jonwolfpell
Responses from jonwolfpell
| Higher sensitivity - more dynamic sound? Lonemountain- why did you arbitrarily start at 102 db volume for the high efficiency speaker but 86 db for the lower one? The more efficient one can also of course play @ an 86 db level using a small fraction of a watt & thus probably w/ extre... | |
| Have you ever solved a high end audio issue using non-audio technology? Or, visa versa? I bought some heavy duty equipment vibration control pads for under the 4 rectangular feet on my Volti Rivals (135lbs.) They are made of a dense closed cell foam sandwiched between two pieces of rubber. I have a large room with long floor joists t... | |
| Best Sound Track Ever Vote for One Many good ones mentioned. I also really like Harold & Maude for the timeless Cat Stevens songs. Pretty good movie too. | |
| For those that have separate Streamers & DACS Another vote for Innuos Zenith Mark III. Simple, solid, easy to use w/ their iPad app, rips CD’s quickly & most importantly, sounds excellent! Sounds very close to my very good Basis turntable, Vector arm & Hana cartridge set up ! | |
| Recommend me a Class A Integrated Amp (or sound like Class A amp) I did not see anyone mention any tubed amps. I purchased a Rogers High Fidelity EHF 200 Mark II integrated direct from Rogers that was a trade in to him for his really big amp for right about your price range. Full Lifetime warranty!100+ all class... | |
| My thoughts on the HiFi Rose 150B I don’t understand why you need a touchscreen display or any for that matter on a music / video server? I use my iPhone or iPad to control all of the functions on my Innuos Zenith from the couch & never have to get up unless I want to rip a CD... | |
| What cable companies make the best cables and sell them directly? Another recommendation for Triode Wire Labs.Handmade to order by Pete in Massapequa Park, NY. Excellent quality, sound great & reasonably priced. | |
| Line Array VS Traditional Box Speakers, Why not just get the line array ? Sounds like a good horn loaded speaker system is what you’re looking for. They can offer the dynamic range of a live performance like no other type of speaker can. They can play very loudly without heroically priced & sized amps, start & s... | |
| What are we objectivists missing? A prime example of this matter is tube amps vs solid state ones or what some called glass vs sand amps. Compare a good tube amp’s specs, distortion, damping factor, actual power out put, square wave accuracy etc. vs. most class D amps, all receiv... | |
| How to secure a large power cord to a piece of equipment? Two turns of electrical tape & it’s nice & tight. I also cut a small wood block & put it under the connector for good measure. Thanks everyone for your help! Nice to be a part of a forum that actually works. | |
| How to secure a large power cord to a piece of equipment? Thanks everyone for your thoughts. The same power cord fits very tightly into my Innuos server. I have it propped up just a bit w/ a wood block but I will also try a few turns wrapped around the connector w/ the self fusing tape too. | |
| Horn speakers are really bright? Horn loaded speakers are generally so efficient that it’s critical that whatever amp you’re driving them with needs to sound good in the first few to maybe 30 watt peaks. Many solid state amps don’t unless they stay in class “A” mode throughout th... | |
| Cable recommandations I replaced my Analysis Plus speaker cables with a biwire set of Triode Wire Labs. The Analysis were smooth w/ a nice rich tone compared to what I had previously but the Triodes maintained the great tone but opened up more detail & nuance. I... | |
| Beware poor sounding media I’m new to streaming on Qobuz with my Innuos Zenith Mark II which I’m really enjoyed for it’s ease of use & vast library to choose from. A lot of it sounds good to very good, dynamic, quiet, clean & detailed. Fun! That all said, when an a... | |
| Power Cord for DAC I use Triode Wire Labs with my Innuos Zenith Mark III & it sounds really good. Triode makes really good cables @ relatively reasonable prices. Probably worth checking them out. |