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| Class-D amps - a different re view Vicdamone...The power which an amp can draw is limited by its power transformer. No matter what the audio circuits "want" only so many amps can squeeze through the transformer. Maybe the other changes had an effect which you describe. | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view Warrensomebody...That "power from the wall" theory does not make sense to me. Say what you like about the way they sound, but digital amps make very low demand on input power. They are typically 85 percent efficient in converting wall power to aud... | |
| Tacet Recordings: The Tube Only Night Music Not surprising. TACET DVDA are without doubt the best multichannel discs, particularly the series of chamber music. Why can't domestic labels meet this high standard? | |
| Is there such a thing as audiophile parametric eq? Bflowers...Back in the 1950s when I became interested in audio, equalizers and tone control circuits were lousy, and audiophiles were right to avoid them. But the circuits that have been used for the last couple of decades do not have significant ... | |
| Reversing absolute phase Gannon...How do you know that? Did you make some measurements? I have observed (while traveling in the Suez canal) that the bow wave of a ship is a trough before the crest. Likewise a Tsunami is preceded by the ocean going out before the wave come... | |
| Reversing absolute phase The nice thing about this tweek is that it costs nothing, and will keep you occupied for several hours! | |
| Can speaker cables be too thick? Thin-wide (flat) conductors are best for radio frequency signals. The misapplication of this true fact to audio frequency signals is typical audiophile science. That said, my speaker wires are flat. However, the reason is that they are Goertz, and... | |
| A curious multichannel effect Onhwy61..."Outside and above" is the location of the Front High Left and High Right speakers in the 2+2+2 multichannelo configuration which recording label MDG has used for some issues. These are discrete channels (not derived) using the channels ... | |
| Audiophile Quality 2 Channel DVD Audio? Both SACD and DVDA provide theoretical and actual audio quality improvement over CD. But not enough better than a well made CD to make it worthwhile for 2-channel. The major benefit of these new media is multichannel, and if you can't or won't try... | |
| Is Quad ESL57 most amazing speaker of all time? Tbg...You sold your KLH 9s? What a mistake!!! | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view Interesting that the reviewer rated only the UcD amp (CI D200) as worth considering. I agree with the ICE/UcD finding, but lack of an assessment of a Tripath amp is too bad. My Tripath CarverPro ZR1600s are right up there with my CI D200s. However... | |
| Chamber Music - your best pick. By the way, chamber music presents a fantastic oportunity for multichannel. A prime example is the TACET DVDA of Mozart Flute Quartets, and other similar discs from TACET. Close your eyes and the performers are with you in your room. | |
| Crossover-less Speakers Inpepinnovations...Yes..the small sealed box aspect of the original Bose 901 was an important element of the design. Most speaker designers try to get the resonant frequency of their driver/box down as low as possible. Prof. Bose noted that if you... | |
| Crossover-less Speakers Inpepinnovations...Yes, I plan to do that. I also wonder if the Behringer DEQ2496 can emulate the Bose equalizer that comes with the speakers. Also, I will find out what the equalization curve of the Bose unit is. This seems to be a deep dark secret. | |
| Any issues with a "mint" PS Audio 4.6 pre? I have a PS Audio II phono preamp which has been in my system for several decades. I think that the later PS Audio preamps were all built around the original basic phono circuit, which I don't think has been improved upon. This original circuit wa... |