kijanki
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| DAC vs. New CDP "One advantage of a separate DAC is if/when the transport dies, you only replace the transport and for some DACs the transport can be inexpensive."Exactly. That was my reason for buying Benchmark DAC1. I use DVD player and HDTV as sources and will... | |
| Passive pre with class ''D'' power amps, issues ?? Channel Island makes two versions of the same D100 or D200 class D amps: version to work with active preamp (26dB) and version for passive one (32dB). | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? Al - read also this http://stereophile.com/news/10065/Class A is probably the best SS. The real question is what is the best amp for the money one has assigned to spend. For me it was class D - maybe not at the level of top class A amps but way be... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? Shadorne - I suspect that ferrofluid used in many tweeters changes viscosity with temperature. | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? Spatine - why do you call it waiting period? Your gear most likely plays at 99% of quality and you can still enjoy music.On my system it takes short time probably half an hour and it might be related to tweeters warming up.If I can toss monkey wre... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? "It seems I have to continue putting up with listen to music late at night after giving the system most of the evening to warm up."Spatine - Can you hear it improving over time. Would you know if amplifier was ON for one or three hours? If you can... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? "On separate issue, would all that heat for 24/7 at full power take toll on the circuit board? Of course the counter arguments would be the on/off as you said, and the expansion/contraction fatigue cycle due to the hot/cold."Spatine - the only per... | |
| Best cable for short monoblock runs? Interlochen - Most of AQ stuff is 99.9999% pure and some is 99.9999999% pure copper. Some manufacturers like Acoustic Zen in addition forge copper into hot forms (continuous cast) to prevent crystal formation (impurities reside between crystals). ... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? "Bearotti, class AB amps usually operate in class A up to some power level"Yes, but won't give class A performance. Much higher signal gain and deeper feedback were already applied in order to remove THD and IMD and you already paid the price. At ... | |
| Who's your guitar daddy now? Sfar - "Dreams of a World" is one of the Grammys and I was planning to buy it next but I am always afraid of Bach. Many excellent guitarists like David Russell are not the best Bach players. I enjoy Stephen Schmidt - Bach "Lute works" played in or... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? Once system becomes linear (by negative feedback or otherwise) it doesn't produce IMD - just look at IMD specifications of class AB amplifiers. Because amplifier has limited bandwidth it introduces delay to signal and negative feedback cannot comp... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? Bearotti - class D is very good at low levels (lows, highs, definition, dynamics, clarity etc) | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? Well designed class AB doesn't have crossover distortions because it is removed by negative feedback. There is no THD or IMD but instead hidden TIM distortion. TIM causes odd harmonics (sharp sound) and fatigue (brain fills moments of silence caus... | |
| Who's your guitar daddy now? Newbee - Thank you for Sharon Isbin. I'm just listening to "Romances Latines". The energy is incredible. She has two Grammys but I've never heard of her. It's probably because Grammys presentation turned into hip-hop show. | |
| Preamp Out-Amp In RCA Jumpers for Integrated Dhel - I think my brother's was less than 12" - more like 6" but it was less than $40. Cardass for $80 seems excessive. |