barryaudiophile
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| What cause tweeters hiss ? Consider the obvious. The tweeter is a transducer, it has no intrinsic energy of its own (other than the kinematic energy imparted to it by gravity which will not produce a sound unless you drop it on the ground). If you take the tweeter out of ... | |
| Best Phono Stage Consider the Black Swan from AAW | |
| Do you build anything for your high fidelity system? If so, what do you make? Gosh folks, I wound up building it all. Power amps, preamp, DAC, active crossover, four way speaks (I need 8 amplifiers of varying power sizes), line array of 9 tweeters and line array 5 upper mids, single low mid, two sets of baffled woofers o... | |
| Phono stage price range 1500 to 2000 dollars. You might look at the AAW Black Swan for $1500, multi cartridge inputs , Front panel cartridge loading, unbelievable low noise and clarity, doesn't sound like tube or SS., sound like the cartridge. Black Swan - austinaudioworks.com | |
| If a speaker cable added 1 - 2 ohms of resistance would that be? That would make your solid state amplifier sound like tube amplifier. It will eliminate the effects of dynamic damping, possibly screw with your speakers cross over (no in a damaging way) depending on the speaker | |
| Fuse Direction for Pass Labs Amp and Preamp Placebo effect at work. | |
| Does a graphic equalizer show where your amp is lacking? Fundamentally any good amplifier has no sonic signature. When combined with cables and a speaker the amplifier interacts through the cables and with the speaker such that the three create a unique sonic signature. There are three variables you hav... | |
| Least Expensive Power Conditioner/Surge Protector That Won't Worsen Sound The first sentence of you second paragraph is the reality of it, the rest had to deal with insecurity. | |
| Solid State Phono Stages For reasons to numerous to go into here you might consider a Black Swan Phono Preamp. | |
| Why don't upgrade the wires and components inside our units? I design and build Amplifiers and Preamps (you might call them head amps). The choices of specific wires in the units are based on the task they are to perform, the amount of current they must carry, and their locations in the individual unit. I... | |
| What's with website? Thank you for bringing some important considerations. As it is a quite Sunday morning with some time to devote to this thread I would offer some thoughts. We have a unique market here. It is a classic Tribal market, a group of people with only ... | |
| What's with website? Again I apologize for attempting to gain an education in an area in which I have a legitimate interest. My question was about what that makes a website noteworthy and interesting? Having a site naturally makes me want to learn more about what i... | |
| What's with website? to answer your question, yes I have a site. Am I trying to promote it, no. I trying to learn more but I see that this may not be the right place to do that so I shall bother no you further. Thank you for you time, good bye my friends, Barry. | |
| What's with website? Opps. Sorry I stepped on your toes, I shall withdraw so as to not disturb you further.. | |
| Audiogon is becoming the hub for scammers. One should consider that it is the readership that sets the tone. Bad actors look for stages with weak audiences who will fall for their grift. I see trolls but not supporters creating support and demand for higher standards. Caveat emptor mea... |