erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Mytek Manhattan or Berkeley Alpha or PS Audio Direct Stream My one exposure to the Berkeley Alpha was that it sounded super smooth, amazingly smooth, but a little cool. Not analytical at all. Could not tell if that was the other components like speakers, etc. | |
| I swapped a capacitor and the oddest thing happened *felt _around_ tweetersMy bad. | |
| Duelund JAM paper in oil , Cu foil Capacitors as coupling caps on Tube Amp Please show the study where it is shown everything that can be heard is already measured. You betray your own logic. You insist that differences must be measured by old measurements, but you also claim Wima has outperformed other caps. Based on wh... | |
| Which headphone sound good using the Creek 5350 SE headphone jack If your source is digital, the Ayre Codex is outstanding. If you want to keep your budget low, consider a Project headphone amp as a decent upgrade. | |
| Expectations after re cap of power-amp Well, couple of things are at play. Modern electrolytics are usually much better. Longer life, lower inductance, and lower equivalent resistance, means better power supply but..how much of this, if any translates into sound quality is very much de... | |
| Expectations after re cap of power-amp My worst fear would be that the amp would sound worse not better and I might waste the money invested and butcher what was once a well respected amplifier. Done well, the worst thing you should expect is 30 years of trouble free use. | |
| Duelund JAM paper in oil , Cu foil Capacitors as coupling caps on Tube Amp Wima are standards. They make everything sound the same. :) | |
| Expectations after re cap of power-amp Assuming nothing else has aged, yes. I've heard good things from some who have had these caps replaced, meaning they experienced tighter, better bass. If nothing else you'll have another several decades of listening to look forward to. | |
| Short List of Amps I prefer over the Pass Labs XA25 or INT 25 chorus: The Luxman 507 runs ~ $3,500 used, or less. | |
| Updated Crossovers for Apogee Stages Hey OP,One thing to be aware of is that modern film caps have a lot lower ESR than they used to. With so many caps in parallel, it may be worthwhile to measure the ESR of the original assembly (I see 4 or more caps in parallel) and make sure you r... | |
| Short List of Amps I prefer over the Pass Labs XA25 or INT 25 @atmasphereI already know you are comfortable with having a civil discussion when it comes to nuanced technical topics. My disclaimer (that I like tubes) was meant for those who read only the convenient parts. Best,E | |
| 3D Printed records??? Apparently it's happening... Check dis out, vinyl fans...! So I found an article from 2015 from Hannah Rose Mendoza, which stipulates they are going from MP3 files. I really hope that is no longer the case! :D | |
| 3D Printed records??? Apparently it's happening... Check dis out, vinyl fans...! I am not trying to be a troll here, but rather a forensic scientist.These albums are cut from digital files. If vinyl lovers prefer them over the digital files I am very very interested in why that is. :) Best,E | |
| Short List of Amps I prefer over the Pass Labs XA25 or INT 25 I’m also, often, reminded how malleable our tastes are. I’ve been drinking this new tequila (Tres Amigos, organic, silver) which a very nice bartender recommended to me. At first I thought it tasted watery. My taste buds kept searching for the aga... | |
| Short List of Amps I prefer over the Pass Labs XA25 or INT 25 If sound does something to your brain that feels great then enjoyment is achieved.Enough? @chorus Yes. :-) The only judge of what you should spend your money on is ultimately the buyer. Neither I nor an oscilloscope nor countless reviewers have an... |