lloydc
Responses from lloydc
| Analog Upgrade - Where to start? It seems to me that your phono pre is not on the same level with everything else in your phono chain. | |
| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? I should add that hearing things you didn’t hear in another system proves very little. That happens when I listen to the cheap system in my car, for example, sometimes I can make out lyrics that are not as easily heard on the home rig. It’s just... | |
| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? I compared zip cord to several more expensive cables. It sounded different. In some ways it was fine, but there were things lacking, especially in the lower registers. If you like the way zip cord sounds, you’re lucky, in a way! But almost ... | |
| 100 watts enough? By the time that amp-speaker combo clips, the neighbors will be complaining. Either way, you will either suffer the result, or turn it down until the unpleasant noise is abated. | |
| Single vs. Dual Subs “Two or more subwoofers also help in reducing low-frequency distortion and offer improved dynamics over a single subwoofer. This is a simple function of having more radiating area, plus more power on tap.” I suspect that we all understand that big... | |
| An Objective Review of the Tekton Double Impact Speakers This, “I am a sax player so I know better than the rest what audio gear should sound like” is utter bs. | |
| Uber expensive repair at United Radio Considering that Classe went out of business at one point, I think you were fortunate to get it repaired at all. I go out of my way to buy US-made gear and prefer point to point design, in part because I want it to last and be repairable. Recently... | |
| Equalizer for hearing loss If you eq your system to match your ears, every person who enters the room will hate it I tried some very fine hearing aids, thinking of them as just one more amplification and eq component in my system. The cost $6,000. I don't use them n... | |
| Class D amps that are superior to all or most? My D-sonic pascal-module amp will be nice to use in summer, sounds excellent on movies, but its sound quality isn’t comparable to a 16-tube Mesa Baron for music. Less trouble, though. | |
| How do you know if you need to add a sub (without auditioning one, I mean)? Which subs have high pass filter outputs that go to the speakers, to relieve them of reproducing very low frequencies? I could see how that would reduce distortion. An extra active crossover is too much cost and complexity for me. | |
| My conclusion: mid level $$ analog vs digital Jeff, I can't say exactly at what point my tt surpassed the cd. It was around the time I had a Muse model 2 dac and Pioneer elite cd (used only as transport) vs. Thorens TD-850 tt, Grado Statement cartridge, upgraded Rega arm. The problem i... | |
| What Makes your System Special? What makes it special: tubes. I'd like more compact gear to replace the separates, as I age and move towards smaller living spaces, and newer gear, which could be more reliable. But everything is a trade-off, and an integrated could not equal... | |
| Is it safe to use a higher amperage rating fuse? @twoleftears thank you. Littlefuse (or Buss) I trust, snake oil fuses not so much. i tried expensive Furutech fuses in my amp, which kept blowing. It seems to be a common experience with the expensive fuses of all brands, I can’t quite see why ... | |
| My conclusion: mid level $$ analog vs digital my experience was that it took lots of $ before my analogue system equaled, then surpassed, the digital side. | |
| Ayre K-5xeMP vs. Electrocompaniet - EC 4.8 MK II, or others? I have a Modwright 36.5, it’s great. Tube preamps don’t require the attention power amps do. Once you “hear” tubes, SS simply won’t do. “Tube rush” refers to a faint “whooshing” sound, white noise, that you can hear if you turn the volume to m... |