douglas_schroeder
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| lessloss blackbody There seems to be a nearly inverse relationship between the extent to which a manufacturer has to turn intellectual tricks to explain a product and it's efficaciousness. | |
| Is a transport/DAC combo better than a CD player I have used players that beat combos, and combos that beat players. Much depends on the quality of the components and the cables used. You do not necessarily need a high end transport to get extremely good results. You happen to have a player that... | |
| IMPORTANT INFO RE: OPAMP ROLLING MINIMAX DAC Mike, perhaps it was not clear that I tried to indicate in the article the tube output would be the standard in testing. I felt the tube output was overall preferred and that readers would be most interested in it. I would comment upon SS output w... | |
| IMPORTANT INFO RE: OPAMP ROLLING MINIMAX DAC Note: THE REVISED OPAMP ROLLING ARTICLE IS NOW ONLINE, along with an introduction which explains how this all came about. | |
| IMPORTANT INFO RE: OPAMP ROLLING MINIMAX DAC The entire affair has become convoluted (in regards to the concept of reversing positions of Opamps in the unit)I made a mistake with the color indications in the article. Meanwhile, it seems credible concerns over reversing the positions of the O... | |
| IMPORTANT INFO RE: OPAMP ROLLING MINIMAX DAC Sorry, the link is here - way too much involved in this...http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=86504.20 | |
| Those Awaiting EE Minimax DAC Opamp Rolling... Mfsoa, in response to your question about the final selection of Opamps, there were some aspects of the article writing and chart making which were niggling issues, making the choice of whether or not to include information problematic. I was give... | |
| Those Awaiting EE Minimax DAC Opamp Rolling... Mfsoa, thanks for pointing these things out. I'll have to go over the entire article once again to check for inconsistencies. In the text discussing the Opamps I did not use red lettering, only in the chart and listing of pairings, but I can see h... | |
| Legacy Whisper XD and Audio Research Amps Kent, I think you may not hear much regarding your specific question about the Whisper and McIntosh 501 amps; there would be precious few people who have that specific arrangement. But one never knows unless asking...I have found that it is not ne... | |
| Have you become too jaded with this hobby??? Zmanastronomy, yup, I know. It's part of the reason why I put the " ;) " at the end of the comment. My point was to show not just the pervasiveness of both attitudes but that audiophiles seem to vacillate between them with regularity. So, if you a... | |
| Have you become too jaded with this hobby??? Sometimes it seems 90% of audiophiles think they have the best sound attainable, and the other 90% are unhappy with their system. ;) | |
| When does the law diminishing returns kick in? "Audiophile Development Costs"; Everyone decides how much they want to invest. | |
| Legacy SE versus Vandersteen Quatros It's a tricky topic in one respect since no speaker operates without attending components. Those components may be complimentary or difficult. To further complicate issues, one may guess the sound of a certain rig as it appears to the eye, but unl... | |
| Legacy SE versus Vandersteen Quatros Pubul57, I know what you mean; however, we should clarify for semantic purposes. I think we'd agree that a superior rig/speakers should allow the perception of the most natural/accurate/non-editorialized playback of the recording, whether good or ... | |
| Legacy SE versus Vandersteen Quatros Ironic; I used the design of the coaxial driver to explain the superiority of the positioning of the drivers on the front baffle of the Legacy DSW. Preferences like forward vs. downward firing woofers show that people hear things very differently.... |