johnnyb53
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| Blu-ray vs HD digital? Most currently offered HDTVs have a resolution of 1080p, and most also have a refresh rate that's divisible by both 60 (for the 60Hz refresh rate of video broadcasting) and 24 (for the frames-per-second rate that film is shot). That's why most LCD... | |
| $4000 to Spend on Amp, Preamp and USB DAC Audition a new April Music Stello i500 integrated amp with built-in DAC. Not only would you be hard-pressed to buy used components to equal it, you save the cost of two pairs of interconnects. | |
| analog newbie question/vinyl weight My turntable (Technics) makes it very easy to adjust VTA to compensate for differences in thickness, to make sure tonal balance affected by VTA remains fairly constant.Concerning the variety of record weights (e.g., 140g, 180g, 200g), different we... | |
| Ortofon 2M Black I haven't heard the 2M Black, but I've owned the AT150MLX for over two years. Filmoor's description matches my experience. I find it gratifying that for all the press the Black generated, the 150MLX appears to be in the same league, and possibly b... | |
| This is Too Funny Vinyl is Still King 08-14-10: UnsoundI beg to differ.Beg and differ all you want, but in the context of high-resolution formats--DVD-A, SACD, and wide bandwidth pure analog, vinyl far outsells the other two formats combined. The sales figures are out there. I don't c... | |
| This is Too Funny Vinyl is Still King 08-14-10: UnsoundPeople voting with their wallets, have voted for mediums other than vinyl by a large margin, regardless of "rez". And that response has absolutely nothing to do with what I posted. | |
| This is Too Funny Vinyl is Still King 08-13-10: ShadorneInteresting theories but they did't stand up to technical scrutiny then and they still do not today. I suspect the main reason that analog works well is that you can actually hear below a noise floor (well known that you can hear... | |
| Help with Cables "which ones best for my set-up?" 08-07-10: AlmargWhile I have no reason to doubt Johnnyb53's sonic observations, the explanation is not quite right.Slowed or degraded risetime is NOT the result of time-alignment issues, or of some frequencies arriving at different times than othe... | |
| Help with Cables "which ones best for my set-up?" 08-07-10: TvadCould be, Johnnyb53. I have not directly compared identical gauge cables made of stranded wire, and of several small gauge individually insulated conductors twisted or wrapped or woven together.Have you done this comparison?I definit... | |
| Help with Cables "which ones best for my set-up?" 08-05-10: TvadMy experience has been that gauge matters more than materials, construction or brand. A larger gauge provides more richness. A smaller gauge provides more detail, and a more "open" sound.But if you have a cable made up of several sma... | |
| 8 gauge vs 10 gauge OF speaker cable I got a question regarding speaker cables. Is there any difference between 8 gauge and 10 gauge. The length of the cables are around 7 feet. Also, what is the different between tin coated OFC and regular OFC speaker cables? I heard the tin one has... | |
| What are the best small not bookshelf speakers? In that case, the Mirage omnidirectional satellites and a sub would work out well. Their Omnisat OS3-Sat can be positioned very close to the walls or corners, and yet projects a deep soundstage even there. It's deeper when away from the walls a bi... | |
| What are the best small not bookshelf speakers? These threads always spawn a deluge of different suggestions and speculations. It would be nice at this point if the OP would weigh in again to clarify a few things: Would the wife consider an esthetically pleasing speaker from Sonus Faber, copyca... | |
| Anyone has heard the Paradigm S8 and can comment ? Generally speaking, for high performance reasonably priced Canadian speakers, I prefer PSB or Energy. PSB's in general are more refined, sound more natural and less "hi-fi" and have flatter response. Energy sort of splits the difference between PS... | |
| Tweaks to Add A Little Treble Emphasis... I just looked at Gallo's specs for the Strada, and its frequency response relies heavily on room boundary reinforcement, specifically that the speakers should be within one foot of the wall behind them. This would reinforce both the bass and the t... |