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Parasound A21 In Mono vs. Parasound JC1's I have had at least one person tell me they liked B&W 802's best with ICEpower based amplifiers. Worth listening to Class D. Best,E | |
Clarity Cap CMR Impressions Hi Audi4Pass,It wasn’t even that subtle. :) The big cap sounded more natural and liquid when bypassed. I wouldn’t say it was anything even as nuanced as imaging or dynamic range per se. More about the decay of notes and perception of space. Like t... | |
Anyone using a Mytek Brooklyn or Manhattan (I or II) DAC as a preamplifier? Direct to my Class D monoblocks.I usually listen via a Parasound P7 because of the ht. Otherwise I would run the Mytek direct. It is a better pre.Best,Erik | |
Anyone using a Mytek Brooklyn or Manhattan (I or II) DAC as a preamplifier? I have the Brooklyn. Marvelous. | |
Clarity Cap CMR Impressions More info: The Audyn TC bypass was 0.1uF. The Duelund was 0.047uF. So, proportionately each changed their cap about 1%. Also, this high pass filter goes to a larger Mundorf AMT. Measurably and sonically the equal or better of most Be and diamond d... | |
Clarity Cap CMR Impressions The Audyn bypassed the 12 uF. Good improvement. The Duelund bypassed the smaller cap. No noticeable change. I also had tried the Audyn. It changed the tone, but not the sound quality, so I chalked it up to simple uF change, not a real sound qualit... | |
Clarity Cap CMR Impressions Hi Tim, Mains were 4 and 12uF Clarity MR caps. Unfortunately after destroying my first crossover it seems I used way too much hot glue to swap caps out very easily. I'm going to have to order new parts. :( Best,E | |
Class D is just Dandy! Hi @h2oaudio Oh, agreed. In many cases a top octave roll-off may be much better sounding than a flat amp. Also room dependent. Best,E | |
Focal Mezzo Utopia Be Upgrades Thanks for the feedback guys! :) Erik | |
Clarity Cap CMR Impressions I should warn you guys, the big cap is currently bypassed by an Audyn TC, and the small cap by a Duelund silver foil. Silver foil IMHO did nothing. Audyn is priceless. So my goal is to see if the new caps by themselves are as good as this combinat... | |
Wilson New Speaker Master Chronosonic I think that's Wilson's personal listening room. It comes up in several photo shoots. And yeah, it looks like a hotel conference room, not a real living space. Best,E | |
Class D is just Dandy! @h2oaudio No reason to get elaborate. Too many words make misunderstandings even easier. :) I'm just curious if you have measured the electrical frequency response of those amps hooked up to the Scintillas. I'd love to see those charts. :) Best,E | |
Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? No, I got super lucky. :) $250 is per kit, including case. ICEPower 250 ASP modules. Used, but working. :) | |
Class D is just Dandy! @h2oaudio What you do with your amplifiers is between you and your part supplier, but these are high current outputs. Unless specifically rated for such low loads I would never encourage anyone to attempt this without further input from the manufa... | |
Clarity Cap CMR Impressions Man I have been slacking. I've been afraid of dismantling my current crossovers to put these in. :) I didn't do a very good job of making them upgradeable. :) I'll try to get to it this weekend. I'm putting in a pair of caps, 4uF and 12uF Best,E |