charles1dad
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| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure Hi bebruatigan,You experienced a very dramatic form of the 'break-in' process. I am glad you had the patience to give the Nenuphars a chance. Some listeners would have come to a premature conclusion and given up on them. I have no doubt that your... | |
| Hard of Hearing Audiophile. Fred,You idea of a high quality audio external microphone and quality phone app is an excellent thought. I hope there are engineers and manufacturers currently working on such suitable products . Music appreciation is IMO a lifelong condition once... | |
| Wilson Alexia 2 Carey,I'm glad that you had the opportunity to hear Spectral and judge for yourself. I understand your description. It's one thing to make sound (Even good sound by Hifi criteria). It's another thing to establish an emotionally communicating musi... | |
| Hard of Hearing Audiophile. ebm ,The OP is obviously a music lover who unfortunately has permanent hearing loss which has to be utterly frustrating. Through much trial and error he has assembled a good audio system that brings him musical joy. I'm very happy for him. His ex... | |
| Wilson Alexia 2 Ozzy,I agree with your perspective but interestingly it was Dave Wilson himself who intentionally demonstrated his Alexia driven by a receiver. Seems odd given the known load characteristics of this speaker. Who’d be more aware of this than the de... | |
| DAC Measurements vs Actual Experience Sixfour3, You have come to the point of recognizing that what measures well doesn't ensure sounding well. Conversely sounding well doesn't necessarily correlate with measuring well. IMHO listeners are in the long run much better off choosing audio... | |
| to my ears digital audio does not sound natural? something is wrong! I agree that vague broad brush painting gets you no where. I've heard digital sourced audio systems sound very organic/natural and 'some' turntable front end systems sound etched and clinical. The converse has been heard as well. The ultimate sou... | |
| ???Anyone Here UpGrade From Yaqin/Cayin/etc... To Another Tube Amp Considered Hi End??? Freediver asked, "So how do you feel they are just ok?"I don’t believe that devilboy was questioning Burson’s engineering competency but was referring to the sound quality which is what obviously matters most. As most of us recognize sound quality... | |
| Thoughts on Tube vs SS amplification for Sony SS AR1s sfmorris,It would be very interesting if you could acquire another high current solid state amp as an additional data point. I must say though that the Accuphase is considered to be an upper echelon solid state amplifier. They don't get much bet... | |
| Thoughts on Tube vs SS amplification for Sony SS AR1s BTW I know the Luxman is rated at 20 watts. However it is rated at 14 w at 4 ohm load. The Luxman produces its lowest power right in the rsgion where the Sony actually dips even lower to 2.7 ohm!!! So one would expect less than the 14 watts at th... | |
| Thoughts on Tube vs SS amplification for Sony SS AR1s atmasphere,Thanks for your response. In light of the excellent sound quality sfmorris described with the Luxman and Sony pairing, your explanation makes considerable sense. One can’t help but notice the contrast to what George and erik_squires con... | |
| ???Anyone Here UpGrade From Yaqin/Cayin/etc... To Another Tube Amp Considered Hi End??? I agree that the topology and the sucess of its implementation and quality of parts determine the ultimate sound quality level of the amplifier. Pure class A single ended (Very simple circuit) KT 150 with high quality output transformers should s... | |
| Thoughts on Tube vs SS amplification for Sony SS AR1s atmasphere,You have more knowledge and experience in this realm than I. If you say that the need for high current is "overblown" I’m sure you have the evidence to substantiate that position. It’s just that the need for high current is nearly axiom... | |
| Thoughts on Tube vs SS amplification for Sony SS AR1s Atmasphere, In a follow up post I specifically mentioned amplifiers capable of doubling their power as the speaker impedance is halved. This would demonstrate high current output/delivery from the amplifier. This is what some have said the Sony sp... | |
| Thoughts on Tube vs SS amplification for Sony SS AR1s ddude003,Amplifiers that can double (or nearly double) their power as speaker impedance is cut in half are touted as mandatory for difficult speaker loads such as this Sony. Although logical to the core, sonic results can be surprisingly poor sou... |