jasonbourne71
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Anyone else constantly curious about amps? All competently designed amps of low noise, low distortion and low output impedance will sound indistinguishable. Tube amps with their high output impedance are excluded. They will track a speaker's impedance curve and have a non-flat response. | |
Is my Dynaco Stereo 400 worth repairing for resale? @curiousjim : Little known fact is that James Bongiorno joined Rectilinear to work on the model X speaker. Later he joined Spread Spectrum Technologies. | |
Is my Dynaco Stereo 400 worth repairing for resale? @buellrider97 : I have an original owner pair of 60 watt mono SS amps from South West Technical Products. Designed by James Bongiorno - full complimentary symmetrical circuit using the then-new PNP output transistors. Before that SS amps were limi... | |
Is my Dynaco Stereo 400 worth repairing for resale? Designed by James Bongiorno who worked for SAE, Southwest Technical Products, GAS, Sumo and Rectilinear. | |
Why Does Expensive Gear Seems To Sound Better? Love those black faceplates with the glowing blue meters! | |
Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000? After the passing of Harry Pearson TAS has lost all credibility. | |
Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000? The only way to tell a $50K DAC apart from a sub - $1K DAC is with your eyes. | |
Get yer Alice at Axpona The AC Revox B77 mkIII is a mere $27950! A tape reel of the Aice Cooper Paranormal album is $495. Stuff like this is like remaking the Ford Model T! | |
Get yer Alice at Axpona Alice Cooper's fame peaked decades ago. Hey Revox, how about a Slipknot turntable? | |
Get yer Alice at Axpona There is a matching turntable for $9950 plus an Alice Cooper LP for $595! Both signed by AC. This is a money-grab by a no-longer-relevant company invested in obsolete media. | |
Cutting Amplifiers @atmasphere +1 | |
New Review on Pine Tree Audio cables Do a blind test. Then I will believe you! | |
Power Cords/ Conditioner/Surge Protectors Power cords will not affect the performance of components. There is nothing wrong with the AC from your wall outlet that requires a power conditioner. | |
Cary Audio CD Player 306/200 Upgrading a transport Save your money. Digital playback is not like analog where better/more costly mechanical engineering produces better sound. If whatever digital device - CD/DVD player - is used to extract the digital stream the 0's and 1's don't care. They are al... | |
Best Audiophile Album in terms of Dynamic Range and Mastering Quality? @feldmen4 Blues For Allah along with Europe '72 are worthy too! |