lemonhaze

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Demo'd a few sets of speakers over the past 2 weeks...
Hi OP, Richard Vandersteen produces a great speaker and great value. One way to lift the performance is with subs but not just any subs. His own subs are expensive and I believe you can do better. One of his will just add bloat and boom to the po... 
Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’
OK guys, settle down. This is serious!If I took your Gate, would you take offense?  
High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it.
Absolute phase is audible but the majority of listeners are unaware of the phenomenon or have heard it and deemed it insignificant, probably the same ones who can't hear cable differences.Absolute phase is when the leading pressure wave reaches t... 
High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it.
The  Sigma Delta architecture has to my ears a sound that gives digital a bad reputation. I own a Wadia 15 which uses the fabulous Burr Brown PCM63 and considering what I paid for this second hand I am surprised more folks don't snap them up.The T... 
What area or country do you live in ?
@ jkatze what part of SA you in. Lived on my sailboat in Durban Bay for 32 years. Now in County Limerick, Ireland. Audio very quiet here. 
Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat
@oregonpapa,Hi, as I mentioned in my post I am busy renovating so at the moment there is nothing really for me to try the TC on. All kit is packed away because it is like a sand storm inside the house when I am grinding and chasing walls and concr... 
Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat
Hi All, I recently ordered and received one of the 'bundles' on offer. This was over the Christmas period and expecting some delay because I now live in Ireland, was most pleasantly surprised when the postman arrived a week later with my parcel.Du... 
Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat
@ oregonpapa, I don't always agree with your posts but your frequent links to what you consider great music is impressive and tells me that you are a lover of music as opposed to some where the actual performance takes second place to the componen... 
Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open.
Hi Roger,Am I glad I found this helpful thread.  I have a Mark Levinson 23.5 amp that hums.The hum is loud and stays constant in amplitude regardless of the position of the volume control. I am driving it with an Aikido linestage that I built and ... 
Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat
Oops got cut off somehow?I find it odd that Tim has not stated clearly the amount of time needed for full performance and also, without disclosing vital information, the basis of operation.The lack of info has some suggesting that the mat needs ch... 
Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat
Hi Guys,These products from PPT intrigue me and I would like to try them after reading every post but find the inventor/manufacturer rather backward in coming forward.It is claimed that 4 weeks is needed for the mats to really perform, but that fi... 
DIY - Two kits using similar tweeter to Tekton
@pbnaudioI did not know about you guys. Your speakers appear to be extremely well engineered. Would love to hear the XmaX and others 
DIY - Two kits using similar tweeter to Tekton
Hi guys,I concur with Erik's suggestion to experiment with DIY.  The right kit can produce results that will rival commercial designs costing a whole lot more. Many times in factApart from the unavoidable manufacturing costs which entails rent, st... 
Looking for speaker recommendations
(Wife does not like the black socks on the Vandys)Perhaps involve the wife in choosing new colour socks to replace the black ones or consider replacing the wife.Richard Vandersteen produces one of the best value speakers and the Model 2CE is proba... 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
Oops I hit the wrong key.@ shadorne. Why do you post on topics that you clearly know very little about. If you were not sure about something and you visited the forum to respectfully gain knowledge or information, that would be fine, but you asser...