mapman
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| OHM 5000 V. 4000 Please confirm with John Strohbeen but I believe 5000s have 4 separate 3-way on-board adjustments to help tailor the sound to the room, similar to the older 5s that I own. They enable the 5000s to go into a wider range of room sizes but also provi... | |
| Why does better power = better sound? "I'd love to attend a shootout of top power conditioners like Audience, Shunyata, Synergistic Research, Tripoint, etc.."Yes, me too.Ideally this would occur in my room and with my power.I'd settle for a/b testing of any of these with my setup comp... | |
| Speakers sound best facing wall???? "It ain't supposed to work, but it does."I'm assuming you are referring to reflected sound?If so, it absolutely does work! Just listen to any live un-amplified acoustic performance for proof.Its also at work in most any home setup through speakers... | |
| Best beer "Brew Free or Die IPA" is the one I have had recently that sticks out in my mind. An outstanding and very distinctive tasting IPA. | |
| Absorb or Diffuse in between speakers? "Unfortunately, I think the real answer is - try an inexpensive method to test both and wee shat works for your situation before you buy something more permanent. Every room is different."Good answer. Agree with that. | |
| Why does better power = better sound? "With the Audience aR6-TS in my system, it’s as if I can walk through my speakers and literally shake hands with the musicians. "I have a lot of problems pulling the trigger on power upgrades in my case.I know cleaner power can make a difference. ... | |
| Early digital recordings on vinyl vs. CD? There was a box of free records to pick through at the last audio show I attended. One of the ones I picked was a mid 80's digital classical recording on Angel records. Ughh. The price was right! Not horrible really, but definitely below par.So ye... | |
| Speakers sound best facing wall???? You can orient your speakers any way you want. IF it works for you, then that's really all that matters. Congratulations on an innovative solution that likely also saved you a lot of $$$$s otherwise.I can relate to some degree. When I sit at my de... | |
| Explain Class D amps to "non audiophile friends" Tony,If you are not accepting due to a pre-conception about what a good amplifier looks like, or even how it works, then I might venture to say you are on the wrong path.IF you have heard a Class D amp and are not convinced, then I would say your ... | |
| Explain Class D amps to "non audiophile friends" "Semiconductors are getting much faster every year including high current Mosfets."Exactly!Much technological progress over the last half century has evolved around the speed of semiconductors as evident in the myriad of increasingly functional el... |