larryi
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| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? Another "full range" speaker that I heard that really blew me away (don't know why I forgot about them until now) is a circa 1940 Jensen field driver (13" cone, built in tube power supply). I heard a system that uses this driver crossed over to a ... | |
| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? Chrles1dad,I don't think I've heard PHY drivers. If you have, I am interested in what you think. I find that you provide a lot of interesting and well informed comments in this forum as well. | |
| What is nearfield listening? Onhwy61 is correct that nearfield mean where direct sound is louder than all of the reflected sound at the listening position. This distance would vary considerably, depending on the speaker, the size of the room, the reflective quality of the roo... | |
| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? 2a3nut,Lowthers, and other full range drivers are amazing in their ability to tease out detail and perk up music. For me, almost all implementations I've heard were just too rough and peaky and seemed to "shout" too much for my taste (I still like... | |
| Now That You've Ripped Your Entire Collection... I know it is a pretty low priority to most people, but, it is illegal to rip CDs and then sell or give away the same CDs --that violates "fair use." If you sell or give away the collection a second (and later, third, fourth, etc.) purchaser will b... | |
| sooloos music server sound quality I would try to diagnose the "problem." First, have you tried playing the digital output from the Krell CDP through the Berkley DAC to determine if the DAC is the source of the problem?Second, I believe the Sooloos rips CDs to FLAC, but can play WA... | |
| Help with tube specs I run EML meshplate 2a3s in my Audionote Kageki amps. A friend runs meshplate 300bs. We have both found that the EML tubes are reasonably reliable and long lasting, but, they seem to be quite touchy about being pushed beyond specifications. When I... | |
| Who needs drugs when you've got music? Digital has taken over, even in the way people think. Why is it one or the other? Why not both? | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Is it possible that high powered amps delivering 1 watt will sound worse than a lower powered amp delivering that watt? I would hazard to guess that the answer is yes. I've heard a few demonstrations of high powered amps vs. low powered amps from ... | |
| Tubes going bad??? How equipment will sound when tubes begin to show their age, depends on the way the equipment pushes the tube. If the tubes are run hard all the time, they will start to sound sluggish, muddy and lacking in dynamics much sooner. If they are run mo... | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS I think that most speakers, high efficiency or not, sound better with good tube amps than solid state, provided the amps are not pushed very hard. But, with many low efficiency speakers it really is hard to run them in a low-powered amps sweet spo... | |
| Mismatch - between SUT and MC cartridge. Most cartridges that have an extremely low source impedance, such as the 3-4 ohms you mentioned, are quite low in output (fewer coil turns mean low impedance and low output), and therefore also need more gain. The transformers that "match" to such... | |
| Next step suggestions, from Spendor SP100r ? Maz,I am a fan of DeVore speakers too. I recently heard the Orangutan with Line Magnetics amp and that combination is quite good. I don't consider the DeVore speakers to be what truly deep bass fans would be looking for, but, they do deliver a liv... | |
| Next step suggestions, from Spendor SP100r ? Maz,To get a better understanding of what you might like, perhaps you can list some speakers you heard that sounded good to you (regardless of price). Also, if you have any other particular requirements or limitations (such as placement issues) th... | |
| Next step suggestions, from Spendor SP100r ? The upper bass of SP100 can overwhelm certain rooms (not necessarily small rooms) and make the speaker seem a bit muddy. Room treatment, particularly bass traps in the corners of the room can do a lot to tighten up the upper bass and improve the p... |