mapman
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| When is digital going to get the soul of music? ...unless digital is maybe the thing that creates a lot of the unrest in the world maybe? You, know, the "digital edge"?They say the lord works in strange ways, after all.On the otherhand, unrest has been around since way before digital, so maaybe... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? "When Jesus comes back for the second time..."Maybe, but he'll have higher priorities I'm sure. | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? "I would keep power conditioners out of the equation period. "Agree. Once the issue with deteriorating bass/dynamics is resolved, then add it in gradually perhaps and see what might be had further from there. Power amp would be last thing to use w... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Should be different for the better.I'm pretty sure the BRyston amp you would need to drive the PSB load effectively is not the same as what you would find in any typical integrated amp, but have not done the research on Bryston specs to say for su... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Here is the info on the Autoformer Zeros DevicesI agree that these appear to be a viable solution for providing your amp a load that it is more suited to drive. Resulting sound should be different, but assuming the amp/speaker load match is the is... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? I would not use any power conditioner on power amp or integrated (which includes power amp) unless it is rated to deliver enough power and current. Use it with source devices and pre-amp but not device that provides power (integrated in this case)... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Fish, if it were me, with those speakers i would not use any integrated if I had the option in any case. I think you would find the right dedicated power amp to be a clear improvement all the time. That's why I suggest the option of buying/trying ... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Yes, SPL meter readings would help confirm that there is something truly going on physically with the setup as described. I do not doubt you hear what you hear, but it would be nice to be able to prove that what you hear is actually occurring and ... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Yes, maybe someone reading this in NYC area can help. If dealer is not local, it's hard to audition, for sure. At this point, I just think the over-driven amp theory has the most evidence communicated to support it. Find one that will not break a ... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Tell him the gang on A'gon does not think you are a kook and that we will boycott his store (wherever it is) unless good customer service is demonstrated! :^)Good customer service including ability to audition gear when needed is pretty much the o... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Atmas,WHy rule out the amps when there is nothing indicating any of them are/were up to the task of driving the load of the PSBs without running out of gas.RF from digital, malfunctioning or otherwise, might have an effect but my experience with t... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Fish,Can't you get your dealer who sold you the amp and/or speakers to help you sort through things? You have a nice published resource here in this thread for reference, with feedback from various knowledgeable members, to help them help you sort... | |
| Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs Uprising by Muse | |
| Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs The guitar leads and riffs in the fairly recent tune "Uprising" by Muse is one of my current favorites. | |
| Everything about this is wrong... The idea of a static tone arm that provides a rigid platform for stylus movement would seem to make sense and have advantages over a free moving tone arm, so I think that is/was an innovative idea that could have a significant advantage, all other... |