erik_squires
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| Luxman Class A Integrated Slight Buzzing Noise Well, this is a 3 year old thread, but usually excess mechanical hum is caused by DC on the line. DC can be caused by dimmer switches, and a variety of digital power supplies, including PC's and fluorescent light supplies. Removing the cause, or u... | |
| DAC's : The missing feature: Signal quality Hi Steve,Thank you, would love to see what you come up with. In my mind there is more than one type of problem which could occur, not just jitter. Like for instance, what about a CD player which has no jitter, but is just slow? Plus EMI/RFI / grou... | |
| DAC's : The missing feature: Signal quality decooney - I'm not arguing that the total elimination of noise and distortion is audio nirvana. I am saying that there could be a boatload of noise in the digital signal chain we are not aware of and it is best to know that than to start guessing ... | |
| Am I the only one who loves french horns? So I was watching an Anime and the main character plays the Euphonium. I don't really hear about that in classical music. Any fans or recommended recordings? E | |
| Does impedance of a speaker change when one bi-amps? If you are going to go with active crossovers, you seriously should just make your own speaker. DIY your own speaker pair is something I think every audiophile should do at least once. Build it from the ground up and learn what you need to do alo... | |
| DAC's : The missing feature: Signal quality audioman - The issue there is the same. I’ve read technical reviews on iFi purifiers that show them to be a really mixed bag. They don’t do enough to control power supply noise, and end up just moving noise from one area to another. See if you can... | |
| DAC's : The missing feature: Signal quality Todd -I didn't know they had that! That's pretty awesome. E | |
| Does impedance of a speaker change when one bi-amps? Would my integrated be less likely to overheat at the same spl if I added a 2nd amp, removing the strap to horizontally bi amp the speakers? Yes. Passive bi-amping would limit the current for the bass to only one of the two amps, therefore reducin... | |
| Ayre K-5xe or Pass XP-10? You know, those two pre's are one's you should listen to. I personally could not imagine living with a Pass if I could have an Ayre. Others feel the same the other way. Best,E | |
| Does impedance of a speaker change when one bi-amps? Bi-amping need not be complicated and difficult. And, it can be cheaper than replacing stock speaker-level x/o parts with those pricey boutique ones. Really the only one’s who should engage in this are those who have speakers specifically designe... | |
| What are fuses used for? I'm definitely not about to take work assigned by you, George. I have no particular interest in fuses, I was merely pointing out that if audiophile fuses do anything at all the effects would be super easy to measure at the fuse itself. If I was go... | |
| DAC's : The missing feature: Signal quality Yep, Source programming and delivery can be a problem with some media. Right? Like with streaming. Would be nice to know | |
| If I buy electronics from England, will I need some sort of converter to use them here? So anything you buy with a wall wart is totally portable, you will need to replace the wall wart (i.e. wall mounted power supply) either from the manufacturer, or find a generic replacement in the US. Like that Arcam unit you mentioned, 12V 1.5 Am... | |
| If I buy electronics from England, will I need some sort of converter to use them here? Ask. It depends on the gear and how it's wired. In the case of linear power supplies, sometimes you are lucky and it's either a switch you can slide over on the back, or internal jumpers you can move. Usually this is a little slider near the AC so... | |
| Does impedance of a speaker change when one bi-amps? Sorry, erik. BDP24 is correct. Individual drivers have rather smooth impedance curves because they are mass loaded drivers and thats what mass loaded drivers do.. The wild impedance variations we see in complete speakers are due entirely to the pa... |