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| Are passive preamps better? Albertporter...Just as tube circuits are known to modify the incomming signal by generating harmonics which some think are pleasant, I am suggesting that the extra circuitry of an active preamp may be doing the same thing. I think this is an idea ... | |
| Are passive preamps better? Albertporter...First of all, I do agree with you that an active preamp usually works best. I guess I would agree with your original comment if it said "lack of signal degradation" rather than "signal enhancement". I don't know when passive preamps... | |
| Are passive preamps better? Albertporter...You criticize a lack of "enhancement from the original signal." Wouldn't that be *distortion* of the original signal? Pleasant perhaps, but not "transparent". | |
| Who has the best plasma monitor these days With the most recent models, LCD's have improved a great deal. Before you write them off be sure you are looking at a current model. On recent simultaneous demo alongside plasmas the LCDs look better to me. (I have a plasma, which at the time I bo... | |
| Who has the best plasma monitor these days Panasonic is always a good bet. Some models by others are as good.Why plasma? LCD is much improved, and if I were buying today I would probably go LCD. | |
| Build my own speakers? I have a couple of Madisound Odin speakers built from kits which are the surround channels of my system. They are IDENTICAL to speakers that I saw reviewed in Stereophile a while ago, at less than half the price, even with the premium crossover op... | |
| Any Newer Class D Mono Amps On The Horizon? Spenceroo...Did you look at the Hypex web site? The amplifier, the power supply and the transformer are each complete assemblies which you hook together using a wiring harness that they also supply. The only real challenge is finding a suitable ch... | |
| Any Newer Class D Mono Amps On The Horizon? Go to www.hypex.nl to learn all about the Hypex module. You can buy the module, a transformer, and a power supply for a few hundred bucks. Assembly is simple. | |
| Why is the industry so lame? Audiophiles should make a truce with pro sound hardware, which I think will be around for a while. The latest pro sound units are darned good, and, incedentally, do not carry absurd prices. The technology is the same as audiophile gear...certainly... | |
| Speakers that do rock justice ... Why not go to your local pro music store and buy a pro speaker. Since the music was originally played through such a speaker it will probably sound most realistic when played back through the same sort of speaker. Compression horn tweeter, and all... | |
| What Volume do you listen at? The "proper" volume level can be determined by focusing on one sound source in the music that is familiar to you. I use a violin, or sometimes a human voice. I know how loud a volin can play, and how loud a person can sing. It is easy to crank up ... | |
| Anyone else ever experiment with wet playback? Wet playback was commonly done in the early days of LPs, and I sometimes did it. The method was originated by radio stations. It probably worked better when cartridges tracked at 5 grams.Current vinyl "experts" think it's a lousy idea. | |
| Incorporate Dynacos into my system, or sell them? The stereo 120 has a cult following. Its circuit is very different from most transistorized power amps and resembles a preamp on steroids! Output through a monster capacitor!The PAT-4 did not live up to the good reputation of earlier Dynaco (and D... | |
| Dedicated Audio Room Lighting Ideas? Older dimmers did cause noise, but new ones, in my experience, have solved this problem. I suggest that you buy one dimmer, wire it up near your system, and see what happens. | |
| Bose 901...really Well, I finally got the room to the point where it was worthwhile to hook up the 901s and give them a try. I am driving them with an Adcom 5503 amp that I fished out of a closet. The speakers, which are on the Bose stands, are set up on the 26 foo... |