mapman
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| Tweeter type and brightness A BEnchmark DAC is widely regarded as fairly reference quality in regards to jitter and in fact would make a good "benchmark" for that. There are also reclocking devices out there designed to minimize jitter that that can be inserted between sourc... | |
| Tweeter type and brightness Electrostats and ML in general will be hard to better for your purposes I suspect.I'd give careful scrutiny to the digital source, the DAC, and any potential issues iwth higher levels of jitter than might be possible otherwise.JItter is usually th... | |
| DC Metro -- New I'm still out there in Northern Maryland area and always interested in all things audio, especially if local. | |
| Does sensitivity matter in powered subs? YEp, power=bass pretty much. Still different flavors, but that's the main ingredient. No getting around that. In addition to the demand that higher volumes put on a speaker for bass, power requirements increase EXPONENTIALLY I believe as the targe... | |
| Vandy or Maggy? Tj said it well! | |
| "Slam"--what is it, is it really accurate? Lots of info here on various threads regarding Class D amps.I've been using Bel Canto ref1000m monoblocks for a few years now and think those to be rock solid still and a very good value used. That's really the only ones I can vouch for based on e... | |
| Vandy or Maggy? ML is not a bad option to consider in this case I'm thinking.I've read bass integration with the ES panels has gotten much better with some newer MLs than used to be the case. I last heard a serious ML demo (in comparison to Focal) about 5-6 years... | |
| Is computer audio pushing up the price of CDPs? Python musical interlude called for... to lighten things up a bit. | |
| Does sensitivity matter in powered subs? Not for a powered sub, whose levels can be matched to the rest as needed.Higher sensitivity mainly means less power needed to achieve a certain level, but power needed to drive a subwoofer these days is relatively inexpensive and efficient already... | |
| Is computer audio pushing up the price of CDPs? "USA is pretty much toast, everyone knows it but us."Well, we ain't what we used to be post WWII, that's for sure.Then again, neither is anyone else likely to be in the foreseeable future. Military might ain't what it used to be.Its a different wo... | |
| Biggest Baddest Audio Cables .5 meter Harmonic Tech. Truth Link IC is as big and bad as I go.DNM Reson are my favorites. These are the exact opposite of "big and bad". THey look more like "you gotta be kidding me". | |
| Vandy or Maggy? Schubert,Have not a/b 'ed Totem/Triangle but does not surprise.Titus XS are teh smallest and smallest sounding of all my speakers. But pretty top notch in the right application. Maybe the best at low volumes (like Maggie). Output levels are limite... | |
| "Slam"--what is it, is it really accurate? "What I don't have a clue about is whether the Signatures are capable of slam/dynamics given a much more powerful amp"Looking at specs of SE version of your Legacy speakers (can't find same for IIs), and assuming they are similar, I'd say, yes the... | |
| Front Ported v. Rear Ported Speakers Agree with Kidman.Duke is a fantastic out of the box thinker, especially when it comes to considering dispersion and soundstage related design considerations, delivering value, and other things, and an exception, but I do think that in general mos... | |
| Linda Ronstadt can't sing anymore. I've been picking up Rondstadt CDs whenever I find them of late.When she was good, she was REALLY good! |