helomech
Responses from helomech
| How can they not effect the sound Small dents are inconsequential but large ones can certainly degrade the wave launch. Regardless, it’s surprising how many audiophiles manage to put large dents in their speaker cones/domes. Like, respect your gear. | |
| soft dome versus hard dome tweeters Those who denigrate hard domes and lump them all into the same category haven’t heard any quality ones. A good quality beryllium, diamond or carbon tweeter will outperform nearly any soft dome and sound less fatiguing in the process. Even the $300... | |
| Frank is gone. AVA lives on! Saddened to read this. Frank was one of the good guys of audio. | |
| Pass INT-25, split decision and maybe option? I heard a Ayre AX5 Twenty a few years ago and it was really nice, so that might be an option. Didn’t even thing about that. The AX-5 Twenty is an end-game quality integrated. Lower noise floor than the INT-25 and noise floor matters considerab... | |
| Pass INT-25, split decision and maybe option? Try an Ayre. Ayre sounds nothing like Luxman or Pass Labs, so weird that Luxman was suggested as an alternative in the same post. My Ayre V-X5E sounds almost identical to the Pass XA25 but just a tad warmer and with greater headroom and bass. | |
| Which inexpensive speaker cables... Wireworld Luna are incredibly good (Canare sounds shrill by comparison). Really, they are all the speaker cable anyone ever needs. The terminations allow easy swapping between spades and bananas so you don’t ever have to throw them out if you chan... | |
| Getting a Divorce and can now buy floor standing speakers Congratulations!!! Single life rules! | |
| Technics SL-1200 vs. Scoutmaster Go with the 1200. It has one of the lowest noise floors in the industry and maintains absolute perfect speed. You’ll notice a substantial difference when listening to music with sustained piano and such. | |
| Linear Power Supply Recommendations! @carlsbad2 Fake news? Why, because you bought into their marketing? Your personal truths preclude any and all contradictory data? Might do well to read it before dismissing it as fake, though I bet you won’t: https://www.audiosciencereview.com... | |
| Linear Power Supply Recommendations! Is this how a PS Audio power plant works plus the DC to AC conversion? I have a PP3 for my preamp dac and steamer. PS Audio Powerplants only contribute to line pollution if anything. This fact has been verified by independent measurements.... | |
| Linear Power Supply Recommendations! A linear power supply is not going to improve the sound quality of that device whatsoever. | |
| Beware - FedEx Drivers are forging signatures for delivery confirmation They have been doing this ever since Covid. If you are really worried about a packages security, you must opt to have it held for pickup at a Fed Ex location/store. | |
| NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles Just when I thought they couldn’t come up with any uglier a design, they conjure up this monstrosity. 😂 | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" A Coda 16 has 280,000 uF of capacitance and can deliver 100 amps of current, per channel. That’s what Coda claims about their No.8 amp as well (100A/Ch), however, my Yamaha A-S2100 integrated sounds more powerful and has considerably better ba... | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... I have owned two examples of the XA25 and tried them with 5 different speakers. In a medium/large room, I concluded the Pass really need be paired with speakers of a true 90dB sensitivity at minimum. The XA25 is one of those amps that sounds great... |