fleschler
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| If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound? I tried over a dozen, from highly rated DVD players, inexpensive audio transports to the latest PS Audio expensive transport. I chose a fully upgraded/moded Arcam Delta with a new transport mechanism. I had to upgrade the resistor fuse twice and... | |
| Is low cost DAC worth it? Well, take a cheap cost but well built Emotiva XDA-1 DAC from 2010, it has a discrete audio board (no op-amps), replace the extremely low quality power regulators with 5 Sparkos ($47 apiece), Panasonic power caps, remove the cover and make a plexi... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @erik_squires The wall is sealed shut. Every orifice has sprayed Flex Seal. The walls are 16" thick (see my profile) The activated charcoal was recommended by J.Gordon Holt and implemented in a sealed design. Green glue is silly (2% vibration r... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @mijostyn J. Gordon Holt wrote about activated carbon in wall filtering in Stereophile. I built a custom listening room, four walls and floor (had to keep the ceiling without them due to thin 2X8 rafters). You can see a description on my profile... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @ditusa I read the too from 1962. 61 years later, how many companies use foam core drivers? Back then if was a handful. Also, comments concerning smaller boxes result in greater problems reproducing bass. Well, after hearing the Acora Acoustics pa... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @kota1 Why do you think the boutique (like Paradigm) and high end manufacturers make their own drivers? For quality control. When Accuton drivers are ordered by high enders they specify the parameters, have the drivers altered to meet their spec... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @kota1 I disagree. As to obtaining the true stereophonic sound of a recording based on a stereophonic mastered recording, only two speakers are required and only two speakers are generally used in mastering. The quality of the speakers, associa... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @ditusa Thank you. So it is rather rare to build foam core drivers then. That was my point rather than no one else does it. Maybe no one does it the same either as Zellaton uses Dr. Podszus method. As to why most speaker manufacturers use "... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @mijostyn I disagree concerning the statement drivers are a dime a dozen. Sure ,a field coil driver is so cheap everyone can use them. NOT! I’ve been investigating boutique (but not small) speakers which have unique design and fabricated in the sh... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @kota1 Absolutely. The only reason I would need a center channel is if I was able to playback a R2R 3 channel recording, such as a Mercury Living Presence, DGG classical and a few other labels which put out Blu-ray 3 channel recordings. Otherwi... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @kota1 I finally ended my 20 year affair with stat speakers with ML Monolith IIIs and Requests (2nd system). Despite my former room size of 25X23X11.5 vaulted, the Monolith sucked. 26 years ago, I met my wife who hated the speakers as beamy, la... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @soix Your choices are welcome and two of the three that I heard, are excellent speakers for the most part. The Joseph Audio Pearl, Usher TD20, Vandersteen Kento, and Boenicke W13 SE were heard or are known to have the qualities that I am not loo... | |
| Class A integrated amp recommendations EAR 834 and 8L6 are push pull class A tube amps that a very musical sounding an new, are affordably priced around $6750. Both are 50 watts and play well into most speakers (not those with multiple really big woofers with low impedances based on m... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often Especially Kenjit and a few others who base retail price on parts costs. Ridiculous. I am most interested in upgrading my Legacy original Focus speakers in a high end system with my hopefully final speakers after 50 years of about a dozen spea... | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum I am sorry for your loss/bad experience. It is the reason that I do not want to buy an expensive high end cartridge (last was a $3000 Benz Ruby 3 I bought new for $1800 or $2000 in 2006). Now I use a Dynavector 20X2 L (had the D2 and XX1 in the ... |