knotscott
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| Electronic cross-over on pre-amp out, to split signal to subwoofer and bookshelf speakers Relieving the tube amps and the midbass drivers of the bottom octave or so should reduce distortion on both. Those large frequencies hog a lot of power from the amps and cause large excursions to the midbass drivers. If you can find out your amp... | |
| Power Supply Upgrade for Bluesound Nano Power supplies are one of the most expensive component in an audio product. Upgrading an inexpensive power supply often results in improved performance. ^^^^ this. Upgrading from a cheap wall wart is a no brainer on an evolved system. How m... | |
| Electronic cross-over on pre-amp out, to split signal to subwoofer and bookshelf speakers I split my preamp output between an active low pass crossover to an integrated amp that feeds the main woofers and subwoofer (<63hz) , then to an inline high pass (10nF silver mica cap) to the main tube amps that feed the midbass/tweeter. It h... | |
| Seeking Advice to Improve My Audio System ($1000 Budget) Speakers and cart are typically the best places for upgrades. There's been lots of discussion about speakers (and associated amp) so far, but a stylus upgrade is low hanging fruit. The Rega Carbon MM is the same as the AT-3600L, and any stylus u... | |
| Bass management--high/low pass filtering @koestner Is it worth it to send the signal through another box of electronic junk just to eliminate frequencies below 80Hz? Depends on how the high pass filter is achieved, and also depends on the system and user, so the solution will vary acc... | |
| Can't decide I'd go with Dynaudio over Monitor Audio every time. | |
| Best amplification for Magico S3 newer version on your experience I've never heard the S3s, but the CAT amps sounded amazing on the S5 MkII | |
| Cayin, Line Magnetic, and Willsenton with 805 Feedback Line Magnetics has a good reputation | |
| use of ChatGPT for HIFI Out of curiosity, your post got me to ask ChatGPT to rate my system. It did a great job recognizing a lot of unique things about my system, but then it went it on to recognize pictures of my Dyna/VTA tube amps as Altec Lansing horn speakers! . N... | |
| Fed Ex makes good The new company's name is FedUp. | |
| "IN THE BEGINNING" Audiophilia! | |
| What is your scariest moment in High End audio? When my son plays a song that includes content that sounds just like a woofer flapping....might be from Radiohead but can't recall. It had me out of the chair and on my feet immediately! | |
| Subjective vs. objective? Or subjective and objective? @hilde45 Very well said | |
| Subjective vs. objective? Or subjective and objective? The best manufacturers I know use testing as a starting point, and fine tune be ear from there, they remeasure to confirm they're still in the ball park after listening sessions are concluded. The one's I've known well admit that measurement does... | |
| Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist Thanks for the suggestions. I’ll add these artists that are new to me within the past couple of years: Alison Krauss - She’s great as solo artist, with her band Union Station, or with Robert Plant. Sarah Jarosz Patricia Barber |