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| Are these exceptionally well recorded, or what? In my experience there is zero question that the most important thing determining sound quality - more than nearly any component, is the recording/mastering. They need not be new - some of the best "digital" are well mastered CDs from 1960s jazz r... | |
| FTC may end amplifier rule! ACTION NEEDED actually, i find the FTC requirements arbitrary. Music is not a 100% duty cycle into an 8 ohm resistive load. Having short term current and power capability is far more important than being able to, say drive a 75 watt signal into an 8 ohm resisto... | |
| Vinyl on NAD M10 lower volume just underlining what has already been said: its normal. The phono stage has to guess as to the cartridge’s output level. hey will pretty much NEVER match. But why do you really care? turn up (and down) the volume - unless it is so dramatic as to ... | |
| Best type of metal for turntable platform? I'll add my two cents: the kind of metal that isn;t metal. Do a constrained-layer dampening plinth, and suspend it on whatever you want. Look it up - surprisingly easy and surprisingly effective.You want something that will not resonate within th... | |
| Paralleled Transistors I wonder if someone can briefly explain why my high power class A Clayton S-2000 amplifier draws 6.2 amps when first turned on and then drops to 4.2 amp draw after 25-30 minutes....perhaps it is stabilizing its class A bias? That is kinda stran... | |
| Paralleled Transistors Short answer: no. Everyone parallels devices. Also paralleling them is not really related to complementary pairs (NPN and PNP) which are used to achieve DC coupling to speakers. Which almost everyone does.Exceptions: tubes and some really oddball,... | |
| Schiit order issue - anyone receiving shipments? I had a recent warranty repair handled quickly. Yes, communications is not their strong suit...low cost. | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? This is just an invitation for argument but I’ll bite: yes.Remember that digital is in its infancy. 35 years after the development of the record we were still recording into tin horns.now, "CD", as in a plastic disk with pits integrated with an on... | |
| Not in love with my system yet. Help! Not sure if you have the input you need. If you want feel free to PM me.First, please be specific about what love you are not feeling. Is it too much bass? Too little? Bad integration? What? Dont leave us guessing (wrong)Sub woofers have many... | |
| Tweeters are silent on my Wilson audio Sofia 2 or test with a 1.5V battery (AA, D..) and two leads ... much safer and easier :-)Just touch wires to the terminals and listen for a click.I'm baffled how this could have been overlooked, but hey.If the tweeter are not functional you have:1. miswi... | |
| Speaker upgrade for classical music Curious why you think speakers for classical differ from speakers for other genres... there’s something you are looking for that you have not said.Anyway, for $8k you ought to be able to get some great speakers. Before i suggest anything, i’ll men... | |
| Living room system: class A or AB amps? hey Robert,I think you know the answer.... its a trade-off of heat, power cost, whether you feel green, and sound.Lets begin with the fact that being class A vs AB is not the most important determinant of sound quality. A high-bias AB design does... | |
| *WHITE PAPER* The Sound of Music - How & Why the Speaker Cable Matters The abstract defines the "error" as the voltage drop between amplifier and speaker. Isn’t that determined solely by the resistance of the speaker and cable? So the "lowest error" would be obtained with a speaker cable of least resistance? Look, i’... | |
| Analog vs digital? Welcome NZastro.I too have an old Linn, although its my "3rd string" table. And yet, i am firmly in the other camp - almost always prefer my digital ( and have among my DAC choices, a Denefrips, and not as expensive as yours).That said i attribut... | |
| What's wrong with my speaker? almost certainly a broken voice coil assembly. Replace.Vienna drivers are costly! But the speakers are great. I have Mahlers .... |