erik_squires
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| Monitor Audio PL300 Series 1 I had an Emotiva HT processor and it sounded thin and lifeless. Honestly you are better off running your Oppo 205 directly through a Parasound Halo P7 multi channel pre. The built in room correction was not worth it. I have heard really good thing... | |
| subwoofer question......what size sub ? I'm a big fan of Hsu.You could do just about any driver size. Depends mostly on output and room size. The bigger issues are integration. Room acoustics, placement and EQ make or break a sub installation.For this reason, smaller subs with higher -3... | |
| Active bass filter. Hi Nick,Depends how techie you want to get. Can you give us a little more info about your system? Models, what other speakers, your preamp, etc. In general, the two good but reasonably affordable suggestions are miniDSP or Schiit LokiBest,E | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Exactly like the A21 and A23, the the JC1 is high-bias Class A/AB. (model names in sentence above are links)Good amplifiers. Have not heard the JC1, just the A23 and A21. I have to agree, "class warfare" in this context is meaningless and with lit... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Parasound Fatiguing?? Hahahaa. Some of the warmest A/B amps out there. Run Class A most of the time. And yeah, I've heard _some_ pure class A amps they beat hands down. Unless of course you measure sound quality by money spent. Then of course, onl... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Sorry bluesy41,My experience does not match yours at all. I've heard many Class A which I liked less than the Parasound A/B amps, and those are the equal of the Class Ds I have now. I think the idea that all Class A is better than all class D is n... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! OR.....Ayre monoblocks for totally different reasons. The CJ8's are juicy as hell. The Ayre warm to dark. | |
| Class D is just Dandy! I just wanted to say I have been pure Class D for about 3 years and I have never, not once thought to myself "I'm listening to a switching amplifier." Now, are there things I want differently? Sometimes. Can I attribute that to Class D. Nope, not ... | |
| Does It have to be loud? I think it's really important to listen to speakers like you'll use them. Some speakers are much better at low volumes, others at high volumes, and much of this has to do with their tuning. Also, room acoustics make a big difference here. Poor roo... | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! Yes, now. A decade ago, it would have been great. Why? Internet streaming is a lot faster and DAC's are a lot better sounding with Redbook. It has arrived rather late to really make a difference. | |
| Room acoustical treatments GIK Acoustics is awesome. Ask them for help. | |
| re capping Recapping is most important with high voltage devices like power amps. If they go, they can take out a lot of the amp with them. Especially important if you have expensive tubes, or irreplaceable transistors. 30 years is a good threshold. Line le... | |
| Asking for Help with Digital Solution I think you are making this far too complicated. Deal with room acoustics first, get a good AC noise cancelling solution like Furman. Separate your digital devices power from analog. Best,Erik | |
| Phasing Room acoustics are everything. Contact GIK Acoustics. As for phase, use a 1.5 to 9 V battery. Check that when you connect the battery the woofer moves in the same direction on both speakers. If your speaker is bi-wireable, repeat this test on each... | |
| Audiocap Theta Audyn True Copper Mundorf Supreme As with everything, check the physical sizes! The Audyn TC caps are huge for the uF's. Of course, always check the cap V and replace only with equal or greater values of V ratings. Best,E |