audioman58
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| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? You have not been around long , at least 65% of amplifiers are SS not tube . I owned a Audiostore for a decade, the progression of SS over the last 15 years SS Mosfets ,or bipolar transistors have many vacuum tube attributes in smoothness ,there... | |
| True high-end Speakers need a midrange Perlisten audio has created a excellent design that is accurate, musical and can play very loud if need be ,and very unique the wave guide has a tweeter, but also 2 opposing 1 inch drivers that do midrange duties a very well thought out design f... | |
| Speaker Efficiency One thing I forgot Tom mention ,on efficiency of the speaker, Klipsch forte say 99 db actually closer to94-95 db efficiency the Sonus Faber you say are 88 DB efficient , for every 3 db it takes 50% more to get to the same volume level ,the Sonu... | |
| Speaker Efficiency You may have a low quality alps volume pot ,just look it is a round silver can it is only 2 wipers with a contact spray , once it gets past a certain point it can start loosing resolution , where a resistor ladder type ,or rely much better ,also ... | |
| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? Myself being an Audiophile for 40+ years ,and owning a Audio store for a decade. I know build quality. And shortcuts taken in both speakers ,as well as electronics. many Audiophile ,or most Donot know about say the many shortcuts - being cheap ... | |
| The Hidden Gem at Capital Audio Fest (CAF) 2023! Not getting their just due the Perlisten R7, and S7 Loudspeakers they are very good on many levels , my Dealer Perrotta Consultants Has them and the R7 can be bought with discount under $9k best many much more expensive speakers and measure ... | |
| What percentage of digital vs. analog? At one time records sounded better that being said at least $10k needed for digital or Analog-records. To sound at Audiophile standards on average , for digital $4-5k alone just for a LPS for router 2-Quality ethernet cables, a goodEthernet ... | |
| Hearing other appliances in dedicated line I have a 4 wire dedicated line one common ground the other a insulated isolated ground on its on buzz bar and grounding all wires awg 10 Copper as well as outlets gold over Copper , very quality . | |
| Prima Luna Vs Accupahse There is a substantial gap here in build quality alone Accuphase is far better made in Japan which has much much more QC as well as parts quality, also their failure rate in the lowest 5% in the worlld going from others I read over a 20 year pe... | |
| "I'm a believer" Personally the front end like the digital front end equally important for quality for it provides the music good or bad , if the quality is not real good it cannot be made up down stream. | |
| "I'm a believer" The vast majority of speakers the internal Xover is the weak point ,to save monies most people never question what they can’t see . having over 20 years in upgrading my own speakers and others Audio friends gains as high as 15% better is not... | |
| I Cried Today R..I.P John, glad to see no cancelling God on this forum ,Amen. | |
| Subwoofer Basics Help If you have variable outputs , call SVS subwoofers they can walk you through it and from $600 on up they have a nice app to control your settings from your seating area which is very handy. And comes with Free shipping and a 45 day trial and 5 y... | |
| Which Would You Choose? Tube amps too weak on the bass drivers the Hegel has a class leading 4000 damping factor which is far better then. The competition by a large margin, giving far better control and slam to all drivers. And the Hegel H600 has a excellent preamp... | |
| Which Would You Choose? Hegel New H 600 is far better then both. |