kijanki
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| Zu Omen Defs and Ice Amps? DF does not make much difference once it is higher than 100 since inductor in series with the woofer has typical 0.08 ohm making residual DF of 100. Changing amp's DF from 200 to 1000 will make only about 36% difference in overall DF (possibly les... | |
| Benchmark VS Mark levinson 36 DAC ????????? "Perhaps your DAC1 was faulty?" - or it was one of the first Benchmarks with very high output impedance on unbalanced (RCA) outputs? | |
| Zu Omen Defs and Ice Amps? Charles1dad - It is not being defensive but rather irritated with "All D amps suck" statements. | |
| Zu Omen Defs and Ice Amps? "Two of them" - My all thumbs to you but please promise that it will stay 2 (won't turn into 1). | |
| Zu Omen Defs and Ice Amps? Simon - some Rowland amps (like 301) based also on standard Icepower modules with built in SMPS use Power Factor Correction supply in addition that converts 120Hz charging spikes common to 120Hz rectification to smooth full cycle mains current. In... | |
| Benchmark VS Mark levinson 36 DAC ????????? Theduke - Initially DAC1 sounded a little thin until Signetics factory that made NE5532 burned down (2000/2001). Texas Instruments bought license, redesigned die and Benchmark got fuller sound. Another possible problem was very high output impedan... | |
| Zu Omen Defs and Ice Amps? "of negative feedback switching power supply power amp."It makes me suspicious of "negative placebo effect" when somebody has already opinion on switching in general.Switching supplies are the same thing as class D amps. In addition to efficiency ... | |
| Benchmark VS Mark levinson 36 DAC ????????? Knghifi - that shows how differently we all perceive. It sounded to you muffled and lacking detail and resolution while most of opinions I've read stated "too bright" and "hyper detailed". | |
| Benchmark VS Mark levinson 36 DAC ????????? I was and still am, for a change, impressed with stock Benchmark. A lot of reviewers were as well including 2004 Stereophile "Component Of The Year" award. Why then many people hear "forward and bright"? Possibly because Benchmark, according to th... | |
| Zu Omen Defs and Ice Amps? Audiofeil - I agree. I use small class D Rowland 102 amp with Hyperion HPS-938 speakers (90dB sensitivity). Sound has presence and resolution but also softness and fullness. Bass is punchy and powerful. Instruments sound very natural with great ha... | |
| XLR and RCA interconnects in the same system? Elizabeth - you can compare only equivalent XLR to RCA. It might not make any difference in your system if you don't have ground loops or noisy environment but I like to think about it as a form of insurance against possible problems. I use short ... | |
| Is 75 ohm coax the same as S/PDIF? Peter_s - you're right about very short runs. Connection is usually considered a transmission line when output transition time is less than 8x propagation time. For typical 25ns transitions found in less expensive transports, assuming 0.7 speed of... | |
| XLR and RCA interconnects in the same system? "Actually balanced is just a buzzword used to sell stuff. it has NO value over RCA at all for any system except the fully balanced from beginning to end electronics."Yes it does have value over RCA. It suppresses noise much better, prevents discon... | |
| Who was the best jazz guitarist ever? Pat Martino - he is "twice" better than the others since at the age of 36 (peak of his career - 15 records) he suffered brain aneurysm followed by brain surgery that left him with complete amnesia. Being told that he was a musician he learned how ... | |
| DAC or CD player "Prices will continue to come down; a year or two from now, your DAC dollar will go further."DAC technology is changing rapidly, so if you wait another few years you'll get much better DAC for less. Just remember to buy this DAC before you die. |