erik_squires
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| Replacement same model tweeters like a major component upgrade 1 - Usually the physical break-in is related to the suspension, and its worse for larger, traditional drivers. AMTs have no suspension to break in so there’s no history I’m aware of that those tweeters ever "break in" but certainly I’ve heard the ... | |
| What is the true impact of power supply differences - Japan, US, Australia? Most of the differences in how domestic voltages and Hz vary around the world are handled by the power supply, so this is rarely really an issue. The voltages your equipment sees are due to the actual incoming voltage less any voltage sags in the... | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? I have a luxman L-507z integrated amp. I havent seen anyone put a tube pre-amp on it yet. Altho with cornwalls it might be interesting. @paqua123 - The Luxman integrateds really are something special. Many manufacturers claim that their integ... | |
| a 3 way design speaker with the ESS Heil type sound Try the Monitor Audio Platinum series. | |
| A little puzzled by my newly acquired Yamaha A-S801 Its too expensive, but the extension and smoothness of a Luxman integrated is hard to beat. Arcam is another integrated line I really like | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? Choice and sound quality. You don’t "need" a preamp. A good example of having separates is an electrostatic speaker. You love the sound of tubes, but the tube amps tend to be poor performers (queue the chorus of A’goners who will "not always.." t... | |
| Directional wires/cables The only bit of cable directionality I believe in is the shielding. Shields should be connected to ground at the active end, which is the source. Hence shielded IC’s should have an arrow pointing from the source to the destination. If you are us... | |
| R2R next? Don't like ESS Implementation matters a lot but I tend to gravitate to AKM chips. Not experienced enough with R2R to compare. | |
| Power for two subs. Hey @p05129 - You do you, and that's fine. As I've written elsewhere, whole house surge protectors are not intended for sensitive electronics. Even with insurance, personally I don't want to send anything off for repair. | |
| Subwoofer with center channel OP: I'm actually really confused. Does your system have a sub already or no? If so, just set the center channel to small and the sub should take the remaining bass. Best, E | |
| Power for two subs. I have adverse power effects about twice a month, so none of my gear ever gets plugged in directly. Also, while not as bad as Florida I do live in a lightning prone area. That combination means that I'm never ever plugging in gear directly into t... | |
| Power for two subs. Furman PST-8 is my recommendation. Filters noise, excellent surge protection and below your budget. In general with high power appliances you want to use a power strip (not necessarily surge or conditioner) which has a built in breaker like this... | |
| Impedance - The most ignored and useful measurement tool speakers impedance is good start, but it will not tell us whole story! Nor do I ever claim it is. whole amp+cable+speakers system need to be characterized on frequency and time domain, incl. distortions etc., Why? I was only posting this to... | |
| USB and Coaxial at the same time? I want to add a little. Back in the pre-async USB days there seemed to be an argument that coax was a better option to optical because of lower jitter. I think this was due to the quality of the receviers and transmitters, not really a format pro... | |
| Preamp Output Completely Different with Tube Amplifier versus Solid State Amplifier Amplifier gain is set by convention, not requirement, so while most amps these days have a rather consistent gain, it's not always true. |