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airport express questions
Rbstehno - I rip files into ALAC not only to save space but also to avoid additional operation (ALAC compression) that computer has to do in real time to send data to AE (it is not a dedicated server). 
Dynamic Headroom
Al - I like percents or ratios instead of dB. In case of 500W vs. 30W ratio of perceived loudness is:R = (500/30)^(1/3.5)= 2.23 where "^" means "to power" 
Why did I get married?
"Happily married 39 years" - translation for younger folks: "Happily" means 39 years in one marriage. Without "happily" it would be just a sum of marriages. 
Dynamic Headroom
Eldartford - I don't listen very loud, perhaps 50% of max what makes already 1/10 of the power and because music does not contain peaks alone but most likely less than 50% volume most of the time it is another 1/10 of power. Music has also gaps - ... 
Dynamic Headroom
Eldartford - I believe standard calls for 5 min rms power. http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=129b71f1c02566f96bb00521fdf0bd03&rgn=dI remember that amp I used once at New Year's Eve party quit after about 10 min - the... 
Why did I get married?
My wife (married 34 years) doesn't mind very loud music (NO, you cannot have her - she's mine) but have some issues with certain music I listen to (contemporary/modern, Indian Classical, progressive jazz etc.). I try to avoid music that makes her ... 
Paradigm 90P or Studio 100,s
I suffered for many years with Paradigm Studio/60 v2 in very revealing system (Benchmark DAC1, Rowland 102). I even replaced aluminum dome tweeter with soft dome type (Morel Supreme) but could not integrate it properly. I ended up buying Hyperion ... 
Dynamic Headroom
Eldartford wrote: "Almarg...I don't agree with your description of the power supply as "weak". It may have been designed that way."I'm not sure what you disagree with. Nobody designs power supplies for class AB amps to be able to sustain sinewave ... 
Furman Elite -15i linear filtering AC power source
Markeetaux - I have Furman Elite 20PFi. Sound has less of bass resonances and, possibly because of that, cleaner midrange.What surprised me was brighter and more colorful (stronger, cleaner colors) DLP HDTV. TV is 100% digital so I suspect it has ... 
Can someone give me an explaination re: power amp.
Atmasphere I agree - feedback is evil. It is less of a problem in class A amps since gains before feedback are as low as 200 but it might be big problem with class AB where gains before feedback are in order of 4000.In class AB with most linear co... 
ss amp ideas for tube pre and paradigm studio 100s
Most of amps have max power at 1:00-2:00 position. If it clips you need stronger amp otherwise it might damage tweeters. 
Aluminum wiring
Problem with aluminum is that has different thermal expansion coefficient and connections on wall outlets can get loose over time causing exposed wire surface oxidation and sparking/overheating (aluminum oxide is isolator). There are special wall ... 
Green, Eco Friendly Class A Monoblocks
How big? Pics please! 
Amplifier Specs
Mordenmail - I don't think 20Hz-20kHz is "given" since full power at 20kHz is absolutely useless. For class D it could not be possibly specified for the reason I mentioned before (full power at 20kHz would damage output filter).Average music power... 
Buy LED, LCD or Plasma
Learsfool - I only questioned post that stated 80" min. size for 20' distance. There is nothing wrong with smaller size if 80" is not available or doesn't fit above fireplace. 60" is good size (and above it price goes up really fast).