kijanki
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| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? Guido - Both have power supply built-in and connect to mains. 200ASC has switcher while 250ASP has traditional power supply. The strange thing is that there is no large transformer on the module - only something that looks like big choke on EI typ... | |
| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? Guido - 250ASP uses traditional power supply while 200ASC has SMPS. 250ASP delivers 250W at 1% THD while 200ASC is 230W at the same 1% distortion level. Bel Canto specifies S300 and M300 amps as 300W (200ASC) because it is at 10% THD. I concluded ... | |
| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? Raquel - I read review and could not find any reference to $9800. It states clearly in product description that it is v1.5 and MSRP is $12800. Are you saying that reviewers have to mention MSRPs of previous versions. For what purpose? Am I missing... | |
| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? "Mr. Corona's writings about Rowland on this forum, and his review of the revised Vienna Acoustics Mahler for TAS, are indeed curious"Raquel - Beauty is in the eye of beerholder. If Mr. Corona likes Rowland's gear let him write about it. I hope yo... | |
| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? "Perhaps it is time we cleaned up this website and eliminated all the product favoritism displayed by regulars on this website"I second that - we should not express any negative or positive opinions about anything since "Arguments are extremely vu... | |
| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? Dodgealum - it is complicated. 60A peak current but at what output voltage? for how long? Why do you need 60A? Even on 1 ohm load it would deliver 3600W.1000W Icepower (1000ASP) can deliver 40A for about 0.5s. Minimum load is specified as 2 ohm. I... | |
| NOS DAC or CDP? Clio09 - in April 2009 issue of Stereophile (also on their website) they review Meridian 808.2 CD player. It is upsampling player with different algorithm digital filter. They claim it is the best player they've heard ever (and better be for $16k)... | |
| NOS DAC or CDP? Cleaneduphippy - I'm sorry for sounding condescending. It is fuzzy issue with transport being adequate or not since it is difficult to spend over $5k for the transport or even get the loaner to listen at home. In addition differences might become ... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 Pre - anybody heard a mod? Richlane - I agree he should at least try tube preamp (I should too). | |
| Benchmark DAC1 Pre - anybody heard a mod? Richlane - I agree, sound is far from warm and full but clarity and transparency is unprecedented. I drive directly class D power amp with good results but also know that people who combined Benchmark with tube gear were very happy. I would still ... | |
| NOS DAC or CDP? Jtwrace - I heard Valab recently at Mattzack2 place with very good tube gear and Dali speakers. It is really nice. I'm planning to insert my Benchmark into exactly same setup to compare. The main idea behind Valab is not the NOS itself but increas... | |
| NOS DAC or CDP? Cleaneduphippy - no need to be rude. Nobody will be able to pick system for you and there is nothing "warm" about NOS DACs. I was merely suggesting that jitter rejecting DAC might give you more for the money plus great flexibility by being able to... | |
| NOS DAC or CDP? Cleaneduphippy - I suspect that you like warm sound that I don't care for. Listen to few DACs of different types and decide yourself. My experience is limited and it is personal thing (matter of taste).I never had high quality transport but good o... | |
| NOS DAC or CDP? Cleaneduphippy - Jitter is a noise in time domain. You can either get good dedicated transport (expensive) and good digital cable or jitter supressing DAC. How to determine if transport is jittery? Just check specifications or opinion on audio for... | |
| LCD Question: Covering Screen w/Clear plastic? Theo - In addition to screen you need to protect rest of it. Your LCD has most likely electroluminescent backlite that works like vacuum cleaner for dust (high voltage). Many LCD monitors or laptops loose brightness over time because of it (dust s... |