mike_in_nc
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| Basic question about power/watts The reason to get a high-powered amplifier is so that when musical peaks come, you will have enough power to reproduce them. For highly compressed pop music, that isn't an issue. But it is an issue for anything recorded naturally. If the amp is li... | |
| Speaker Questions This site is an iffy place to ask for recommendations, as one gets every point of view, including sane ones, crackpot ones, and ones based entirely on preconceived notions. For example, people who say "All XXX speakers are bad" can't possibly have... | |
| Ethernet vs. Wi-Fi streaming I can add another voice to this. IME, strong WiFi, if reliable, is a good platform for streaming. In fact, I even stream Qobuz through WiFi at the gym. It’s not perfect, but it’s rare there is an interruption. At home, using an Auralic Aries G1 s... | |
| Sub Confusion The claim that an amp-level connection is better than a line-level connection for subs is an opinion not universally held. I have heard really excellent systems with subs that were connected via line level. Line level allows the possibility of a l... | |
| Damping Factor vs speaker sensitivity and as @theaudioamp points out, when the theoretical DF if huge, the realized damping factor is much less, due to factors like impedance of the cables and connectors. | |
| Damping Factor vs speaker sensitivity I would not think so. Damping factor affects mainly smoothness of frequency response, because it is inversely related to output impedance of the amp. A high DF gives smoother frequency response on a speaker whose impedance varies with frequency (m... | |
| Wendell Diller: "You don't wanna put a subwoofer with a Magneplanar; it doesn't work." @jkf011 - I’ve not heard your system, but I have heard one system I remember well with panel speakers and conventional, if high-quality, cone subs. It sounded fantastic. As with so many things in audio, results come more from care and quality of i... | |
| Wendell Diller: "You don't wanna put a subwoofer with a Magneplanar; it doesn't work." I remember Wendell Diller from a demo of Maggies at a local dealership. He insisted on playing a recording of a solo cello at the same volume as a freight train. Everything else he played was also absurdly loud. I don't think I'd take advice from ... | |
| Are Expensive Balanced Interconnects Necessary? If you stick with Mogami or Canare wires, you are assured of neutral cables. If you like the rest of your system, that's what I'd recommend. You can have cables made to your exact needed lengths and save a ton of money over the "boutique" brands. ... | |
| Pass Labs INT-25 Integrated amp paired with Harbeth 30.2 XD speakers I understand the appeal of a lovely Pass integrated, but I don’t think it will supply enough power. I drive the P3ESR in my desktop system with 200 wpc. I like large amps, with their lower likelihood of clipping or dynamic compression. To me, they... | |
| Room tuning or listen to as is condition? About 20 yrs ago, I had a small windfall and bought the most costly speakers I've owned -- Revel Ultima Studio. (I am a scientist, not a doctor, lawyer, or tycoon -- so no Wilsons or YG or Magicos.) I got them delivered, and they sounded just like... | |
| Has anyone had on of these CD players? How good are they? My thought is that mechanical things wear out quicker than purely electronic ones. So I would not spend a ton of money on an older CD player, even for use as a transport. | |
| Best speakers for Opera. I will agree that electrostatics should be good for opera, as they are clean and nonresonant, as a class, in the vocal range. Quads are one good example, if you can live with the restricted dynamic range. If you didn't want electrostatics, I woul... | |
| Need help to select a speaker P.S. Regarding my recommendation of the Janszen Carmelita Passive, I forgot to mention my listening habits. They are mostly classical, with an emphasis on chamber music, piano sonatas, choral music, and occasionally lieder, organ music, or music f... | |
| Need help to select a speaker @inteliaudio - For smoothness and low distortion, it's hard to beat electrostatics. You might consider the Janszen Carmelita passive. Janszen's current lineup are unusual (if not unique) among electrostatic speakers in not being dipoles. As you ... |