csontos
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| Quest to achieve live sound Sitting at a live event not only amplifies the sound but also it's size. If it's philharmonic, the band shell magnifies the entire presence by design. P.A. sound is not the goal in achieving what I think we're after. To achieve what Apachef1 sugge... | |
| Is Kind of Blue the Best Jazz Album Ever Don't lose any sleep over it. The answer is no. What do you like? Horns? Piano? Strings? Vocals? There's lots to choose from. Nostalgia is the equalizer. | |
| When did you ever hear a system sound so life-like A pair of Meridian 105 monos, a pair of KEF 105s, an Oracle Alexandria, FR tone-arm with a Dynavector Ruby cartridge set up right and you've got live sound! | |
| NAD vs. Cambridge Audio A NAD DC amp burned up my beautiful B&W DM7s but that was an early version. I'm still holding a grudge. | |
| Does Class A amplifier artificially smoothen sound No matter what the topology, all amps have artificial artifacts. Some are simply more true to the source than others. I think Rtn1 is correct in that specific design is what ultimately dictates the result. I own 3 class A Bedinis, a 25/25, 100/100... | |
| Too Many Tubes? Could the tees be in the way? | |
| what cartridge? You need to consider what price level your system can support to justify the expense and then research that price-point. I would stay away from a "shibata" as this design will eat up your vinyl since it has 2 sharp longitudinal edges, one on eithe... | |
| returning vinyl for warpage? I would definitely not apply heat to it. There is an estimated 1000,000 bits of information in every inch of record groove which is why digital , with about a relative third of that, still can't compete with a great pick-up system. If your tone-ar... | |
| buzz from one phono preamp more than another? You might also want to check the RCA's on your interconnects to make sure the pin is firmly engaged by gently putting pressure on them in a circular motion. If the hum disappears either completely or intermittently during this procedure, you proba... | |
| SS bias pot tweaks? I should mention that having said all that, I would definitely not attempt this procedure on an amp with multiple pots on each channel. | |
| SS bias pot tweaks? Points are very well taken, guys. I do agree you must be very careful but I'm just convinced by my own experience that the only way to pinpoint it is by listening. I've listened to lots of high-end stuff over the years but never heard the kind of ... | |
| SS bias pot tweaks? I'm aware of the overbias issue. However I was referring to channel balance. I discovered the bias pots in my Meridian 105's back in the late 70's and their significance to the overall performance of the amp. I'm no technician but confident enough... | |
| Ia a good amp more important than a good DAC? Well, in keeping with the question, the amp is the only component in the chain that every other component is subject to, ie:frequency response, frequency extension, dynamic range,slew rate, rise time, headroom. All parameters that with modestly pr... | |
| Ia a good amp more important than a good DAC? I guess I must have misunderstood the question. But everything that enters the speakers must first pass through the amp which is their preceding component so does it not stand to reason that in order to receive an accurate example of whatever is b... | |
| Ia a good amp more important than a good DAC? I have to say that the Leach Superamps I just acquired confirm my position all along that the amp is in fact the most important component. |