kijanki
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| verdict on class D amps? PHD - do you call Switching power supply (SMPS) "Digital Power Supply"? Proper term for these amps is "Switching" or "Class D" (there is nothing digital inside) | |
| Bel Ref1000s OR M300s + Gallo refrence S.A. amp? M300 has, according to reviews, more "air" but Ref1000 is more focused/coherent. S300 is 2x M300 since each module (200ASC) inside has its own power supply (common power connector). If you want separate cases get Rowland 102 (same modules in solid... | |
| verdict on class D amps? This list was compiled a while ago and needs to be updated. I found, for instance, that International Rectifier (famous for Mosfets) came up with class D amp (thank you Magfan for the info). | |
| verdict on class D amps? "Can someone list a few different manufacturers of class D/T amps that I should consider?"Acoustic Reality www.acoustic-reality.com/eAR202, etc (ICEPower)Aivin www.acoustic-reality.com/DT300 (www.acoustic-reality.com/) (Tripath)Analog Research Tec... | |
| The best "imaging" speakers? Paulfolbrecht - Imaging allows us to enter the invisible and participate in musical event - without it we could just play mono (much cheaper - one monoblock, one speaker etc). | |
| verdict on class D amps? Guido - that is an important distinction. Many people object to principle alone (switching) not understanding that time can be as analog as frequency or voltage. They probably already have CD players or DACs with delta-sigma D/A converters, SACD p... | |
| Any cables that give more bass Casouza - I agree, some musicians use lowest notes frequently but speaker limited to 40Hz will still play them, only softer (compromise). There are closed speakers with fairly good bass performance and definition. My non-audiophile friends believe... | |
| Any cables that give more bass Casouza - 31Hz is only on five string acoustic bass. I don't know how common they are in orchestral music but not very common in Jazz. It is often used in rock music (5 and 6 string bass guitar) but not for the purpose of the lowest note B=31Hz bu... | |
| BNC or Coax? Tobias - I'm not sure how true 75 Ohm RCA plug could be but I used Canare 75 Ohm RCA plugs and Canare wire to build my cable. Severity of impedance mismatch, as Almarg explained, depends on rise/fall times and distance. It is common for CD player ... | |
| Wadia, Benchmark Questions.. "In addition to its function as a DAC, the Benchmark is also a preamp."And the signal path with or without volume control is identical. | |
| BNC or Coax? If you have to use RCA plug - get one with true 75 Ohm impedance (standard RCAs are not). | |
| impedance vs sensitivity Atmasphere - If you can remember 70's it means you weren't there. I remember The Beatles playing on 30W VOX amps and people tossing LUXMAN tube amps to get beautiful and modern transistor amps. These SS amps often had rated unmeasurable THD and IM... | |
| Where does fatique come from? You can find more about fatigue and TIM distortions in first paragraph here: http://www.valutronic.se/technique.html | |
| binding post break in Chrissain - break-in that happens to amplifiers, cables, speakers etc. does not last forever (cables not used for a long period of time start sounding worse). Could it be that you spend a lot of time (weeks?) working on your posts without any play... | |
| impedance vs sensitivity Atmasphere - I read that speakers, before SS became popular, had much higher impedance (32 Ohm or even higher)? |