kalali
Responses from kalali
| The Future of Audio Amplification kosst, why do you get so emotional when someone disagrees with your position? You’re obviously a knowledgable guy and such abrupt bursts of emotions mixed with anger shadows the technical inputs.These A vs. D amp discussions never end well, just l... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming Results depend on the CD transport and the cables used. Chromecast Audio will sound better if you insert a reclocker inline with the DAC. | |
| Hornshoppe "the Truth" preamp - any opinions? "...I loved my Aric tube linestage, so I completely understand where kalali is coming from..."Coincidentally I also have an Aric Audio preamp. I think your assertion of having the Truth paired with a 300B SET amp makes sense as the combination wou... | |
| Going to have a dedicated line installed- What should i know to ask for? Here in US, each state may have a slightly different code requirements for the electrical work and a certified electrician will and should not deviate from the code, no matter what you ask him to do, of course aside from tightening obvious loose c... | |
| OTL Tube Amps and Full Range Electrostatic Speakers Ralph, would the solid state McIntosh amplifiers with autoformers qualify as constant power sources? Their specs indicate the same power from any of the speakers taps, e.g., 2, 4, or 8 ohm, but with different levels for the output impedance. If so... | |
| Hornshoppe "the Truth" preamp - any opinions? I can’t obviously speak for others as why a product so good is overlooked but in my opinion the Truth sort of falls in a niche that is adamantly debated among the audio fans. You can see that every time a question/thread about passive and active p... | |
| Lyngdorf TDAI 2170?? Topic was discussed at length. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/who-has-luv-for-the-lyngdorf-2170-and-is-thinking-about-the-3... | |
| OTL Tube Amps and Full Range Electrostatic Speakers "...About $6,000/pr,"Actually monoblocs and more like $6500 each. | |
| Buzz on the Twitter “... Now the buzz is louder and intermittently it gets louder.”A constant buzz could be ground loop related unless you can actually hear a buzz when you put your ear next to the amplifier transformer. A variably intermittent buzz is more like a ba... | |
| Best amp options between $2k-$4 to power Magnepan 1.7? mzkmxcv, can you please post the source of measurements? The only measurements I’ve seen for Magnepans seem to show an almost constant 4 ohm resistive load across the frequency range covered by the speakers. What you indicate is more like a capac... | |
| Genelec SAM active studio monitors for home use “...wow one of them is 111db efficiency.”I think that dB number refers to how loud they can be played not efficiency or sensitivity. Those metrics are somewhat moot as the speakers are active.Here’s some information about their in-room performance... | |
| What will a preamp do for me? elizabeth, are you running your source signal through three different linestage preamps daisy chained and at the same time or I’m reading it wrong? Highly unusual setup. | |
| Quad S-2 wcfeil, you added nothing useful to this thread except unnecessary tension. If it bothers you just skip the thread. We can decide on our own who to believe. | |
| What will a preamp do for me? "Count me in the crowd that likes to color the sound."Ditto but I disagree with the general premise that direct even without bit stripping is the way to get the most "transparent and dynamic" way to get the source to the power amp. The outcome is ... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? mzkmxcv,Question for you: Do you purchase everything based on specs alone or you trust your senses? If the former, then you are definitely not only in the minority but most likely not getting your best bang for the buck. If the latter - which soun... |