mapman
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| The Future of Audio Amplification I have 3 Class D amps in the house now that retail for $6000, $2000 and $75. Guess what? Even $75 buys a very good sounding Class D amp these days easily as good or better than other older SS amps costing several times that 40 years ago. I... | |
| could somebody help me out on the benefits of expensive phono and speaker cables? Making up numbers does not debunk anything (of course gk would assert it does seemingly). but it is true that wires have always been one of the most profitable items sold by any hifi vendor at any price. That roll of 16 gauge copper speaker wire y... | |
| What makes strings sound "sweet"? I am not a musician but my daughter does play violin and the sound can be sweet or strident naturally it seems depending on technique, sometimes by design sometimes not.I am also pretty confident not all violins or string instruments in general al... | |
| I like my system flat, no tone controls, no eq..........what is your preference, and why. My preference is to do what is needed to make things work. If that means adjusting the tone then adjust the tone. | |
| Which SR Blue or black Fuse I'd recommend a good fashion designer to decide which color. | |
| could somebody help me out on the benefits of expensive phono and speaker cables? Any question put forth in good faith is a good one. | |
| Getting close to giving up on CD's The best thing about CDs these days is that they can be ripped to a music server in just a few minutes then played more error free from there almost anywhere through various means. I still keep them around after ripping though just in case I ever ... | |
| could somebody help me out on the benefits of expensive phono and speaker cables? Could be. Good question though. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? I’m very fortunate to have been able to set up having music wired or broadcast into most any room of my house off various systems. Relaxing in the sunroom with the Dynaudio Contours today. Music server on random play. Currently grooving to Beethov... | |
| could somebody help me out on the benefits of expensive phono and speaker cables? THose are advertised benefits. Maybe yes, maybe no.... Same true at any price. | |
| Digital Flac files with a Tube Amplifier Forget about all the things marketers label "audiophile" or "high end" or not. If it sounds good, it sounds good. You are to be commended for designing a system that does all on your own. | |
| could somebody help me out on the benefits of expensive phono and speaker cables? Cost alone is not a reliable indicator of the value of an upgrade. The devil is always in the details. | |
| Modestly priced bookshelf speakers for cabin. GEt used pair of Boston A40s in good operating condition. Will sound great for not very much. | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. This is consistent, btw, with statements I believe Roger made earlier in the thread to the effect that many listeners require less power than they tend to believe. Yes Al, in your specific case as indicated.You have speakers that are significantl... | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. For full range speakers in particular, aren’t speaker efficiency ratings only useful for determining power needed if they cover the lower frequencies, which is by far where the most power is needed to deliver flat frequency response and avoid clip... |