herman
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| Difference between polarity and phase w/sub You adjust the knob until it is in phase with the mains. You will know this because the bass will be strongest at this setting. It can be done by ear but is much easier with a test recording and a sound pressure level meter. Play frequencies near ... | |
| Difference between polarity and phase w/sub This is one of the most misunderstood concepts for the audiophile, perpetuated because manufacturers such as Conrad Johnson and many others use the terms incorrectly. It is also very difficult to explain without pictures of the waveforms. In a ste... | |
| Is this the best analog has to offer? Try some Galaxy jazz recordings from the late 70's/early 80's (Johnny Griffin, Art Pepper, Hank Jones). Johnny Griffin's "Return of the Griffin" sounds like the band is in the room and they are wailing. If these sound dry and zippy then there is d... | |
| Physical explanation of amp's break in? Aball, back to an earlier question: when you say that capacitors drift, for a given type of capacitor, do they always drift in the same direction? | |
| Upgrade To Conrad Johnson Premier 15? The 15 is a phono stage only, not a full function preamp, | |
| Physical explanation of amp's break in? Missile guidance systems ???????????? Are you seriously comparing the performance of missile guidance systems to that of audio circuits? If you insist on taking your experience in controlling the flight of giant bullets and using it to explain the... | |
| Physical explanation of amp's break in? Eldartford, It is really very simple.1. a prototype is built2. it is allowed to burn in for an extended period of time3. the sound is evaluated4. adjustments are made5. it is burned in, evaluated, adjusted6. it is burned in, evaluated, adjusted7. ... | |
| Physical explanation of amp's break in? Eldartford, you are correct. Components are ignorant, but designers are not. They listen to their creations after everything has settled in, if it sounds worse than when they began they attempt to find out why. This is the same reason amps, etc. s... | |
| Physical explanation of amp's break in? Eldartford, your logic is flawed. Even though it is true that components are rated at some value plus/minus some percentage, it does not follow that a different value will sound the same even though it is within the rated specification. For exampl... | |
| Physical explanation of amp's break in? Sean is right, as a piece ages, the components inside it change value. Resitors changes value, electrolytic caps start to dry out and ALL of them will eventually fail if used long enough, substances such as plastics used as dielectrics change espe... | |
| Best Cabling for Wilson Sophia's My Wilson Witt II's were internally wired with Monster cable. They sounded great with Transparent cables. | |
| Latin Music South America is a pretty big continent with a wide variety of cultures. Could you be a bit more specific about where you went. | |
| Slappys Sob Story. So long folks Slappy is getting married and Slappy is buying a $250,000 house and Slappy isn't responsible enough to have even $2,500 saved? Sorry, but I don't think it is wise for Slappy to get married at this level of maturity. | |
| I recently emailed John Atkinson of Stereophile Corona, may I venture a guess that you are one of the "real" audio companies who doesn't advertise. If so, why hide behind an anonymous moniker taking pot shots at those who have become successful enough to afford these ads. If you don't have a do... | |
| Does heat kill tubes? As far as heat is concerned, tubes can take a lot more than transistors. Since the tubes get that hot or hotter in normal operation, I don't see how heating them up would damage them.I think the tube failure after storage in the heat was coincidence. |