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| Tube or solid state phono stage? As a very general observation: if your tube system is in danger of lacking good dynamics, something is wrong. At moderate to low volume levels, I expect tube gear to sound considerably more dynamic and alive than solid state. As a more specific... | |
| Cornwall IV vs. Volti Rival, Razz; Razz v. 1, 2, 3 -- what changed? Who knows what is going on and what games are being played. Perhaps he is "crazy as a fox," as they say. | |
| Cornwall IV vs. Volti Rival, Razz; Razz v. 1, 2, 3 -- what changed? How is erasing everyone else fair? If you care to repost your own insights that should work for me. | |
| Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system? I know you are trying to compensate for a problem that only arose when you changed cables to the silver Audioquests. That brightness (meaning comparatively lower levels of the frequencies below those that now sound bright) might also account for ... | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response Even if you get to audition candidates, if you don’t hear them in your own room, you still have that uncertainty. It would be hard to find dealers who have the speakers you are interested in and are will to loan them out. I see how the Mofi spea... | |
| Can a power amp have too much power, risking damage to a speaker? Mulveling, that is a terrific summary of the issue. | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response The interesting thing about horn systems is that they sound particularly good at lower volume levels and tend to work well in small rooms--controlled dispersion of the mid and high frequencies help to lessen the impact of room acoustics. Big horn... | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response Yes Volti is a very good brand for delivering excellent dynamics and speed while still sounding relaxed and natural. This is a far cry from a brand like Zu which is very fast and dynamic but also shrill and brittle sounding (to me anyway). Volti... | |
| Can a power amp have too much power, risking damage to a speaker? I spoke to a manufacturer who said that excess power is a big threat to speakers more so than high frequency components of distortion burning out drivers. I’ve seen too many examples of accidents with high powered amps sending damaging pulses to ... | |
| Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system? Are you doubting the magical properties of $600 fuses? Even the ones whose conductor is made from fairy pubic hair? | |
| Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system? Speaker placement/toe-in changes that will make a substantial difference can be quite small and may even help with other aspects of performance. This is the cheapest, and probably the best fix; if it doesn't work out, just undo the "fix." I don'... | |
| Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system? For now, do nothing. You need to get accustomed to the new sound. A lot of the break-in process, I suspect, is the listener breaking in, not the gear. Also, try not to move the new cables at all; let them rest in their current position so that s... | |
| Recommend me a tube integrated amplifier This seems to be a nice system. What price range are you looking at? Of course Audio Note amplifiers will work well with their speakers. I personally like the various iterations of the Soro and Oto. I have have heard both AN-E and AN-K with am... | |
| Dimond Cantilevers And Tip Mass While theoretical discussions of the advantage of each type of cantilever can be interesting, in practical terms, even if cost/price is no object, the choice comes down to the sound, and that is dependent on how the choice of stylus, cantilever an... | |
| Dimond Cantilevers And Tip Mass Also, the London Decca ang Garrot Bros. cartridges have a cantilever--it is just a funky bent thing that doesn't look like anyone else's cantilever. That was an interesting cartridge--very alive sounding and almost meeting my "pretty good" stan... |