audioman58
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| Will a subwoofer add depth and clarity to my system, or just bass? Yes a very good quality sub at least in the $1k andup club will give great precision in the Bass and bass fundamentals up tothe midrange which for sure adds depth and coherence to the musical performance. | |
| An encounter and lesson in speaker prices ... Having sold audio for a number of years I realized every persons hearing range can vary to certain sensitivities ,and preferences from razor sharp leading edge detail ,to silky smooth , and as ones ears get older you do loose different parts of t... | |
| Klipsch!. The worst speaker company, EVER? I have had several older Klipsch as well as their latest Heresy the titanium drivers are very decent , the connectors ,wiring and Xover suck bad cheap junk no name parts . I ended up redoing myself with over $600 just in parts , but totally transf... | |
| Hey That's Not So Bad if It's Class D I also feel All solid state amps can be improved with a good Vacuum Tube preamp. i have followed this practice in 90% of my systems ,this too can apply to good digital. | |
| Is vintage audio better? I'm starting to look at current (modern) and non-US audio. Every country has some brilliant designers in varies areas . Each designer may just have a different design layout all depending on what characteristics you are looking for .many old Western electric ,and RCA Williamson tube layouts were just impr... | |
| Going linear - The Luxman 507ux Hello Erik How much was your Digital amp? What brand and is it a integrated ?as I am sure you know the latest digital is noticably better today then even just 2-3 years ago. I have a digital integrated from Denmark Gato Audio andthey use Pascal ... | |
| HELP!!! I need a “GOOD-CHEAP” preamp solution??? Schiit, Audio has a nice little preamp that is both vacuum tubeor solid state you choose which one sounds better with remote for around $800 and beat many preamps 2x the cost if on a budgeta solid choice and you can upgrade the vacuum tubes to muc... | |
| HELP!!! I need a “GOOD-CHEAP” preamp solution??? Schiit, Audio has a nice little preamp that is both vacuum tubeor solid state you choose which one sounds better with remote for around $800 and beat many preamps 2x the cost if on a budgeta solid choice and you can upgrade the vacuum tubes to muc... | |
| What class of amplifier has the most high definition sound ? That is not clear cut at all, a SET tube amp with very efficient speakers may have the best purist midrange, and a big solid state amp may have the best dynamics or Bass. The speaker and type of music too come into play. The correct answer i... | |
| Hey That's Not So Bad if It's Class D There are a lot of Class D Custom amplifiers thst are Very good .i have owned SET amps ,hybrids,class A, class AB .I now own a class D Amp from The Danish company Gato Audiothe Latest 400-S Which use Pascal Amps also from Denmark ,they totally mod... | |
| We are buying and reviewing gear all wrong I owned a all MBL System and was incredibly good ,when I owned a Audio store . I could never afford to pay even close to retail as a regular consumer . There are very few companies who make Loudspeakers as well as electronics and cables . If you h... | |
| Does my amp have enough juice to power my speakers? Horns such as the classic Klipsch can sound excellent .The Keyis getting rid of the stock crossover and putting in Quality capacitors, inductors,resistors and wiring . A Night and Daybetter more coherent speaker . This too applies to most speaker... | |
| A New? Way to Buy Loudspeakers?? The only problem with that is in the quality they may expect .crutchfield has midfi at best. | |
| Beware of the cable claiming long burn in period. Not allways true , like a good capacitor ,cables especially with Teflon dielectric can takewell over 300hours for sure . Just ask VH Audio for example. Theirs caps ,as well as Teflon Litz - OCC Copper Wire ,and caps.we have documented t... | |
| Amp - preamp or integrated Thisall depends on your budget , a sound ruleof thumb less then 25% of the piece of electronics goes into the build,the rest overhead and dealer markup. A great integrated has several advantages such as 1 less pair of interconnects, power cords... |