atmasphere
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| Speaker Oscillation issue ? This is clearly an electronics issue. It will be either the amp or preamp. disconnect the preamp from the amp and see if the problem goes away. If yes=> preamp needs service If no=> amplifier needs service This kind of oscillation (calle... | |
| speaker impedance @bache @knotscott @erik_squires While it is true you can get more power out of a solid state amp driving 4 Ohms as opposed to 8 Ohms, the simple fact is that all amplifiers make greater distortion into lower impedances. The distortion that gene... | |
| Analogue v. Digital...again (Washington Post) The article is actually about Tom Port of Better Records, quite frankly he comes off as an off-putting nutcase. And he can’t help himself from trashing respectable companies like Analogue Productions. So he uses the following gear to listen to $7... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? OTOH with short phono cables it’s all execution. whatever sounds best. possibly all things being equal balanced might be superior technically......but......of course.....all things are pretty much never equal. you have to listen to pick the winne... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? your love affair with balanced circuits is legendary. are you wrong about them? no. are balanced circuits the ’main thing’ about how circuits might perform? no. balanced circuits = one advantage....but not the whole ball game....which is what yo... | |
| Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising? when does the preamp’s additional voltage kick in? Most preamps in most systems are still used in attenuation mode, ime. In attenuation mode, all a pre does is add distortion if impedances are properly matched. All volume control systems, wh... | |
| Good Reel-To Reel Blank RecordingTape @mitch4t , ATR Magnetics is the sole US manufacturer of recording tape. They even have cassettes. | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? as far as balanced cables the only way to go with analog signals, that is a silly thing to say. who has heard all the non balanced choices? @mikelavigne 😁 You don't need to hear all the single-ended cables to know why balanced is better. You... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? It would never have occurred to me that the road to cable Nirvana would be found by combining many strands of wire of different gauges and different shapes (ribbon AND round cross-section) and even different compositions (one strand seems to be c... | |
| Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising? Am I right in saying that most digital devices are designed to have low output impedance? @antigrunge2 No. They are likely deigned to have good sound and or good performance (which are not always the same...). Some have tube outputs and are d... | |
| Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising? could you kindly also get into the differences between attenuation and amplification? It seems hard to get across that most dacs only need the former whereas adding a pre by definition adds distortion. @antigrunge2 The problem we're all up ag... | |
| Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising? when compared to a good passive, it's just no contest. I've tried many passive preamps, thinking "that must be the answer". It isn't--they are all dry and flat. Passive Volume Controls are very susceptible to interconnect cable interactions... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? the real deal breaker for me was the strain gauge's tracking ability. Peter thinks he has got it as good as he can and feels it is acceptable. Generally I will only look at cartridges that can do 80um or better at 315Hz. Miss-tracking is very ann... | |
| Looking For The Best Pre-Amp Match For A Pair of Classe Omega Amplifiers @mspot Yes. FWIW supporting AES48 at the input of an amplifier is fairly easy. The concern is not having to listen to interconnect cables to get the 'sound' right. If AES48 is supported its plug and play; one of its goals is to eliminate interconn... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? I auditioned the strain gauge at Peter's listening room. He spent two hours with me. I really wanted to like the strain gauge but it was just too sharp on female voices and violins for my taste. @mijostyn To my understanding the Soundsmith Stra... |