bombaywalla
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| B&w 803s. Vs nautilus 802 here is a nice discussion comparing the 803S to the 804S. I know that you did not ask for this but this discussion reveals several characteristics of the 803S that might interest you. Also, several posters did a comparison with the 803D version &a... | |
| electrostats vs ribbon drivers Mrtennis, you go to great lengths to further ruin your reputation in this forum.... | |
| First Watt: current vs voltage However, in man places I read that First Watt are current amps (in opposed to voltage amps) and thus they can only be used with single drivers speakers. this makes no sense at all!! How did you conclude the 2nd part of your sentence from the first... | |
| Audio Magic Clairvoyant Liquid Air AC cable Got the AC cable in my system and it by far the very best cable I have ever heard. This LA IMO is a major breakthrough in cable design.I will have the IC/SC up and running next week. Stay tuned.heh, heh, heh! I thought that you might like it..... ... | |
| Let's ID Speakers with 1st order Crossover design. Green Mountain Audio (located in Colorado Springs, CO). He usually demos his speakers at RMAF in a joint room with Audio Magic & Marigo Audio Labs. Excellent speakers & great person to interact with (from my personal experience).... | |
| DAC for 16/44 only A few 16/44.1 DACs come to mind (in no particular order):Bel Canto DAC2Scott Nixon Tube DAC/Chibi DACAudio Note 1.1/2.1 DACKora Hermes DACLavry DAC10/DAC11depends on how much you want to spend. the DACs listed range from several $100s to $1500. | |
| Phase Distortion - Speaker/Amplifiers I understand that the analog audio signal isn't a descrete set of 0's and 1's, but I thought the wave form resulted from "pulses" that either inreased or decreased the wave amplitude? from the laser that reads the CDs - yes, it's a string of 0s &a... | |
| Phase Distortion - Speaker/Amplifiers When I think of the phase relating to speakers my understanding isn't much beyond swapping the speaker wires around such that the left and right channels would be firing opposite of each other.technically the correct term for this would speaker po... | |
| Audio Magic Clairvoyant Liquid Air AC cable Glory, I cannot comment on the Audio Magic LA AC cable but I can tell you that the equivalent LA interconnects are fantastic in every respect. They are very quiet indeed & very dynamic & they do not call any attention to themselves. From m... | |
| Coleman Hawkins encounters Ben Webster long 08-18-11: PhaelonIm resurrecting this thread because I just got the Hawkins/Webster CD. I cant really ad anything to the very nice post by Aldavis, so Ill just say that listening to this entire ensemble, including Oscar Peterson, is absolutely ... | |
| What time do you wear? 08-15-11: Mrtennisi realize that there are collectors and curiosity exists.perhaps someone can enlighten me as to the reason for asking this question.by the way, my inquiry applies to many other threads, but i'll try to be relevant and not bring u... | |
| Goertz and Vandesteen I have Vandersteen 5A's which are kissing cousins to the quattros.kissing cousins, eh? i love that phrase! ;-) | |
| Why magic at 80 db? The features seem a to run less hot, but still...wow.observe the same thing on your TV set - the feature presentation will be at a lower volume compared to the ads that come every 10 minutes or so. MAke a note of this the next time you are watchin... | |
| Magnepan 1.6 active 24db slop better than stock? I have everything to do it,if it's going to improve I want to do it.then why the heck are you asking - just do it! your system, your ears & your satisfaction. do it & ascertain for yourself if it's an improvement or not. why are you asking... | |
| Kondo DAC : Why no reviews ?? AP, the other HYPOTHESIS I have is that this DAC from Kondo-san is much like a Rolls-Royce Phantom automobile - there are people who simply know that they want a RR Phantom car come what may & they simply go out & buy & then use it. Th... |