fleschler
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| Speakers The single most critical component I've heard quite a few excellent quality speakers that employ three drivers with the mid driver covering a wide frequency range and the woofer&tweeter extend with low and high crossover frequencies. They act like a FR with some help. I hav... | |
| The Absurdity of it All Unlike my father, I used ear protection when he was using chain saws, drills, impact hammers, etc. Unlike my wife, I use ear protection at rock concerts. My hearing is good to 16 kHz when tested. Probably better. I'm 65 and have excellent he... | |
| Why not more popular? @mijostyn You and I shared some stats in our lives. When I brought home the Acoustat X's, my wife let me know how ugly they were as she called them coffins. Within a year I moved up to the Acoustat 2+2s which we had for about 5 years, the Marti... | |
| The two most common mistakes are bass and treble Why is it that speakers with 90-98 db efficiency but steep phase angles and impedances in the 3 ohm range for bass can sound superb with well designed 30 watt amps? I also prefer more efficient speakers but have recognized that low efficiency spe... | |
| Transport to replace my cd player I've upgraded to the COS Engineering D1 mk2. I tried the Cambridge CXC-clean detailed sound but lacking in fullness/bass foundation. Terrible remote. So, now there's Project and SimAudio added to the list of better transports along with Jay'... | |
| Denafrips Avatar looks the goods I've upgraded to the COS Engineering D1 mk2. I tried the Cambridge CXC-clean detailed sound but lacking in fullness/bass foundation. Terrible remote. The Avatar is gone as Denafrips has no transports. Jay's Audio unit was upgraded to CD2 mk3... | |
| Class D for a Tube Lover Here's a review link to the AGD Audion top amp and pre-amp. https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/agd-productions-gran-vivace-andante/I'd like to hear them. My best friend uses a Channel Islands Class D amp (what he could affor... | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year It is interesting that the stereo-magazine.com article does not indicate the distortion level at 64/65 watt continuous output as well as other problems Atkinson found. https://www.stereophile.com/content/vac-sigma-170i-iq-integrated-amplifier-me... | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year @mesch Speaker sensitivity AND impedance/phase angle are to be considered jointly as to the ability of an amplifier to power the speakers unlike the @millercarbon statement. I own speakers with a 98db sensitivity that have a low impedance of 3.2 o... | |
| Most rooms don’t need acoustical treatment. @millercarbon - @jumia has not heard many power cords in even a middling quality audio system. Sheesh. Why are there so many posters who don't believe that cabling sounds significantly different? Don't they have something better to do in their... | |
| The Lifespan of an LP? @audioquest4life Thank you very much. Many of my post 1925 78s of jazz/pop and vocals are especially lifelike and dynamic as they were the original direct to disc records. Many people (non-audiophiles) tell me that they enjoy listening to recor... | |
| The Lifespan of an LP? chakster I agree, only deep cleaning once and then use a carbon fiber brush. My room is not very dusty and no animals invade it. audioquest4life I have 7000 78s and play them on a VPI 19-4/Ultracraft 400/Grado at 4 grams. I don't notice any ... | |
| Most rooms don’t need acoustical treatment. I considered Helmholtz resonators decades ago but purchased two pair of Hallographs supplemented by SR HFTs. I agree with Mahgister. My tuning is for music, not scientific measurements just as an anechoic chamber is made for testing, not music. | |
| Most rooms don’t need acoustical treatment. I dislike the use of DSP for acoustic corrections for speakers. Some manufacturers feel that is the solution to mate their speakers to rooms. I built my listening room to accommodate most speakers, especially those that reach deep bass (my cut... | |
| Power regenerator vs conditioner Michael Fremer lost his audio system to a switch for his back up power generator. While pending a separation of that power switch from his audio system, he installed PS Audio's power regenerator. The result is that he got his system back. Many ... |