cleeds
Responses from cleeds
| Educate me about gain and amp/preamp matching thiefoflight ... even if the signal coming into the amp has more gain to begin with, at I still limited to small headroom due to the 30w the amp puts out? Yes. Once an amplifier has been fed an input of sufficient gain to drive it to maximum o... | |
| Recommendations for electronic crossover. georgehifiIn general Bridged Amps Pros= More watts.Cons=Worse damping factorHigher output impedance (has relevance to damping factor)Lower stability (especially into low impedance’s)Current ability is reduced (especially into low impedance’s)Highe... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? mijostyn ... For those of you who do not like a spirited discussion I suggest you take up needle work. If it were not for Cleeds I would not be having any fun.Another option is to alert the moderators to abusive forum users. That way those who wa... | |
| Azimuth 2020 ↑↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑ Insults and invective are bad enough, but when the vitriol rises to the level of doxing and physical threats, I exit the conversation. I care a whole lot more about my family than I do this forum.There are... | |
| Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed! fruitloopsr Is there a difference using 30 amp breakers instead of 20 or just overkill Does it matter either way Yes, there’s a difference. Check NEC and your local code. NEC says you can’t use a 30A breaker on a 20A receptacle. | |
| Aurender's "Sound" Do your other sources sound neutral? What are you using for your music files? Your own CD rips? Tidal, Qobuz? | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? sokogear Turntables deliver infinite significant digits of information.No, they don't. That's why they're bandwidth-limited and have finite frequency response, dynamic range, and s/n.I'm an analog guy at heart. But the notion that it is "continu... | |
| Sexy singer(s) and/or song(s) There are some good singers named here already, including Tina Turner. But for a song that’s explicitly about sex, it’s difficult to surpass the long version of Donna Summer’s "Love to Love You, Baby," even though it's certainly not my style. It s... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? There's enough "us vs. them" already in this world, so I think anyone who considers himself an audiophile should be welcome into our little club. | |
| Azimuth 2020 lewmI think what can happen, if azimuth is set at any angle different from 90 degrees, is that as you raise or lower the VTA. the contact points of the stylus, depending upon stylus shape, might alter their contact with the groove and certainl... | |
| Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time? oregonpapa... never judge a prospect by their appearance. I’ve sold homes to millionaires who drive old cars, wear thrift-store ties, and who are late on their haircuts more than once.That’s what most millionaires do; that’s how they acquired weal... | |
| is the sound of vinyl due to the physical process of the turntable? brianluceycleedsLet me clarify, as you are mistaken. (please check my website, this is what I do daily for a living ...Your claim that "Vinyl is more punchy because it has to be, else the stylus jumps the groove" suggests you really should have a... | |
| Azimuth 2020 melm"VTA and azimuth are two completely independent angles." Only with a tangential tonearm, not with a pivoted, offset, one. The effect may be minor, depending on the degree of offset, but it's there.Your claim can only be accurate if the ... | |
| Lumin or Aurender I’m pleased overall with my little Aurender N100H. hgeifman... Aurender Conductor App (free) is very easy to use. It is easy to switch between my stored CD’s, Tidal Streaming, Qobuz and Internet radio (listen to the Radio Paradise station at 320kb... | |
| Azimuth 2020 mijostynCleeds, Lederman is a business man and obviously his approach has worked on you. Everything he belches is common knowledge ...I’ve met Lederman several times and never heard him belch. Whether you care for his products or style or not, hi... |