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| Class "D" amp? I do not have a clue. Do you? CK,One thing with the BC refs is they have very high damping factor, which I could imagine might make speakers that do not require high damping sound somewhat tighter or leaner perhaps.The OHMs in my system are renowned for drinking lots of power ... | |
| Class "D" amp? I do not have a clue. Do you? CK,Can't say I'm experiencing any of those issues with the BC ref1000m monblocks in my rig these days.I have never compared to say W4S equivalent. From what I have heard and read and based on what I know about the designs and the price difference,... | |
| Speaker Recommendations for Soundstage and Imaging "Maybe if I put my kids up for adoption and knocked down some walls that would be a feasible approach!"I'm with you.I always say the next tweak that could really benefit my setup would be a bigger and better room to play it in. | |
| When does analog compete with digital? PEt,I can't argue with your assessment. A vendor's goal is usually to make the best impression possible with the things that they want to sell you. Nothing wrong with that. Except that the comparison can sometimes be to other things that they are ... | |
| When does analog compete with digital? Petrayer,I wonder how many vendors were out there with both vinyl and digital where teh message they communicate is that the digital is as good as or better than the vinyl?I find high end vendors that demo both are usually biased towards the vinyl... | |
| wyred4sound amps Jult, good point.I do not adhere to the idea that price dictates performance. It may or may not for various reasons some of which you identify. You can take a great expensive piece put in teh wrong system and sound crappy or you can take a less ex... | |
| Class "D" amp? I do not have a clue. Do you? Ck,Can you elaborate some on what you found lacking and include which amps specifically and the systems used in?Thanks. | |
| What makes strings sound "sweet"? Josh,That's an interesting observation I have not heard before. but it makes sense and seems consistent with what I have heard live over the years! | |
| Best Fully Automatic TT I use a Thorens armlifter on myLinn Axis and it has worked like a charm for over 20 years.technically, fully automatic turntables automatically cue the tonearm to start and stop playback and turn the motor on/off. An armlift is a step towards what... | |
| Are You a Sansui Lover? I used to sell the vintage Sansui gear.The 9090db receiver was the one Sansui piece I would have liked to own, but it was too big and expensive for me back in college. They flew out of Tech Hifi back then when available.The Sansui gear went downhi... | |
| Best Fully Automatic TT Dual 1264 is a pretty good one if you can find it. I bought mine in 1981 in that it was the best I could find and afford back then. It sounds better than ever these days running a vintage Goldring cart into a vintage yamaha natural sound receiver ... | |
| What if you designed your ultimate speaker? Field Coil Walsh driver. | |
| Audio Research LS-16 Mk2 vs LS-17 preamp CK,From what I have read and heard, I suspect you are right about that. | |
| Speaker Recommendations for Soundstage and Imaging The focus of the mbl 111s I heard was exceptional I thought within a wide and deep soundstage. The deep soundstage was at least partly due to the room these were set up in which had a good 12-15 feet of space behind them. With the large ensemble c... | |
| Favorite Non-Major Record Label i've really been enjoying a lot of stuff on putumayo world music label recently.lots of fresh sounds and very nice recordings on this label. it seems that so far this label has not conceeded to mass commercialism like many american labels. i hope ... |