erik_squires
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| Seeking power conditioner recommendations / hum elimination I have a mild hum originating from the AMP2 that I can’t seem to eliminate.Wait, you mean it's physically humming, or you have diagnosed it to be the amp by disconnecting everything else? | |
| The Carver Amp Challenge and the 21st Century and it's Failure And since distortion is one of the main things that we audiophiles hear as differences between amps, it would seem that the Carver approach is moot. Not moot, contradictory, and kind of goes with some of the subtle things I've heard with cables, t... | |
| The Carver Amp Challenge and the 21st Century and it's Failure Oh, and phase shift. | |
| The Carver Amp Challenge and the 21st Century and it's Failure No, I don’t think that is correct, Erik. The transfer function of an amp is the relation between output and inputRight, but have you ever seen a transfer function equation that included distortion? If the transfer functions of two amps are precise... | |
| The Carver Amp Challenge and the 21st Century and it's Failure So, I kind of let this thread go in preference to newer threads talking about the same idea, that we’re stuck, but I wanted to take this up:One vast, gaping hole in Bob’s idea way back then is the output impedance of the two amps involved in the t... | |
| Sub $1k Power Conditioners? Any Assistance Appreciated... Sorry @artemus_5I sent my reply to the OP and didn’t tag you. I replied on 06-17-2020 2:18pmThe issue with a lot of inexpensive strips (including Furman) is they have 1 set of filters. So:Wall power = D------ < Filter > ----- (outputs)The pr... | |
| Let Roon upsample vs let Lumin T2 do the work Then how does one get real DSD? https://www.bluecoastrecords.com/ | |
| Wireworld Eclipse 8 compared to Analysis Plus Solo Crystal WW sounded dull compared to Mogami Sound runner, which are basic studio cables. I did some blind testing with non-audiophiles. They definitely preferred the Mogami, and preferred the liveliness even though they heard the better soundstage. Me, th... | |
| Let Roon upsample vs let Lumin T2 do the work Also, why would one not like the DSD512 Remember that upsampling is not real DSD. I mean, you can make more data, but it's fake. It's not actually carrying any more information, but it will tinker with the DAC's mechanics, and change the noise... | |
| What speaker has the best high frequencies? I've not heard it, but if that's the Beyma AMT I've read from many a DIY'er it is among the best performing tweeters in the world. Great dynamic range without compression, very low distortion, and the horn adds controlled dispersion, guaranteeing... | |
| Let Roon upsample vs let Lumin T2 do the work Roon is a little unusual in that all the DSP is done by the core. So, upsampling and EQ and room correction happen there. If you are using a few EQ bands, with PCM to PCM upsampling the CPU is very little. On the other hand, upsampling to DSD can... | |
| What sound formats do I need? DTS:X and Dolby Atmos are the most you'll need. The previou gen was DTS:Master Audio and Dolby Digital: TrueHD. | |
| Wireworld Eclipse 8 compared to Analysis Plus Solo Crystal My experience with mi-range WW cables have been they trade upper-end detail and presence for imaging. I know this sounds condtradictory, but I do feel you get to hear deeper into the soundstage with WW, but at the same time it is warmer if not dul... | |
| Power Cords, Too thin Finely stranded wire is good!! Is' more reliable and less likely to break. You don't need that large a gauge for a 100 W amp, but hey, I like to make my own, and use shielded cords. :) | |
| Sub $1k Power Conditioners? Any Assistance Appreciated... I have Furman Elite-20 PFi. I bought it used for $650 many years ago. Yep, I have something similar, and these units have multiple filter banks built-in, which the inexpensive strips do not. |