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| Pass 250.5 shuts down driving Magnepan 3.7 Are the amps in a well ventilated place? They very big and heavy with LOTS of heatsink. If in restricted space, they could simply be not getting enough air. I don't know that Magnepan has ever made a speaker that was a 'bad load'. Low sensitivity?... | |
| Frustrated with the sound of my system Arbuckle,You aren't on board with what is considered axiomatic in hifi circles:A GREAT system is a poor room is outgunned by an OK system in a GREAT room? | |
| Worlds best DAC Give me an old TDA1541 system with 176khz oversampling, any day. | |
| Do I need BOTH amp and pre to be sonic holography? The phrase was something like 'Interaural Crosstalk Delay'.......In my (now ancient) messing with backchannel phased speakers (no delay) I was able to get great results by using a 2nd amp and wiring a pair of speakers IN SERIES between positive po... | |
| Cracked my amplifier faceplate. HELP I'd add, that for memory's sake, to take a few photos during dissassembly. Anything that looks detailed or could possibly go together more than one way.From Mcintech's description, it sounds detailed, not especially difficult. | |
| Psvane Teflon capacitors real or fakes? HF....also known as HydroFluoric Acid is REALLY bad news. In the body, it attacks CALCIUM which is pretty much what bones are made of. Thus, the potential arthritis makes some sense. There are both liquids and gasses which have HF in them. People ... | |
| Do I need BOTH amp and pre to be sonic holography? Carver's system, otherwise known as the 'Sonic Holocaust' was a way to clean up the stereo image.When recording say....just for example.....a singer and band with a pair of microphones, each mic will get information....somewhat time delayed, perha... | |
| Praise for DacMagic NEW DACMagic Plus is now almost out. Shown at CES, according to my local CA folks.Adds headphone out and vol. control. Vol control can ALSO go to outs which are still balanced and unbalanced. Can you say minimum system? New DACMagic also has an in... | |
| DAC with volume control + Integrated Amp = bad? The new DACMagic Plus has a switchable volume control. Turn it on for use in a simple system driving powered speakers or an amp and OFF for running it into a preamp...a more traditional approach. The vol control always controls headphone level, fo... | |
| Purchase MP3 to WAV converter ? My cars, going back to '06 or '07 have all been able to play MP3 files. MP3 is fine in the car. Sorry, CD only, so you are up against a 650 meg limit.If your car player won't play an MP3, maybe an upgrade, plug in player would work? | |
| Can DAC with volume control act as a Pre-amp? Answer is yes, if you use that single source.For more complete connectivity:I'd look at the CA DACMagic plus....which also has a volume control and multiple inputs. It also has balanced outs for the 'ultimate' hookup. The headphone output doesn't ... | |
| Anything better than 1.7 Maggies A used pair of 3.6 should blow your hair back. The Rotel has plenty of power, but more 'refinement' couldn't hurt. You'll have to test for that, however. | |
| Audience ClairAudient Speakers Heard the 2+2 at THE Newport. Nice....and really big sounding. I thought the huge line array was playing when I entered the room.The 2+2 has a passive radiator to help the bass. They are made 'right up the hill' from me, 'freeway close' as we say ... | |
| No, You Cannot Bi-Amp I'm sorry, but the power relative power needed IS governed by the crossover frequency. At least for music with a 'normal' distribution of frequencies.With the crossover at 10khz, per my example, you really would need more than 90% of the power bel... | |
| Psvane Teflon capacitors real or fakes? Teflon is 'soft' to the touch compared to mylar. If the mylar is the same as in a space blanket, it'll be 'crinkly' and harder to the touch. It may feel slick, too. Teflon may even stretch....though I've never messed with it in quite that thin a p... |