morbius396c
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| Do Dacs have error correction? Dlite,Yes - DACs have error correction. As Mr hosehead points out;it's not the type where an error causes a retransmittal of thedata.No - the CD uses Reed-Solomon encoding. That is there areextra bits in the signal that are derived from the data o... | |
| What's a Triode configuration? Jeffrey,A pentode has 5 active parts - the prefix "penta" means 5 -as in Pentagon.Those 5 parts are cathode, plate, control grid, screen grid,and suppressor grid. [ One doesn't count indirect heaters.]http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_3/chpt_13/... | |
| Amp Clipping? with my Swan 6.1's Wstritt,NO - there's no such thing as an amp that doesn't clip.An amplifier produces a given gain and outputs to whateverload you have attached. For any given combo of gain andload; there's some volume level that exceeds the capabilityof the amp. ... | |
| Permanently sealing a vented subwoofer?? Chadnliz,READ my post again!!! I choose my words very carefully.I said a PROPERLY designed ported speaker is more difficultto design than an acoustic suspension. There are lots of speakers that are ported that are not designed to properly represen... | |
| Permanently sealing a vented subwoofer?? Sean,There's no "problem" with the theory. Whether foam plugs "work"or not depends on what you are trying to do.If one assumes that the speaker designer has done their jobcorrectly and has optimized the speaker design so that theacoustical respons... | |
| Amplifier Decision - Audio Research vs Krell Andruzzo,In general, you want to match the amp to the speakers; notthe other way around.I think you need to nail down what your new speakers will be,and then match the amp to those. Your new speakers may turnout to be current/power hungry - for wh... | |
| Permanently sealing a vented subwoofer?? Matchstikman,I agree with Barry Kohan of Bright Star Audio; if you want asealed enclosure - the drivers have to be designed with thesealed enclosure in mind. Barry is correct that the parametersof the drivers in a vented enclosure will be signific... | |
| does more power=better quality ? Raquel,Again, you ignore the science that all else being equal,the higher power amp is more linear - that's just a FACTof science.I've read John Atkinson's pg 1 Stereophile editorial. I'mnot commenting on blind testing at all. I'm talking PHYSICS!... | |
| does more power=better quality ? Raquel,I'm well aware that Sound by Singer is a well respectedaudio dealer - and they set up their rooms properly.What you fail to appreciate is that you can't take theroom out of the equation. No matter how you treat thewalls of a room - the wall... | |
| does more power=better quality ? Raquel,In addition to all the differences between the two systems that you note - the rooms had different room modes - theyaccentuated / deaccentuated different frequencies. That's probably the biggest factor making the comparison of the two syste... | |
| does more power=better quality ? Raquel,Here's the web page of someone that has actually testedthe tubes they're dealing with:http://jcverdiervalvevinyl.online.fr/Kinky300/300Binfo.htmlThe quality of the tubes varies - which is true of every manufactured component. However, it is... | |
| does more power=better quality ? Eldartford,Very good - I agree with you 100%All else being equal [ which is the key ], the more powerful amp is more linear.Some audio systems - some speakers - require the higherpower amps; like the ribbons of a Magneplanar.Some speakers are very... | |
| does more power=better quality ? Raquel,Yes - I read your Singer anecdote - and noted the qualification.However, the conditions of the comparison made that comparison absolutely WORTHLESS.So worthless - that it shouldn't even be brought up -qualifications notwithstanding.I reject... | |
| does more power=better quality ? Raquel,The problem with your argument is that in amps in which there are more than a single output device; the outputdevices are in parallel.No - the signal is not going through more circuitry - allthe electrons see the same amount of circuitry. I... | |
| does more power=better quality ? The problem with all the comparisons to 8 watt SETs...is that "all else is not equal".Philefread,Your 8 watt SET amp IS "loafing".That 300B tube is capable of more than just 8 watts.That tube can be used in amps putting out on the orderof 40 to 50... |