doctor_lipp

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What if a high end speaker measures really badly?
I would quote Darko… there isn’t bad audio gear, just mis-priced gear.  I like deep_333’s philosophy, an exceptional price requires exceptional novelty on the part of the designer / manufacturer. My experience is loudspeakers sound like their def... 
Budget preamp recommendation...besides Schiit.
If you can find one, McCormick TLC-1  
Ayre v Hegel sound
@dbphd  If what you are missing is streaming, consider adding a pure streamer such as the iFi Zen Stream or similar to your Ayre stack.  
How do you high pass your main speakers?
@tony1954  I would try the ATC speakers crossed over between 65-75 Hz with a 2nd order Butterworth filter on the miniDSP.  The sub should be crossed over at 65-75 Hz with a 4th order Linkwitz-Riley type crossover.- either in the miniDSP, or using... 
Pure Class-A Amp under $2000 (USED)
Are you a DIY type? Nelson Pass has provided many amplifier designs to the DIY community. Anything from 5 W/ch up to 100 W/ch, all biased into Class A. I have built the Aleph-J (25 W/ch) which is based on the original Aleph series of amplifiers wi... 
What are some of the most underrated and overrated loudspeakers you’ve auditioned?
Over-rated:Red Rose R3.  Very colored sound due to suck-out between mid-range and ribbon tweeter.  Did not sound natural or musical.Polk RTi4.  Rave Stereophile review, typical mid-if high frequency emphasis.  Fatiguing to listen to without equali... 
Who has Luv for the Lyngdorf 2170 and is thinking about the 3400.
A random thought on why the % correction goes up when speakers are placed against a wall.  Most speakers are designed to perform flat when in room.  Putting them against the wall will lift the bass and some mid-bass some 3 to 6 dB.  RP is simply r... 
Class D is just Dandy!
@erik_squires wrote:One really interesting thing about the Technics however is the heavy DSP processing they rely on to flatten the electrical amplitude and phase response. I'm tempted to do this with a miniDSP to see if I hear any benefits. I ha... 
Class D is just Dandy!
Erik said: REW is great, but measuring the speakers adds a ton of confounds. I say this as a speaker maker and integrator. And that's fine, but what I'm personally after is to understand how well these amps do electrically, as that will be the mo... 
Class D is just Dandy!
Kenny Unfortunately, I am not very well equipped with instruments to perform such tasks. Do you have a computer / laptop with audio out?  Then all you need is REW (Room Equalization Wizard) which is free and a mic.  You can get a USB mic with a ... 
Class D is just Dandy!
Henry It is very rare to find a Scintillas owner.  Are you located in Texas? Former owner I'm afraid.  Parted with them many years ago - the original owner wanted them back.  Today I have a system based on the BG72 ribbon and 6 Carver hex cone ... 
Class D is just Dandy!
George, Not only is it 1ohm @100hz, but it has a massive -90 degree phase shift at 100hz also, these two together mean almost a dead short as see by the amp. Where do you get your data on the Scintillas?  I owned a pair and measured the impedance...