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| D'Agostino Momentum amp melts down Sorry it did not explode. Perhaps the phrase is"thermal protection mode." | |
| D'Agostino Momentum amp melts down It is what it is. You don't have to ignore the fact that it exploded under test conditions. It did not in the other two reviews I read. It was not even hot when I listened to it. I'm sure at $40k it has a hefty warranty. When you audition at the s... | |
| D'Agostino Momentum amp melts down i thought that was there policy. | |
| D'Agostino Momentum amp melts down Taken form Sterophile review of Dartzeel amp "I ran it at 1/3 its rated power into 8 ohms for 60 minutes, which thermally is the worst case for an amplifier with a class-A/B output stage. At the end of that period, while the shrouded heatsink on t... | |
| Proac response 2 Atmasphere you are omniscient about all things audio.Parts express has the kit for refoam.http://www.parts-express.com/cat/speaker-surround-refoam-kits/328?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=S_Cats_B&utm_group=speaker-surrou... | |
| Proac response 2 If you can get the materials and are a little handy you can refoam them yourself. http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?8710-How-to-refoam-a-speaker | |
| Analytical or Musical Which way to go? The question remains who is the final arbiter? Measurements,reviewers or cutomers. Assuming some consensus could be reached about what measurements are important from a business point that would seem to be your choice.Certainly there is no consist... | |
| Analytical or Musical Which way to go? Humans are so unpredictable. | |
| Analytical or Musical Which way to go? "H. H. Scott was a manufacturer of tubed audio components back in the 1950s and 60s. The chief engineer was Mr. Donald von Recklinghausen. His most famous quotation goes something like this: "If a component measures good and sounds good, it is goo... | |
| Analytical or Musical Which way to go? "If it measures well but sounds bad you measured the wrong thing."The current trend is to replace that with, if it measures well but sounds bad you are are indulging your bias and need to listen again under blind test conditions. | |
| Analytical or Musical Which way to go? "You want neutral speakers plus a tone or tilt control which compensates for the bad recordings so that better recordings are not compromised."Ideally yes. How do we know which componet is colored? Or if the source is colored? It has been suggeste... | |
| Analytical or Musical Which way to go? Phusis - I get your point.I read spec/measurements. I read reviews. My ears are the final arbiter. As they must be. The question of course is what is my /standard/reference. I hope it's live music. | |
| Analytical or Musical Which way to go? WHen you are dealng with marketing, you want to make products that customers will buy. No one wants to make what they think is a great speker and have it sit on the shelf.Harman IMO has gone full circle. They not only think they make the best spea... | |
| Analytical or Musical Which way to go? "While the small sample size of listeners does notallow us to make generalizations to larger populations, nonetheless it is reassuring to find that both the American and Japanese students, regardless of their critical listening experience, recogni... | |
| Analytical or Musical Which way to go? A neutral speaker should not sound neutral. I would not want to be in the position of arguing that speakers that don't measure well are preferable. As Atmassphere pointed out, if a speker sounds good but measures poorly you are measuring the wrong... |