holmz
Responses from holmz
| amplifier longevity Since SS amps can (and should) be left on all the time So why do they put a power switch on the amplifiers? | |
| Sub-Amp Wiring Question - Damping Factor Vs. Power Vs. Bridged/Stereo Mode Bridged implies 2 channels at least. If that is the case then you could run a 4 ohm VC on each channel optimally. | |
| amplifier longevity Half of this makes no sense. I scratched out the part that does make sense. I traded them in for a set of Class D monoblocks 3 years later because I couldn't stand the heat and the tube maintenance. At 10 years old they ran like champions and ... | |
| amplifier longevity Ideally in theory… But I have had both varieties fail on me. | |
| Vandersteens-- Removing M5-HPs for a Digital Xover? @holmz --Congrats on the VCC-5. I haven't been able to find one in black in some time. …. If I resock the VCC-5, I’ll save the sock for you. I may also end up pulling the top and bottom of it, so I can shove it into a cabinet. I ac... | |
| How to tame a bright system? While cost isn’t everything, it is something. An ok $599streamer into a $2.5k interconnect and $12.6k DAC means that you are hearing everything (good and bad) that the streamer is producing. What is the streamer producing? I thought it was just... | |
| Vandersteens-- Removing M5-HPs for a Digital Xover? This is like saying if i disconnect the Brakes in my car how many of you fellows will still have their family jewels left and are they still in decent working condition. I try not to put my ‘alls on the line… in case they still work ;) By t... | |
| Vandersteens-- Removing M5-HPs for a Digital Xover? … Vandersteens actually make really great surround systems due to their spaciousness. You can honestly just run movies two-channel, and they sound great. Also, their surrounds (VSMs) are made to be wall-mounted and look very sleek when done ... | |
| Vandersteens-- Removing M5-HPs for a Digital Xover? Nice stack of gear, and I don’t even know what else is in it. It is odd running Vandys in a surround system. There are at least 2 of us, but my speakers and amps are not at your level and I have Lyngdorf rather than a Theta… But I think the concep... | |
| Vandersteens-- Removing M5-HPs for a Digital Xover? Nice stack of gear, and I don’t even know what else is in it. It is odd running Vandys in a surround system. There are at least 2 of us, but my speakers and amps are not at your level and I have Lyngdorf rather than a Theta… But I think the concep... | |
| How much gear do you own? at 60 I am also thinning the herd considerably……. My goal for 2022 is to get down to a single TT …. wish me luck I may be able to help you ^there^ Back on the topic… I usually get the best gear I can afford, with the expectation it will no... | |
| Position of speaker cables and irregular behavior Sorry @jacksky I was being snarky. The intermittent cable was a larger problem than static or other oddities with cable lifters… nut some people swear by them. Just not me. | |
| Position of speaker cables and irregular behavior Imagine the improvement you’ll get when you put the cable risers under them to keep them off the floor! 😎 | |
| Does Time alignment and Phase coherency make for a better loudspeaker? I was looking at a step function response the other day, and there was as much energetic below the axis as above it. I was thinking a silencer maker would be blessed with that as the wind they needed to suppress… but real life doesn’t work quite ... | |
| New Set Up OMG what a horror show! OP you are taking advice on a $27k system from a guy literally using lamp cord, who buys based on inductance because he thinks it all sounds the same anyway. Sorry. This happens. Nothing we can do about it. Free forum, any... |