mapman
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| What does one purchase after owning horns? I think it comes down to if you like horns, get better ones.There are other ways to push the limits in regards to dynamics and other aspects of good sound, but these will not sound like horns, however perhaps better than good horns even in enough ... | |
| What does one purchase after owning horns? Another speaker design that can raise the bar in the right application in the right room (generally larger) and with the right amps are large multi-driver line source designs. | |
| What does one purchase after owning horns? If I could handle them, very big and expensive horns and a good flea powered amp are the only thing I would consider as an alternative to what I have, larger OHM Walsh speakers running of the most powerful yet compact and efficient Class D amps I ... | |
| What does one purchase after owning horns? Gotta know the amp unless you are willing to change that as well.I'm wondering why the bass integration was such a problem though? I've heard some indicate Avantgardes need to be set up correctly to get the drivers time aligned and fully coherent.... | |
| What CDP gets really close to vinyl? One last point. Remember that our ability to hear the highest audible recorded frequencies lessens as we age. Most people, including myself in that category, can no longer hear the very high frequencies that we are talking about where these subtle... | |
| What CDP gets really close to vinyl? I also think the DCS ring dac architecture is SOTA in its ability to fill in those microdynamics in an ear friendly manner (though it is still just an estimate of what is missing) as a result of its highly randomized dithering capabilities.Other w... | |
| What CDP gets really close to vinyl? Where the 16 bits available in CD Redbook format to capture dynamics probably does fall a tad short in comparison to the best analog, is in the area of microdynamics, in other words, the deficiency is in how well small differences in waveform magn... | |
| What CDP gets really close to vinyl? One other point I would put out there is that I find the better CD recordings out there do not leave me wanting in any regard relating to dynamics, so the real limits of the format are not of any real consequence, at least for me. | |
| What CDP gets really close to vinyl? I think with vinyl, there is no imposed limit to dynamic range imposed by the format as there is with Redbook CD. So it is possible for vinyl to achieve greater dynamic range in theory.But in practice, most records are not recorded and produced in... | |
| What CDP gets really close to vinyl? Not that my rig is SOTA, but having heard many SOTA setups, I think that practically it competes well, and I am challenged to hear any practical difference between my digital and vinyl (other than surface noise with vinyl).I have things tuned so t... | |
| The Beatles Mono CD Box Set "Would I bet better off getting the mono versions?"If the unnatural stereo mixes of the older albums bother you , then yes. That material in particular sounds quite natural in mono with the new box set. | |
| What CDP gets really close to vinyl? Tubegroover,Glad to hear that! | |
| "The Heat Pipes are coming"... The Heat Pipes are How has high end audio survived all these years with out more discussion of important issues like heat pipes?Hmm, maybe this will launch a whole new era of even higher end and higher cost high end audio gizmos. | |
| Which monitors for my tube system in a large room? "I had figured that the Ohms would want more power than the little Leben can offer (not out of the question to also change amps, was just hoping not to have to.)"Good point. I missed the specific amp indicated in your post.15 tube watts should do ... | |
| Which monitors for my tube system in a large room? IF you want good full range sound, do not want to have to deal with monitor stands, and do not want to be locked into listening from a small sweet spot necessarily, take a look at small footprint floorstander designs from another vendor in Brookly... |