mapman
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| why does digital volume control cause loss in info " In simple terms why do you drop a bit to attenuate the volume digitally"i suspect because, assuming all bits in each sample are used at maximum volume (amplitude), it takes fewer bits to represent each sample with the same resolution in the same... | |
| Changing the flavor of gear I'm thinking this approach could be quite cost effective, although gourmet food products are not cheap. Who needs a Lessloss Blackbody anyway when Rocky Road ice cream is available? | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K al,the 45 amp spec is published in the amp's user guide on the bel canto website. | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K Dark,Not sure about a clear answer to your question.The BC ref1000 specs indicate Peak Output Current: 45 amperes.I've seen higher and lower. I suspect the switching nature of the power supply optimizes application of delivered current perhaps in ... | |
| Changing the flavor of gear Kind of like audio astrology. Interesting..... | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K Hello all.Some closure on this for me finally. I ended up with a used pair of Bel Canto Ref1000 mkiis. They are up and running in my system. Very sweet indeed! I'll post some more impressions or whatever else might come up relating to these back i... | |
| Can Mac/PC compete with High End CDT?? "one of the review in TAS tested the benchmark dac with different transport and yet they sound quite different.( the unit is supposely immune to jitter)."Haven't read that but my guess if true is that different transports perhaps had different app... | |
| Can Mac/PC compete with High End CDT?? You might want to try using the networked music player (Roku, Squeezebox, etc.) approach before drawing any final conclusions about viability of a computer/hard disk as a source of music. With this configuration, your audio system is isolated from... | |
| Mahalia Jackson? She does some vocals on Ellington's Black Brown and Beige Suite that are out of this world. Get the CD version with the extra takes of her parts. | |
| Best Song Intro "I Need A Lover" by John Mellencamp may be the relatively longest intro to a radio friendly pop song ever. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "Ohm is one of the few speaker makers that truly has one "sound" that is just scaled for different room volumes. "I suspect OHM might lay claim to being the best at this in particular. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "I was talking with John Strohbeen about using them for surround duty, he says they will work fine, but the omni version of them works even better for surround duties."I think the omni version does not employ the internal damping in the wall facin... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Bond,Your surround sound experience with the Walshes is very interesting. I have not read much about Walshes in surround sound systems and I do not do surround sound, so this is all news to me. My gut instinct is that the wide range omni Walsh des... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Bond,I lucked out somewhat. I open up the pre-amp. It uses 6 12AX7 dual triodes, 3 in the line section and 3 in the phono section. The problem was in the line section since I heard it on all inputs. So I switched tube pairs 1 by one between line a... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Thanks Rebbe.I had to grit my teeth a bit when swallowing the cost of these amps (not small change even used), but I have to say that at least they are delivering in spades so far as was hoped! |