erik_squires
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| 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... | |
| DAC's : The missing feature: Signal quality All DAC's attempt to isolate themselves from jitter, ground loop and noise and do so with relatively different levels of success. I think given the drop in processing power, cost of excellent clocks and DAC chips, maybe this can take over after ev... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers <$2000 FTR: Wilson used not only Focal, but also a lot of Scanspeak. Some of the most expensive commercial speakers I know of use Scanspeak including B&O, Wilson, and Gryphon. Magico uses Scanspeak tweeter motors with custom diaphragms. Fritz uses a ... | |
| DAC's : The missing feature: Signal quality thank you @astewart8944 - Like I was thinking, maybe this is better as an external gadget. To put this another way, most of us have no way to tell if a digital source is very poor, mediocre, or great. I'd like a little gadget that could tell me. B... | |
| What are fuses used for? Could a fuse make a difference? I doubt it, but there's good ways to tell. Put an oscilloscope on both ends of a fuse, ideally something with a frequency analyzier. Look at the scope. When anyone provides visible proof of a fuse in anyway showing ... | |
| MUSIC SERVER WITH HDMI VIDEO OUTPUT How about a Raspberry Pi? :) Hook it up with Volumio, and presto. https://volumio.org/ | |
| DAC's : The missing feature: Signal quality Alternatively, maybe this should be a gadget? Why am I telling you guys all my best ideas ? Best,E | |
| DAC's : The missing feature: Signal quality @celander Exactly. To answer the question about what we would use externally, jitter, noise and distortion measurements. I don't think we need to have all that test gear in place though. For instance, there's circuitry which is making choices abou... |