larryi
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| classical music source If one is talking about a kind of shootout for ultimate sound quality, then yes, the very best records that I have do indeed sound better than most, if not all of my digital classical music. But, these extraordinary records are relatively few in n... | |
| Audio Note AN-J vs AN-K I've heard the AN E in a smallish room, though not as small as 10' by 11'. Although the speaker is designed to be placed in the corner of the room, you can reduce the bass to some extent by moving it out of the corner. I have heard it used this wa... | |
| Octave vs Ayon integrateds I have heard pretty good sound from an Ayon integrated (haven't heard the Octave). But, I agree with Audiooracle that Synthesis is another brand that should be given serious consideration. They make terrific sounding amps and very good DACs. | |
| classical music source Jetrexpro,I agree that a lot of jazz sounds particularly good on vinyl. As for classical sound quality, both digital and analogue sources can sound very good, with digital having and advantage when it comes to noise (a MUCH bigger issue with class... | |
| do moving coil cartridges have a finite life-span? It is possible for the suspension to go bad, particularly from the rubber parts hardening, just sitting in the box. This is supposedly a bigger problem in urban areas with high pollution levels (ozone being the main culprit). But, most high qualit... | |
| classical music source With some classical labels, such as 1970's DG, original vinyl issues were pretty poor in terms of sound quality, but the label took advantage of the opportunity to remaster for digital and put out some pretty decent reissues. Other labels, such as... | |
| Is there any 50W 300B SET monoblock out there? Hi Charles & Clio,I have no idea myself about optimal output of 300B tubes. However, I know a builder who likes the sound of his pushpull amps when the tubes are pushed hard (I believe he operates the tubes at a pretty high plate voltage relat... | |
| Is there any 50W 300B SET monoblock out there? The Wyetech appears to be a very interesting model, although they will not have too many takers at $67k. I am not that up on technical aspects, but, the description which talks about an upper and lower leg sounds more like pushpull to me, with eac... | |
| classical music source I listen to classical music primarily from CD sources. The selection of music/performance on CD is enormous, the sound quality is pretty good--many older recordings are nicely remastered and new recordings are quite well recorded (unlike new pop/r... | |
| Is there any 50W 300B SET monoblock out there? I have been told by a designer that doing parallel single ended is not that easy to do and somewhat defeats the benefits of a simple single-ended circuit. It is hard to get twin output tubes to behave correctly in parallel and a very high demand i... | |
| Can headphones ever be as good as high end stereo? You can, indeed, get great sound from a set of headphones. The experience is quite different, and I personally don't think it is worthwhile trying to chase similar imaging with phones--I accept that phones will present sound as coming from inside ... | |
| Excessive sibilance and edge....treat room? Pc123v,My advice to listen in the nearfield was not to advocate that this be the setup you use, but, rather, as a means of diagnosing a problem. Because you heard better sound in that position, it does indeed indicate that you would benefit from p... | |
| Excessive sibilance and edge....treat room? First step is to diagnose the problem. Move your seat so that is fairly close to the speaker (say 6ft or so away) and adjust the toe-in so it is about the same as that when you are seated at a normal distance. Now listen to your speakers. By liste... | |
| Tubes at idle Tom,Thanks for interesting link to Sears Sound. I know that the primary concern in this discussion is the impact on the tubes, but, Sears Sound also mentioned the issue of heat impacting other components. That is also a concern that I have. Every ... | |
| Tubes at idle I don't think actual fire is a common event, but, then again how much is even a small risk? If replacement tubes are cheap, the only other major cost to consider is the amount of electricity the component burns at idle (some manufacturers give buy... |