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| Best sounding SACD's to show-off system If I wanted to show off my system I would choose to play a DVD-A disc. None of my SACDs quite match up to several Tacet (German audiophile label) DVD-A discs. I am still waiting for a SACD that really impresses me although most are good compared w... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Kt88...That IEC connector itself is probably a bigger problem than the use of #14 zip cord. Hard soldered to the power transformer primary wires is obviously the way to go. | |
| Best or most profound sleeper product The panasonic digital amps are certainly great values at the lower end of audio excellence. If you are after the higher end, the best value product is the CarverPro ZR1600 power amp. $10,000 performance for $840. Is it the best? Probably not: I ju... | |
| My Listening Report of 3 Single Driver Speakers Thanks for the interesting comments.IMHO, coaxial speakers (pioneered long ago by Tannoy)offer the same single coherent source as the drivers that you mention, without the "whizzer cone" or other "by design" cone breakup characteristics necessary ... | |
| Question: Why do people use... High gain amplification of low voltage signals is something that tubes are good at. High current low gain amplification is something that transistors are good at. Can it be done the other way? Sure, but it isn't easy and will cost you. | |
| Best Cheap acoustic wall treatments? Geoffkait...I have found that ceiling times (of the proper variety) are amazinly effective for quieting a space...say an office in a noisy production area. I can't think why they would work differently from other types of room treatment, but then ... | |
| Best Cheap acoustic wall treatments? Put acousic tile on the ceiling. This is the largest unbroken area available for treatment, and is very effective. Also, an easy diy project. A nice rug on the floor, curtains for any windows, and a few upholstered pieces of furniture, and you are... | |
| Which solid state amp loves a 4 ohm load? CarverPro ZR1600...Approx $840 for 600watts/channel into 4 ohms, and designed to handle pro sound 2 ohm loads. It does deliver powerful bass, and superb "transparency". Try it, you'll like it. | |
| 2 channel SACD vs Multichannel SACD players... Where did that guy come from. Must be an alien.Anyway, I just got a Panasonic SA-XR10 receiver (digital multichannel) and it also talks about the downmix feature. | |
| 2 channel SACD vs Multichannel SACD players... Soundhd...The downmix mode of player operation is described in the player owner's manual. I have used Panasonic, Pioneer, and Denon DVD-A players and they all did it. The producer of the disc can lock out this downmix feature by info on the disc, ... | |
| 2 channel SACD vs Multichannel SACD players... Arafel...Interesting...Exactly how can you be sure that it is a 2-channel program on the disc, and not the player realtime downmix which DVD-A provides? Is the program 196KHz sampling? Can you provide more details about the Emmylou disc: Label, et... | |
| Subwoofer Question: Active or Passive? The terminology "active" and "passive" have gotten all mixed up. "Active" generally refers to a subwoofer that includes a built-in amplifier. "Passive" ought to describe a subwoofer that is driven through a passive crossover network by the same am... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Nrchy...Contrary to what you say, the workings of an audio power amplifier are understood "in all the minute details" by any competent engineer, and even by some incompetent ones. Cosmology is totally different. | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Corona...You are right about me building an experimental power cord, and plans for a test to see if it had any effect vs the very small zip cord that came with the power amp. I have got the cord all made and ready to go, but I always seem to have ... | |
| Grills OFF or Grills ON ??? Depends on the grill, obviously. Some fabric is so light and open that it has no effect. In some cases the speaker system may have been "voiced" with the grill on, so its removal will brighten the sound, perhaps excessively. Subwoofer sound penetr... |