herman
Responses from herman
| A Big DIY Bang for Your Buck? Sabai, I don’t question that you hear an improvement. What is undeniable is that if the magnets do change things, that change is a distortion of the original. By definition a change in any signal is a distortion of that signal. Distortion doesn’t ... | |
| A Big DIY Bang for Your Buck? The guy saying the paint color on magnets makes a difference is the same guy who told us several years ago that one of his little clocks affects the sound of a live symphony orchestra and the picture on a television even if the battery in the cloc... | |
| Need Help Ripping My CD Collection Mac or Windows? I ask because you need software to play them back and there are various platform specific solutions. iTunes won't play FLAC for instance. However, if you get started and change your mind there are programs to convert between format... | |
| Why Single-Ended? Ralph, I get that the signals in balanced can float relative to ground. I'm not knowledgable about how you configure your circuits but I'm thinking you do not float the signal from input to output so eventually the signals do get referenced to pi... | |
| Resale value of new speakers Herman... because they can buy those 24000 dollar speakers for 12000 dollars. You can accept their 12000 (or whatever their offer) or the speakers. Mr Green, Then they aren't $24,000 speakers, they are $12,000 speakers and he should settle for th... | |
| Why Single-Ended? Balanced topology imposes twice the circuitry into the signal path. It is not quite that simple. There are many was to implement either one so it all depends on the design. There are very complex SE circuits and very simple balanced ones. Since a ... | |
| Why Single-Ended? "But the people who are adamant that only one way is technically correct or sounds right are to be ignored. " Surely there is best way for any individual. You and I may not agree on what is best since we may value different virtues, but having on ... | |
| Why Single-Ended? To Ralph's point about the audibility of cables; I settled on DIY CAT 5 cables as interconnects and speaker cable years ago. They are neutral configured as single ended over any practical length in the home. I encourage anyone who is on the cable ... | |
| Why Single-Ended? So Ralph, you have come over to the dark side with an SE preamp. There is some hope :>) | |
| Why Single-Ended? Thanks Almargif you google around you will find debate on whether a cartridge is balanced, as I see it that really doesn't matter. The important thing is how you deal with it. if you transformer couple it with a center tapped secondary then that w... | |
| Why Single-Ended? Lowrider, I see what you are asking"the reason a manufacturer designs a SE component and why in today’s HiFi environment (which includes many fully-balanced components), does not offer a balanced option in their product line"You could ask the same... | |
| Why Single-Ended? Thanks Charles,One final point. I don't mean to disparage Ralph or anyone else for promoting what he sells, well, other than the crackpot selling magic pebbles, flowers, and clocks. Ralph's points have basis in fact and I have no doubt he truly ... | |
| Why Single-Ended? https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/balanced-is-inherently-flawedhere's a post I started 12 years ago on the same topic. I admit I did it just to start a debate, but shows how this has been ongoing since the beginning of audio and will never be... | |
| Why Single-Ended? a very tired topic which has been debated ad nauseam. Ralph always beats the balanced drum as that is what he sells. Others beat the SE drum because that is what they sell, Look through the old posts and find as many of these just like this one as... | |
| Resale value of new speakers That’s crazy, why do they care if they pay $24K for a pair of speakers or give you a check for $24K, same amount to them I had roof damage and they cut me a check up front. They don't care if I fix my roof, they just want to settle. I agree with ... |