eldartford
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| CDP volume, what's best, analogue or digital? Ed_sawyer...On further thought...a one bit shift (multiply by 1/2) would be a 6 dB volume reduction, and I don't think that digital volume controls are that coarse. The volume control on my Rotel 1066 SS processor is probably digital, and it goes ... | |
| Dynaco ST-70 and Magneplanar 1.6QR If you can get the 5503 for less than a 5502, do it. The amp doesn't mind having one channel unused. Also, if you ever get into multichannel sound, the 3 channels will be useful.The 555 was very well regarded when it came out, but that's a long ti... | |
| Stacked MMG I called Magnepan. The woman I spoke with may not have understood what I was asking about, or why it was of interest, but the idea of stacking MMGs is not on their list of good ideas. They would rather sell their larger models. (But I may do it an... | |
| Dynaco ST-70 and Magneplanar 1.6QR Andersd...My amp is the GFA-5503, which is the three-channel version of the GFA-5502 that you probably want. These amps are rated at 200 watts into 8 ohms, and 350 watts into 4 ohms (which is what the MG 1.6 are). I paid only $875 for my amp which... | |
| CDP volume, what's best, analogue or digital? Ed_sawyer...Thanks for the info. Dropping the LSB is how you multiply by 1/2, in context of my comment. For further gain reduction I suppose they do more shifts (dropping more bits). Perhaps they figure that as the volume level goes down you don't... | |
| 2+2+2 Multichannel Unsound...For matrix multichannel, very few recordings work well, and you probably never heard them. It's easy for me to understand your skepticism. Also, note my comment that it's a lot easier (and better) to get three channels out of two than fo... | |
| 2+2+2 Multichannel Unsound...Although a discrete center channel signal is best a logic-assisted matrix center channel can be darned good. Getting four channels out of two was too much to expect, but three out of two is quite reasonable. My surround sound processor h... | |
| Dynaco ST-70 and Magneplanar 1.6QR Andersd...Volume means voltage gain (not really power) so it's possible that your preamp is just not driving the power amp with enough signal. One thing that you could try would be to connect your 4 ohm speakers to the 8 ohm outputs of the power a... | |
| CDP volume, what's best, analogue or digital? Tireguy...I say again: how, in detail, is volume control mechanized "in the digital domain". The only way I can think of would be to multiply of each 16 bit audio data value by the selected gain (attenuation factor) prior to D/A conversion. That w... | |
| CDP volume, what's best, analogue or digital? You need to define exactly what is meant by a "digital" volume control. Various mechanizations of volume control are possible where the volume level is digitally selected, but the signal processing remains purely analog. | |
| Speaker cable -no shorter than 8FT? T or F For best results speaker cables should be measured in meters, not feet. | |
| Dynaco ST-70 and Magneplanar 1.6QR By the way, when you get your new amp I'll take the Dynaco off your hands!Seriously, the Dynaco is a nice piece, but just doesn't have the muscle needed for the Maggies. However, before you dispose of it, you might try biamping the MG 1.6. The Dyn... | |
| How does the Rotel RSP-1066 sound? I have the Rotel 1066, and I like it. For 2-channel and for discrete multichannel inputs most of the circuitry is bypassed, so what you hear depends on your other equipment.The ergonomics are excellent, IMHO.Local dealer support might be the decid... | |
| Dynaco ST-70 and Magneplanar 1.6QR I am sure that the various audiophile 100 to 150 watt amps mentioned above may improve performance in subtle ways. However, for the same, or less money, you can have 350 watts of Adcom amp. The difference will not be subtle. | |
| 2+2+2 Multichannel It seems to me that above the fronts would likely be the best place for "height" channels. However, I am all bent out of shape about loosing the center channel, which I have always considered most important, even for stereo, where it is easily der... |