mapman
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| Oldest piece of gear you own Dhcod,I remember those old Advent 300s. Great little piece, at least when working. Many seemed to have issues, but some still survive. How does yours stack up to your other more modern gear? In terms of Pre-amp? Tuner? Phono? I've on occasion thou... | |
| Sub-woofer fast enough for Horns? When people refer to "fast and slow" in relation to a speaker, they are referring to the dynamic speaker driver's ability to respond instantaneously and accurately to the signal provided at any exact moment in time. How well it performs in this re... | |
| D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ? I recall looking at specs on line for either newer pascal or abletec (do not rremember which) and being impressed at the significantly higher switching frequency specified compared to "prior" generation Class D, like most Icepower amps out there c... | |
| Tube vs. SS Dilemma Tube versus SS is NOT a dilemma. Dilemmas do not have a single suitable solution. Tubes versus SS does. The solution depends solely on what works best for you. Pretty simple really. Definitely not a dilemma. You have a choice plus either is perfec... | |
| D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ? So Mcbuddah and Jorge's D-sonics are Abletec based then?ANy detail comparisons to any other amps in addition to those mentioned already are appreciated. Thx. | |
| Oldest piece of gear you own OHM Ls from 1978.Dual 1264 from 1982.NAD 7020 from mid 80s. | |
| Cause of different sound between dacs That's too simple. | |
| D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ? I have not seen many users reviews or comments yet on how either Abletec or Pascal amps sound, much less compared to others. Technical advancements in design and execution is a good omen, but not enough alone to determine who the winners are or wi... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "When all the stars are falling downInto the sea and on the ground,And angry voices carry on the wind,A beam of light will fill your headAnd you'll remember what's been saidBy all the good men this world's ever known.Another man is what you'll see... | |
| Cause of different sound between dacs It's easy to establish via careful listening that two DACs sound different just by a/b testing. Like vanilla and french vanilla say. But a lot harder to establish which is in fact BETTER. Which is better, Vanilla or Chocolate? Two things that are ... | |
| Cause of different sound between dacs Look inside. No two are exactly the same. They are all different. Only question is how similar or different any two are.If you ever try two brands of vanilla ice cream, that taste EXACTLY the same, they probably are, ie same stuff under a differen... | |
| Cause of different sound between dacs Look inside. No two are exactly the same. They are all different. Only question is how similar or different any two are.If you ever try two brands of vanilla ice cream, that taste EXACTLY the same, they probably are, ie same stuff under a differen... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "Heaven, heaven is a place, a place where nothing, nothing ever happens"Heaven - Talking Heads | |
| Food or beryllium tweeters for my DeCapo's "They would gather in a circle, hand in hand (chanting)..Ohm, Ohm,"Only in NYC and the Northeast US maybe.elsewhere, the mantra was more likely "OM...". Easy to confuse. :^).To answer the original question beryllium tweeters are a better long term... | |
| Song With Best Beginning " I need a lover" and "Sweet jane" are maybe the longest, and quantity counts, so why not?Hey, teh mellotron created rocket taking off in "Higher And Higher"! What can beat that? Maybe a modern digital recording of the real thing? Remake anyone? |