mapman
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| Best amplifier and preamp for klipsch heresy 3 I don't think you need a lot of power for those, especially if you use a tube amp, which many seem to like with these Klipsch.If not tubes, were it me, I would look at a good, 100 watt or so Class D amp, like the smaller and less expensive Wyreds ... | |
| Power Cord with great tone Power Cords are not in the analog music signal path and hence cannot have a tone, per se.They can perhaps serve as a better conduit of power and current to the devices that are and hence have an effect perhaps on their sound or tone, but do not co... | |
| New amp being touted as among the best ever...... US,YEs that is unusual for Class D amps but not so much for integrateds, and is something I might be wary of for my main rig.Come to think of it, I am not aware of any Class D integrated, digital or not, that "doubles down".I know its a challenge ... | |
| New amp being touted as among the best ever...... I wonder how the new NAD digital integrated amp compares at $6000?That is getting some good press as well.That's a piece I gotta hear!Welcome to the future folks! | |
| Hi efficient speaker, bass problems Duke,I think your assessment of the pros and cons of ports is right on! | |
| Magico - a new Mini? Magico mini 2 (on a very high end no holds barred tube amp system) has retained a place specifically as a reference standard (along with a similar mbl SS system) for what I want massed strings in large scale orchestral works to sound like. Getting... | |
| WAV versus FLAC I will not argue with anybodys observations based on what they hear.I would ask though that when a clear difference is detected, it adds to the argument to also provide an explanation for why the observed results occurred."As has been pointed out,... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave Good point that even instruments do not have a single sound. It is a function of the environment played in (ie the venue) and the sensors used to detect the sound (ie your ears, microphones, etc) that create the variations.Facts like these are the... | |
| Magico - a new Mini? Well, if wood is unstable then most speakers out there are, so that would help distinguish the Magico and perhaps better justify the cost and encourage people to switch to something "more stable".Also, doesn't aluminum ring like a bell?Sorry, coul... | |
| WAV versus FLAC It is possible that different software handles different file formats differently and the results are not exactly the same.However if this were the case it would be the programming of the software used to produce or read the file formats that is d... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave I have OHM 5 series 3 near full range floorstanders that do well down into the 20-30hz range and Dynaudio Contour 1.3mkII monitors that I would estimate do well into the 40-50 hz range on the same system.That extra low end makes a big difference o... | |
| Hi efficient speaker, bass problems I would think field coil technology would enable higher sensitivity designs by nature due to stronger magnetic fields being made possible than with natural magnetic materials.I've assumed that the potential for greater magnitude magnetic fields (a... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave Dan,Yes, the resolution of the analyzer I used was limited, but you still got a decent picture of how the music was distributed across the audible frequency spectrum, so that was educational albeit an approximation that does not relate all the det... | |
| Are audiophile speakers turn on for single women? Shortly after I met my wife in 1988, I gave her my Aiwa AD-6550 which was a very nice looking cassette deck to use with her piddling 70's vintage Lafayette all in one compact stereo (remember those?) in her apartment where the built in cassette no... | |
| Are audiophile speakers turn on for single women? Imo,You are brilliant! The secret to getting speakers to turn on a woman is BUY THEM FOR HER!!!! |