classicjazz
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| Soulution 710 Amplifier and 720 Preamplifier At the level of gear to which you refer, I am not sure that there are clear superiors or inferiors. I would imagine that in well-optimized systems each brand provides an array of virtues. The combination of each may differ slightly and ideally you... | |
| Wadia 922 vs 921 My understanding is that the changes are all in the power supply, including new capacitors. There are no changes to the conversion stages. I was considering the upgrade but was advised by Wadia that it might be worth it to wait until they complete... | |
| interested in exploring classical Find a way to learn about the structure of music from a listening/theory standpoint. I recommend the Teaching Company website. They offer a superb series on various kinds of music (series dedicated to Mozart, opera, Beethoven etc.). You really can... | |
| Wilson Benesch A,C.T. & Wilson Audio Watt Puppy8 I owned the latest version WB ACT with a WB Torus for over a year. The ACT has a somewhat relaxed, lyric sound quality. It is very smooth tonally with a nice, golden top end. I used the ACTs with both Lamm ML1.1s and M1.2Rs as well as Audia, Brink... | |
| cooling my Krell monoblocks Try using fans to draw the heat away. I use Noctua fans - they are Swiss made computer case fans and the quietest around. The other brand would be Scythe, which are also quiet compared to most fans but a little noiser than the Noctua. At $20 a fan... | |
| BAT Rex and Lamm 1.2 with WP8 synergy The REX has a 200 Ohm output impedance and the Lamm M1.2 1 41,000 Ohm input impedance. This ratio (>20x) should be fine. | |
| To turn off or not to turn off You can get a Kill-a-watt and see how much energy your equipment draws. It may be illuminating. As for the cost of leaving equipment on, you can compute the draw from your rate schedule, usually published in your utility bill. 60W x 24 hours x 30 ... | |
| Loricraft and power cord upgrade? It's all in good fun. I actually was curious what kind of response I would get. I was re-arranging the furniture and decided to move the RCM out of the living room for aesthetic reasons.I didn't realize it had a detachable power cord so I decided ... | |
| Ripping 700 CD's to HD using FLAC-How much space? I'd also point out using Firewire or eSata as an interface if you have it. Moving data around is a pain once you have it ripped. Many drives have quad interfaces now (USB2, FW400, FW800, eSata). I'd also use 1TB drives and fill them at most 2/3. D... | |
| Killing BluRay, new Oppo BR 83 In the here and now, Blu-Ray is king for both image quality ceteris paribus if you have a screen that is large enough to show the difference. There are studies on the Web that examine our ability to discern pixel pitch. On a small screen, the pixe... | |
| Audia amplifiers- comments? The Audia specs are -3dB at 1 MHz and a fast slew rate of >200 µS. I believe that this constitutes wide bandwidth (as well as high-speed). Many solid state amps offer a frequency response that is -3dB at 160 kHz or so. Many solid state preamps ... | |
| Audia amplifiers- comments? Audia has a very refined sound with tremendous bass response. Smooth yet extended highs and lows. I've owned Krell KAS2, FPB series (numerous), Goldmund, Brinkmann and a slew of other exotic amps. Still own Lamm amps. Audia is an excellent amp for... | |
| Playback designs followup? I've owned the MPS-5 for about 4 months now. During this time I've also had the P03-D03 with rubidium clock and the Wadia 9 series driven by an Esoteric UX1. First off, the Wadia sound is distinctly different from the MPS-5 and Esoteric sound. The... | |
| Best Standard Def DVD Player under $8,000 used? To the original question:I have the Denon 5910 and find the video output of my Levinson 51 to be superior. The Levinson may have been the finest DVD player ever made. It is about $8K used (it is also a fabulou CD player). The color quality of the ... | |
| Weiss Minerva Dac Satyam,I am pretty sure I had the Minerva driven by iTunes at 192 kHz. I can try again tomorrow and see the highest frequency at which the Minerva locks. This was with a Macbook Pro. |