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| Electrostatic Speakers Hi BrianI have always liked electrostatics - really transparent - especially in the midrange.The issue I find with ML is they are disjointed in the bass as they transition to the bass driver - it sounds like a system with a subwoffer.That said it ... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream Hi OzzyYes it had the latest firmware etc. It was well run in. The only difference was the server.But I have to also say that reference system is ultra revealing - its more revealing than my current system which is pretty revealing. I heard the DS... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream A retailer out our way has a Direct-Stream on their reference system. I have heard one on another system and thought it pretty good - so good there is a GTG in the works to compare it to my favorite DAC called a Killer.I don't know why but on the ... | |
| Why blind listening tests are flawed I am with Doggie on this.IMHO neither sighted nor blind tests are perfect.To really get to the bottom of a bit of gear you need both.But having participated in blind tests I know only too well how hard they are to set up and do properly, which is ... | |
| Audiophilleo vs Empirical audio offramp I have compared both on a number of occasions, and lent my Off-Ramp to owners of an Audiophellio to do just that.The Off-Ramp is clearly and obviously better. The only issue was the price difference - is it worth the extra dosh? For me - yes - but... | |
| USB power supply? In my experience yes - nothing guaranteed of course - but worth trying.ThanksBill | |
| The best Standmount Loudspeaker $6k or under 'The new Jupiter copper foil is the trick. $400-$600 for the set of two instead of thousands!'Hmmm.Had a look at Parts connection. 1uf Duelund RS - $127.00. 1uf Jupiter Copper - $115.00I know someone that sells both Jupiter and Duelund, as well as... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream All the guys out our way with a direct-stream have tried the new Firmware and believe its a definite step up.ThanksBill | |
| The best Standmount Loudspeaker $6k or under My favourite in that range is Lenehan Audio ML2 Reference:http://www.lenehanaudio.com.au/index.php/products/ml2-speakers/ml2-specifications/ml2-reference-specifications.htmlWith the current exchange rate it would be under $6K US. But unless you ar... | |
| Worth doing upgrades to my W4S DAC-1? Yes.Owned a WFS DAC and wasn't overly impressed.Compared it to an upgraded one - much better.ThanksBill | |
| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE 'Would love to read about these tests, could you please point me (us) to their whereabouts?'They were done by a speaker designer I know. He also said a number of other designers, such as Dunlavey, did the same tests with the same results.However e... | |
| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE 'All things being equal, a Q of 0.5 (0.577) will start rolling off sooner than a Q of 0.707 (which will give you flat, most extended frq response).'Although I forgot to mention it, because it was I thought reasonably obvious, the tests were done f... | |
| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE 'QTC is not a scale for determining how good a speaker is, it is simply an indicator of how the speaker behaves at its resonant frequency.'Dear oh dear. Your knowledge of speaker design needs work I am afraid.A QTC of .5 is called transient perfec... | |
| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE Charles wrote:'People have test driven(heard) the Magico and were not impressed.They don't impress me, but so what, just my opinion. I totally get the point that you and usermanual find the Magico to be your Porsche standard, others simply do not.... | |
| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE 'You can like what you (think) you like, but it has already been proven that in a control environment, tested blind, most people prefer a better engineered loudspeaker'Untrue.It has been proven, for example, in controlled studies, and this is well... |