mapman
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| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Lin,It does seem to me there are two extremes for best/optimal performance in general:1) solid state amp + low efficiency speakers2) tube amp + high efficiency speakersThen there are all the greyer areas that lie in between.I think there is merit ... | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS HI Al,Yes, I found Ralph's point as stated interesting as well.My Triangle Titus speakers are much smaller, not as efficient, and I do not know details of impedance curve. They might fall into a similar category as Daedalus though in regards to pe... | |
| SB Touch...buh bye. Hello Android Media Box... Interesting device. Might have to give it a try. I own two SB Touches running external DACs currently. Used Roku Soundbridges prior with same DACs. Sound quality has never been an issue for me.Multifunction devices like this would indeed appear to... | |
| And now for something completely different: Bassoons rule! | |
| What's the best way to clean vacuum tube pins? Very carefully! | |
| Sound is DARK / FORWARD / TRANSPARENT? Ironic how insufficient the internet truly is as a medium for understanding hi fi or high end sound. Words will always fall short. Yet its all we got to communicate to others what we hear. HElp me please! | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Bond,Your findings with the different power cord plugs are interesting.Are you sure the only difference was the type of plug? Could the connection to the cord itself perhaps have been more sound with the new plug versus old?In any case, interestin... | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Atmasphere.Good info. Thanks.Is it reasonable to extrapolate then that "medium sensitivity" speakers, say 91 db are subject to the same issue, but to a lesser extent in general than "high efficiency" speakers? Is the dependency a linear or non-lin... | |
| Reason for selling is... One thing I think I notice is that people on this site tend to ask too high a price for gear that is clearly in lesser condition, like speakers with significant dings in cabinets, etc. Its like you pay a lot for this high end stuff and value (% of... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved ALso, computer audio is still a "new frontier". It will become more settled over time, probably for the better. | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved " "I understand Petty's concerns, but do not share them". I'm not sure what to make of that one. I can't seem to add it together. "In other words i can understand your frustrations with teh complexities of modern computer based audio. I agree it i... | |
| Converting Flac to Wav & Upconversion SGR,Thanks for that info.Which program is best from a usability perspective in order to just point to a source music library and convert to a target without any additional manual interaction? I"d like to be able to fire off the program just once a... | |
| Converting Flac to Wav & Upconversion Maybe this was covered, but anybody know a good, reliable program that can do bulk conversion of a library of 1000's of .wav files to FLAC?I would do this mainly for the metadata tagging advantages of FLAC versus .wav. My library is mostly .wav, j... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved I understand Petty's concerns but do not share them.Time to put this thread to rest? 6 pages and where have we gotten? What have we learned? | |
| I don't like the sound of my system. Help please. " Apparently its implementation of Class T amplification results in its being a powerful generator of RFI (radio frequency interference)"Excellent point!RFI noise from an older switching amp is quite possible. Physically and electronically isolati... |