audioman58
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| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? Most Xovers are not That great , even in some $$ speakers . danny Ritchie uses parts quality a bit better then average as a rule unless you pay for Copper foil capacitors or top Jantzen Copper foil waxed inductors and resistor upgrade as well a... | |
| What is the most overlooked consideration? Synergy is by far most important , the dac or front end most important why ? for the incoming signal comes through and this dictates how it is going to sound down stream , once information is lost then it cannot be fixed down stream a quality d... | |
| How much power needed to drive 91db speakers? My Pathos integrated Class A inpol powered integrated has a lot of power for most any speaker 88 db on up in a good sized room https://upscaleaudio.com/products/pathos-inpol2-mkii?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=14980c6b1&pr_rec_pid=70262... | |
| Pathos Classic One MkIII vs. Krell S-300i I have a Pathos inpol 2 MK2 Inpol - pure class A 45wpc-75wpc into 4 ohms a true dual mono design and over 85 lbs it has a excellent set like presentation and SS control and slam as long as your speakers are around 88db on up they sound great !!an... | |
| How much power needed to drive 91db speakers? I happen to have focal Sopra 2 speakers 91db efficient at 8 ohms I have a 45wpc Pathos inpole integrated amp 45wpv 8 ohms and 75 wpc into 4 ohms my room is big 30x 16x8 but I only sit 11 feet from them .itcan playinto 95db peaks it weighs... | |
| What is a good all around high quality speaker to purchase? Sonus Faber New G2 3 models much trickle down technologies great customer feedback from $4-$8k excellent sonics and quality!! | |
| Innuos Zen MK3 tips and tricks Don’t skimp on ETHERNET CABLES OR USB , YOU NEED A LINEAR POWER SUPPLY TO YOUR ROUTER ,DIGITAL IS NOT GROUNDED I BOUGHT A LINEAR TUBE AUDIO LPS AND COMES WOTH A EXCELLENT DC CABLEB USE A DECENT POWER CORD , AND YOUR ETHERNET HUB , AT MINIMUM A $... | |
| I replaced the volume pot on my tube preamplifier. Alps and Bourne pots are junk ,2 plastic wipers with a conductive spray on them $25 where any good volume pot has a resistive ladder and then relay controlled which the Khozmo has I have used them before . | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Gangster rap= 💩 crap everything else I can stand in small doses. | |
| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? Having rebuilt many loudspeakers the vast majority have Xovers that are average at best ,even speakers at $50 k look up Tony Gee humble homemade hifi capacitor test most speakers capacitors are a 7-8 around 11 on up is very good most are not !! | |
| Why most $3000 and lower DAC’s sound almost identical Normally there is a 4-1 ratio or more between parts,R&D and overhead ,dealer markup , at this price point there is limitations in parts quality ,fancy cases when you start getting near $6k or up then much more monies can be dedicated to bigger... | |
| New preamplifier - Backert Rhumba Extreme, Aesthetix Calypso Signature, Ayre KX5 Twenty I was thinking about buying the Backart extreme until I see they use a low cost Alps volume attenuator rather then a much better resistor ladder with relay control like the Linear Tube Audio, just read their write up Alps volume pot for $8500 no... | |
| Linear Tube Audio - Micro ZOTL - version -3 Update on upgrades There are a bunch many just don’t care to take the time which is. A shame . | |
| Thoughts on Iconoclast interconnects? The Cardas clear beyond speaker, interconnects exceptional cables , my brother bought them and compared to much higher cost Nordost, synergistic ,and several other well known brands of higher cost I am thinking about purchasing them in the fu... | |
| Do most people prefer tight bass or non tight bass? Why not look at the Focal Sopra-2, I thought it would be bright - wrong it is coherent top to bottom , check it out and the reviews and very efficient. |