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Class-D amps - a different re view
"FWIW there is no audible difference between a damping factor of 60 and that of 1000..."Thank you Atma for the information Much appreciated."the problem with most solid state amps is. . ."Right on MRT. I should also like to add:"the problem with m... 
Class-D amps - a different re view
Larryi, on second reading, the 302 is a stereo amp. You seem to be describing monoblocks. Do you remember their very approximate physical size? JRDG has 3 monoblocks in its 1st gen ICE offerings: 201, 501, 301. 
Class-D amps - a different re view
Hi Larryi, I concur with a lot of your findings on the 1st generation Rowland 302 amp. I heard it twice at some length at a dealer, but it was not stirring my imagination at all. . . polite to a fault. Totally different experience with the 2nd gen... 
Class-D amps - a different re view
Chaz801, in the same general price range as the Nuforce and Red Dragon, you should consider also having a listen to the Spectron Musician 3 Sig, the H2o, and to the Rowland 501 monos. You may find they sound somewhat different from one another. Yo... 
Class-D amps - a different re view
Atma, I am glad you are withdrawing from "it can be expressed in words, therefore it must be true" kind of logic. As for distortions, I hear a lot of distortion in most systems, regardless of underlying technology and -- I should add -- regardless... 
Class-D amps - a different re view
"There is a common myth in audio that there is no 'best'. However, the English language tells us that it does exist- else the word 'best' would be meaningless."Interesting Atma, I did not know you were a nominalist. . . . I thought that particular... 
Class-D amps - a different re view
"and luck only determines the sound of the system- no doubt why so many want to know which class D sounds the best!"Good point Ralph, perhaps that's also why I would really like to know what solid state and what tubed amp sound the best, . . . bec... 
Slim Devices SB3 external hard drive
For creating a music server around extremely rugged milspec external hard drives capable of surviving 1200G of accelleration see:http://www.olixir.comSomewhat pricier than run of the mill consumer grade drives, their 500GB solutions cost approx $5... 
Class-D amps - a different re view
Atmasphere, which one was in your view the sonically 'best' switching amp you heard 3 years ago?My admittedly very modest experience is that -- like tubed or classic solid state gear -- tubed amps can sound exceedingly different. 
Slim Devices SB3 external hard drive
For latest pricing specials on hard drives see:http://www.salescircular.comSelect your state. Click on hard drives. For reliability info on individual models check user reviews on Newegg, buy.com, CNET. Even from the same manufacturer, some drive ... 
Slim Devices SB3 external hard drive
Michael, perhaps you would like to tell my comatose Maxtor Onetouch 250Gb External that it has suffered only of a software crash and it's time to get off its little spinning a s s?!Alternatively, you may want to visit Newegg.com and read user repo... 
Slim Devices SB3 external hard drive
I have recently seen 1TB IOMEGA external drives advertised for as little as $244. This would yield a price of less than $500 for a twin drive system for full backup. Here is the relevant IOMEGA page:http://www.iomega.com/direct/products/family.jsp... 
what kind of audiophile are you ?
I confess I may be all of the above. . . I fear I may also be a lover of music, of its instruments, history, philosophy, and socio-anthropological implications. Does that qualify me as an audiophile, or just as an odd duck?Guido 
Class-D amps - a different re view
"At present we have to take the prudent view that good sound might be possible from switching amps, but we haven't heard it yet."Yes, that is prudent a view indeed. It looks to me like the author seems to have sampled a narrow mixture of usual sus... 
Observations on Audiogon Posts
TVAD's words of wisdom should be engraved onto brass plaques -- or even better on instrument-grade boards of solid African Blackwood or Lignum Vitae -- and be featured above the system rack of every audiophile on this site. G.