/critics/messages/9/99823.html With established, respectable reviewers you get something different (scroll down for the... | |
| Power amplifier longevity… thoughts? @audiofilo123 I'm using my own (Atma-Sphere). There are others that are getting similar comments, such as the AGD Audion. | |
| Speaker wire impedance? Speaker impedance? @immatthewj To the first question, yes. If you were using a Radio Shack meter then you were seeing readings no lower than 0.1. | |
| Speaker wire impedance? Speaker impedance? @immatthewj As a general rule of thumb, no matter what speaker cable you have, its good practice to keep it as short as possible. This is why monoblock amplifiers are common in high end audio as it allows the shortest cable length possible. If th... | |
| Speaker wire impedance? Speaker impedance? basically you are saying that measurements I took with my meter set to ohms are probably not accurate? @immatthewj Yes. You need a really special Ohmmeter to read the actual resistance of most speaker cables! You were far more likely reading the ... | |
| Power amplifier longevity… thoughts? @audiofilo123 As a general rule of thumb, the cooler the amp runs the longer it will last. Electrolytic capacitors, which are used in the power supplies of most electronics, don't like heat and so last longer in a cooler environment. To give you ... | |
| Anyone else excited for this Borresen subwoofer?!!! All technical and sensationalist jargon aside...the simple ability to delay the mains, very easily accommodated in the multichannel or pro world to make life a whole lot easier...but, a freaking rarity in purist hifi. @deep_333 In many rooms yo... | |
| Recommendation for tube preamp I’m not sure I understand what a "passive equalization circuit" consists of. @jlbkmb1958 In a phono section the equalization can be in a feedback loop or can be independent of feedback, the latter of which is a resistor/capacitor network which ... |