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| Are the KEF Blade/Blade 2 Metas a Significant Upgrade from Blade? Well, that Rotel Michi mono amp must be quite an impressive design and engineering effort. While its power consumption is rated at 1,200 watts it somehow manages to output 1,800 watts into 4 ohms. A Class A/B amp cannot output more power than it c... | |
| Dynaudio - Made in China vs Denmark Bluesound is a division of Lenbrook Industries Limited in Canada, but the BS brand products are manufactured in China. | |
| MM, MC, or MI cartridge @mglik - Better is hard to say since preference can be very subjective and dependent upon how well a cartridge matches an arm and system. A Moving Iron design that could prove a worthy competitor is the Grado Epoch3 at $12K or possibly even their ... | |
| Low Frequency Rumble from TT between songs Rumble is different than acoustic feedback. Rumble is noise from the turntable usually related to the bearing and can indicate a lack of sufficient lubrication or an issue with a worn bearing. Acoustic feedback is caused by bass energy being trans... | |
| Proac D48R ProAc doesn't share their crossover frequency, but the recommended frequency for the ribbon tweeter they use is 2,500 Hz when used with a second order filter. | |
| Dynaudio - Made in China vs Denmark My understanding is that while Dynaudio has confirmed transitioning some of its manufacturing to China, their upper end models (Contour, Confidence, and maybe some others) were continuing to be built in Denmark. In any case they should be commende... | |
| Jays Audio cdt2 mk3 burn in and user experiences Glad to hear you're so pleased with the Jay's transport! You might try contacting Berkeley Audio Design about HDCD recognition, bet they'd know what it takes for their DACs to recognize and decode an HDCD signal. | |
| Holo MAY KTE DAC/ Kitsune Hi FI, Lynnwood Washington The OP was asking about warranty support, not general repair services. | |
| Are the KEF Blade/Blade 2 Metas a Significant Upgrade from Blade? Here’s a comment from Hong Kong on the Blade One Meta, making some comparisons to the original Blade One: "What a surprise!!! KEF’s previous Blades are not my cup of tea. I personally think that they are a bit clinical and uninvolving. This pair o... | |
| Jays Audio cdt2 mk3 burn in and user experiences @egrady, Try this - https://www.tekaudiospecialties.com/jay-s-audio | |
| Rose RS250 Streamer/Dac? @aberyclark - That can be quite subjective and the degree of difference would likely vary with the level of electronics used and in particular if the amplification is fully balanced in design. | |
| Rose RS250 Streamer/Dac? @agolde1110 - Yes, if you connect the 250 via the USB digital output to a compatible DAC with balanced XLR outputs you can connect those into analog XLR inputs on a preamp or integrated amp. Hope that answers your question. | |
| Review: Holo May (L2) DAC and the Musetec Audio (LKS Audio) MH-DA005 DAC Compaired Midwest Audio is the USA dealer for Musetec, and currently has the MH-DA005 listed on another sales site for $3,199. They're at 55855 Breden Rise Lane in Mishawaka, IN 46545 Tel.: 574-329-1850 . | |
| Speaker dust cover repair The typically dome shaped cover in the center of cone driver is called the dust cap. | |
| Speakers: Anything really new under the sun? Those Node Hylixa speakers have some interesting design elements, but they're -6dB at 56Hz anechoically and have a sensitivity of just 82.4dB/2.83V. |