mrtennis

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Class-D amps - a different re view
hi guidocorona:i have attended ces shows since 1992. i have yet to hear a class d or solid state amp that i would want to own.i have not heard any class d amp i would characterize as dark. of course the sources that i used to evaluate stereo syste... 
Class-D amps - a different re view
high muralman:the alleged superiority of class d over tubes or tubes over class d cannot be confirmed unequivocally.i cannot corroborate your perceptions, you cannot confirm my perceptions and what is better or worse is a matter of opinion. we can... 
Audiophiles vs DIY-o-philes
hi dgarretson:i have stated a principle of economics, namely that a consumer will pay a price equal to the value he/she places on an item, or what he/she believes it is worth.the transaction has nothing to do with the market price.it is based upon... 
Class-D amps - a different re view
high muralman:i prefer the vintage tube sound. the conrad johnson mv 125 is my favorite amp. no class d amp will resemble the mv 125.a class d amp will never sound like a vintage tube amp. 
Audiophiles vs DIY-o-philes
here is another view:a fool and his money soon are parted. there are fools and stupid fools. a stupid fool makes one mistake after another.foolishness is not necessarily overpaying for audio equipment, but rather not being aware of one's preferenc... 
More than one CD player
i have 2 cd players and a dac. the cd players are the audionote cd 2 and the vincent cd s6. the dac is designed by john tucker of exemplar audio.i purchased the vincent, earlier this year when the audionote exhibited tracking problems, i purchased... 
Class-D amps - a different re view
hi muralman1 what panel speakers do you have ?as i have said , i have heard several class d designs. my friend owns an expensive pair of piega speakers. i have heard them driven by a class d amp. i was not impressed. class d is not the sound of cl... 
Class-D amps - a different re view
hi audioperv:the objections i raised are reasons not to want to listen to solid state amps. what ever faults lie in the design of tube amps do not deter me from wanting to listen to them.subtractive coloration of some tube designs does not bother ... 
Class-D amps - a different re view
the problem with most solid state amps is the unrealistic presentation of detail. the sound of an instrument is usually represented as highly timbrally inaccurate, compared to some of the classic tube designs.there is something very unnatural abou... 
Audiophile Results
the signal is more important than the amplification.the digital source will have a greater impact than an amplifier. 
Analytical, revealing COPPER w/
i don't think you have to look to hard to find a cable that provides sufficient resolution to satisfy your needs.most cables do not lack resolving capability.if you want to economize, i suggest outlaw audio interconnect. its cost is about $59/meter. 
RoHS legislation impact on the high end industry
hi dazzdax:if you haad a choice between solder or no solder, which would you choose ? 
James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all
hi muralman:since you have no knowledge of a recording, your method of detecting distortion is subjective, hence opinion, which is subject to disagreement. if you insist on using the term "better", it must be quantitative in nature, hence some kin... 
James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all
hi doug schroeder:i will make you a wager. allow me to select a stereo system and two pair of interconnect cables.i will bet you that i can detect the differences between the cables between digital source and preamp. of course i would be blindfold... 
Speaker Recomendations $3000
i second the dunlavy 4s and also suggest the proac response 3s. what about a used martin logan hybrid ??