georgehifi
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| OMG - I am just investigating ‘tweaks’ to improve my audio system. MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS Solid engineering practices, not "snake oil voodoo" makes the music, ask any equipment designer.Cheers George | |
| Should I sell my accuphase for this schiit According to the "audiofool"’s the Aegir does not seem to suffer much from bridging. It is only 20w, "he talks about bass driving" and says "seem". It was probably stressed in stereo mode and bridged just gave him more ooph!There is no magic way o... | |
| SACD or not There is the optimal and the best format HRx. I believe there is even better PCM, that’s DXD but you need a good R2R based dac to extract the best from it, not a DS based dac (that will do SACD which is flagged DSD)Cheers George | |
| Considering the option of "DSP speakers" andy2 O Finally I received the Ayre BQ-9 DSD. From what I've read you love this new Ayre dac of yours. If you go you dsp speakers you can say goodby to the sound that the Ayre gives and sell it, as then your listening to whatever "mediocre" ... | |
| How do you owners of the Pass Labs int 250 like them? @audiosgp, what was it that you didn't like about the Diablo 300?On paper, and based on online reviews, I would easily pick the Diablo. Yeah I'd like to know that too!Cheers George | |
| Should I sell my accuphase for this schiit @georgehifi so if I use the schiit in mono, you say I’ll take a big hit. What does that mean? If you bridge an amp for mono, yes you gain much more wattage, but all other measured parameters become worse (take a hit)Distortion is higherOutput imp... | |
| CD sound quality: original pressings vs regular remaster vs MFSL, etc berner99 CD sound quality: original pressings vs regular remaster vs MFSL, etc Use the "Dynamic Range Data Base" it’s your guiding hand to the best release copy. One of the ones you mentioned Moody Blues Days of future passed.http://dr.loudness-wa... | |
| Go Active Crossover or Upgrade existing XOs? George's work was for naught. Only to those with no ears. | |
| Should I sell my accuphase for this schiit andrewkelley OP I kind of really want to buy a pair of schiit aegir and use them as monoblock amps. Am I crazy? Great stereo poweramp, if a little low in power and left as a stereo amp.Bridge it for mono use, and all you gain is wattage, all oth... | |
| Go Active Crossover or Upgrade existing XOs? gadios Go Active Crossover or Upgrade existing XOs?It was recently suggested to me that rather than doing a crossover upgradeI look into an active crossover for my Tannoy FSMs.I tried With my ML Monoliths+plasma’s to have active xover on the ESL/... | |
| Should I buy used Thiel CS5 From what I’ve seen and read 10-15 years is when it can start, depending on environment (dry/humid/hot/cold), how they were used (sedately or punished) and quality of the Ferro-Fluid (dries out quick or slow). People think their tweeter needs repl... | |
| New Old Thiel CS6 Speakers--Too Harsh 34pm@brettmcee OP Btw your Bat is a fine amp for these CS6, and should be a great match with that load if working well, and not be the problem of your hard highs, unless there is a problem with it like the bias is out or caps need changing. (Is it... | |
| New Old Thiel CS6 Speakers--Too Harsh brettmcee OP Old Thiel CS6 Speakers--Too Harsh Brett it may almost surely just be the age they are now "if" that tweeter is ferro fluid cooled. It goes hard and make the tweeter nonlinear/distort and need to be changed. See here what I poste... | |
| Why no “Break in” period? Certain mechanical devices like cartridges and speakers do indeed have break in periods. Correct The manufacturers have to remain politically correct or people won't by their equipment. Also correct | |
| OMG - I am just investigating ‘tweaks’ to improve my audio system. tom8999 OP I just wanted to buy the correct fuse that I can access without opening up my equipment. I am still on the fence and have not ordered anything as yet. Don’t get sucked in, just use the one that came new with the Krell KAV 400 xi, ... |