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Krell Moves to new location
By way of background, I worked at Audionics as an assembly person, repair jock, and then, as a full-fledged audio designer. Let me walk you through what happens in a small-scale audio company. There’s typically only one repair person at even a me... 
Krell Moves to new location
The probate courts are making no effort to preserve "Goodwill", which is a significant component of corporate valuation. Seizing expensive equipment in for repair, holding it for many months, then going radio silent, is not a way to preserve corpo... 
Doozy of an amp question
If you’re spending that kind of moola I would strongly consider taking a trip to where XYZ gear is sold, or visiting an audiophile who would be willing to host for an hour or two. If you fly, give yourself at least a day or two to recover your hea... 
A Review of the Denafrips Pontus Gen 15 DAC
I’d like to thank the OP for the thoughtful and well-written review of Denafrips’ latest. I’ve been thinking about the Denafrips for quite a while, since I’m a big R2R fan. My previous favorite DAC has been a 24-year-old Monarchy DAC based on the ... 
A Review of the Denafrips Pontus Gen 15 DAC
I’m prejudiced, as an industry old-timer, so take everything I say or post with a grain of salt. My views are my own, and represent no-one else. My take is 80% of the sound of the DAC is the conversion engine, and the other 20% is the analog sect... 
A Review of the Denafrips Pontus Gen 15 DAC
If my guess is correct, each phase (+ and -) of the balanced output of the Denafrips comes from its own resistor array. Normally, in a standard chip-based DAC, the analog output section re-balances the balanced output of the DAC chip, so the XLR ... 
A Review of the Denafrips Pontus Gen 15 DAC
You guys are certainly tempting me. If I read the tea leaves correctly, the Denafrips DACs have no analog electronics in them ... the resistor array is directly connected to the XLR output. If you use the RCA output, you are simply using half the ... 
Doozy of an amp question
There's no way of knowing in advance how two components will align with each other. Actually, three components, the speakers, power amp, and preamp. I'm not an ARC guy, but I agree with jperry's comments that ARC is the safe choice. Anything else,... 
Tom Evans Phono Preamp Repair
The build "quality" is something to see. Particularly if you compare it to anything built in Shenzen in the last five years. At a wild guess, this is a hobby project that sells for silly prices. Gotta give them credit for the creative writing in ... 
What Power Amplifier Should I Buy?
Good news! Nice that the Revels respond to an amp swap. You're probably hearing better current delivery thanks to the massive supply.  
What Power Amplifier Should I Buy?
Looks like quite a good loudspeaker, and surprisingly, fairly priced for what you get. Thanks for the link! Always good to see high efficiency speakers with quality drivers. Definitely a solid alternative to the Tannoy and 604 Duplex loudspeakers.  
What Power Amplifier Should I Buy?
You’ve heard the expression, "A Quart in a Pint Pot"? Yeah, like that. A little woofer sounds little. Maybe a 500-watt amplifier will make the 6.5" woofer sound bigger. Maybe. But I am dubious. Which is where subs come in. Two of them have twice ... 
What Power Amplifier Should I Buy?
From previous conversations, the T/S efficiency of the compact Revels appears to be in the 0.2% to 0.3% range. This would imply only 10 watts/channel are needed to reach 95 dB at a one meter distance. Allow another 2X for a 2 meter listening dista... 
What Power Amplifier Should I Buy?
Sorry, not a JBL guy. "Smooth" is not the word that comes to mind when I think of JBL. They have their fans, I’m just not one of them. I prefer modern horns if possible ... see the Australian AH425 Azurahorn, which was designed by Bjorn Kolbrek u... 
What Power Amplifier Should I Buy?
Oh, by the way, the Klipsch Cornwall is the most "civilized" of the classic Klipsch speakers, and in stock form has more or less flat response. The latest model is expensive, but there are lots and lots of beat-up old ones around (which are cheap)...