guidocorona
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| Personal amp evolution 1953: The year I was born my Dad broght home a monophonic Grundig receiver with LP player. It lasted until. . .1967 Christmas: Braun 30W stereo integrated;1977: Sony ST5055(?) integrated, which moved with me when I moved out of my parent's place;1... | |
| Class A Amp Ledinhhien, if you were open to Mapman's suggestion of looking at 'greener pastures'. . . you may want to have a look at a couple of class D amps that sound particularly refined to me. In general, ICE power amps yield high output currents and high... | |
| Tinny sound accompanying cello on recordings ? Ah OK, I thought for a minute that after coaching my daughter on her cello for 12 years I had warped my memory. . . which I probably have (grins!) | |
| Tinny sound accompanying cello on recordings ? And of course, the instrument itself has enormous influence over the sound. . . heard once a live Amati cello from very up close (8 feet away). The instrument had been created for the private orchestra of French king Henry IV. Definitely powerful ... | |
| Tinny sound accompanying cello on recordings ? I never heard of adding weights on bows per se. Is this a known technique? As far as I know adding weight will unbalance the device and alter its elastic properties. rather, bows may be manufactured to different weights. . . for example, bows made... | |
| Tinny sound accompanying cello on recordings ? On the same cello, there are infinite combinations of materials and playing techniques that will modulate the sound to bewildering variants. . . string brand and model, bridge design and material, tailpiece design and material, end pin material, b... | |
| Tinny sound accompanying cello on recordings ? Opus, remember that those recordings have been miked from a vantage point much closer to the performer than what would be considered socially acceptable for a concert goer. At that distance the mike will pick up a wealth of very low level ringing ... | |
| Esoteric Players: No Digital Input. WTF? Thank you Fplanner2000, I hope that Esoteric and others will unveil their newest server-compatible offerings at CES. . . it should be fun! | |
| Bel Canto and.....? I had forgotten about this thread. . . I did listen to the newest Bel Canto Ref 500 at RMAF. . . I was extremely impressed. A complete set of Bel Canto electronics was driving TAD mini monitors using Argento wiring. The system was incredibly music... | |
| Esoteric Players: No Digital Input. WTF? Undeniably TEAC Esoteric is rather conservative. . . yet, you should expect by CES time TEAC to introduce a version of the D-03 DAC that supports at least USB input. . . I do not remember about Ethernet. . . . after that, 'tis probably going to be... | |
| Quietest 500GB Firewire drive? Western digital offers now 500GB 2.5 inch Scorpio internal drives at just over $100. . . and so do Samsung and Seagate. See Newegg.com at:http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150380+1309740009&Configurator=&S... | |
| What is your favorite material for loudspeakers? I checked my old notes on birch plywood. One of the highest grades I have found is from a Finnish company called UPM. The standard UPM birch products come in 5x5 feet and 4x8 for product bonded with exterior grade glues. Price seems to be about $1... | |
| Pass Labs comparison Unsound, as far as I know the new Pass XA.5 class A series does not suffer of the problem you mentioned. It is said to double power as speaker impedance is halved. G. | |
| Questions for Vandersteen 5A owners... Madfloyd, I have listened many a times Babybear's system consisting of TEAC Esoteric P-03/D-03/G-0S + ARC Ref 3 + Theta Citadels + 5-As. The combination is wonderful. . . clean, musical, and involving. Vandees require loads of power from refined a... | |
| How did you choose your equipment? That's what I use. . . a blind chicken. Works every time. |