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| Metrum Onyx versus Metrum Pavane In general, I like the coaxial input the least of all. I have had good luck with USB, AES/EBU, and I2S. The AES/EBU seems to have a little more drive and both I2S and AES/EBU seem just a tiny bit more natural-sounding to me. Coaxial was a bit t... | |
| A DIY Swarm-based Distributed Bass Array for SOTA Bass Thanks @millercarbon - Yes, going from one to two was revelatory - easily twice as good. I am using Aerials and I have my eye on a third. | |
| A DIY Swarm-based Distributed Bass Array for SOTA Bass When running a swarm system, are all four subs handling a summed (left and right channel) signal?I run two subs in the front so each side gets its own signal but I have considered adding a third and I remember reading that running a third sub with... | |
| Should an amp have a "personality"? Whether it "should" or not is really neither here nor there.All gear has its own distinctive sound and you either like how it sounds, or not.There are usually sonic trade-offs in getting more of one thing while giving up something else, even with ... | |
| What are the weak points of Pass amps and pre-amps ? Hi Steve, where the heck are you where its still winter? It is Spring here in Michigan.....although a brisk 24 degrees tonight I think I will go turn on my amps!Thanks for the information about the 260.8s. Keep the comments coming since those we... | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? I just purchased Metrum’s Adagio (for the second time). It has a volume control implemented by changing the reference voltage in the DAC, so it is like having a volume control that is not in the signal path. In my previous direct comparison with... | |
| Metrum Onyx versus Metrum Pavane @justjames72I can't imagine its a big enough difference to justify that price jump from Onyx to Pavane 3 or AdagioI currently own Jade (Onyx with volume control), Pavane L3, and Adagio, and can say that while the Jade sounds good, the other two c... | |
| Metrum Onyx versus Metrum Pavane @justjames72 have you had time to listen to the Adagio? Just a little - it is nowhere near broken in but sounds pretty good. It does improve on the Jade by displaying a richer tonal quality probably due to more dac chips and a bigger power suppl... | |
| Anyone living in Northern Michigan? @schubert Few Finns still alive up near Hancock. I have a (retired professor) relative with a log cabin up there on Lake Superior and it is certainly a beautiful area.Rest assured, the Finns are alive and well - last time I was up there the pla... | |
| How much do we at A'gon influence the industry? On the industry, probably not much and not at all for some manufacturers.On personal buying choices, it seems A'gon sometimes perpetuates "fads" where a couple of active posters are able to influence the buying choices of others.I would be more in... | |
| Easy to drive, outstandingly natural sound from 40-50 Hz up.....AN-E, O/96, others? too strong? Nah, just too busy here.I wish I would have tried this stuff years ago. It is tough to switch directions now that I have my speaker system pretty well dialed in for great sound, but they are inefficient and need lots of power to soun... | |
| Easy to drive, outstandingly natural sound from 40-50 Hz up.....AN-E, O/96, others? @mrdecibel I could do corners, or not, so either Klipschorn or LaScala are possible, and the room is big enough. What do you mean by;"when I get done with a pair, none of the nasties are present"Are you talking about making modifications you ha... | |
| Easy to drive, outstandingly natural sound from 40-50 Hz up.....AN-E, O/96, others? @mrdecibel A good set of horns will excite and delight.How about Klipschorns? How good are they? Can they be set up or modified (if necessary) to avoid thinness, honkyness, or other horn-related aberrations? Can I get the exciting dynamics and a... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Tidal selections from the catalogs of; Fleetwood Mac and Neil Young, | |
| What are the weak points of Pass amps and pre-amps ? One obvious advantage of high efficiency and easy to drive (i.e., uniform impedance) speakers is the ability to drive them with less powerful amplification and having a greater choice of amplification for the money. I wish I had considered that ye... |