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| Is AI going to kill Hifi? Interesting article https://www.techspot.com/news/108651-experienced-developers-working-ai-tools-take-longer-complete.html I use AI as another tool in my work as a software architect for things I’m trying to learn about or understand. It usual... | |
| Bi-amping question - XLR out split That’s a fair point but it’s actually the other way around - you’ll get the higher input impedance on the balanced (XLR) inputs. Ooof, how did I get that mixed up - thanks cleeds. | |
| Bi-amping question - XLR out split It’s usually fine to just use adaptor splitters or Y splitter cables, with no degradation of note. Electrically that’s the same as preamps with dual outputs - it’s just a convenience to have the extra outlets right there. If you find a situation ... | |
| KT88 vs 6550 vs ? for warm midrange - using Cronos Mag lll All modern-ish Rogue tube amps use a 12AU7 tube as driver per push-pull pair of KT tubes. The Apollo and Zeus used a pair of 12AU7 to drive fully three push-pull pairs of KT. I agree with the asssement that 12AU7 is not a great tube. I definitely ... | |
| KT88 vs 6550 vs ? for warm midrange - using Cronos Mag lll I guess to more directly address your question - exactly who said EL34 would have less lifespan here, unless you’re purposely biasing to run hot? That’s the first ever I’ve heard this. The bias on these amps is infintely adjustible per tube, and a... | |
| KT88 vs 6550 vs ? for warm midrange - using Cronos Mag lll Rogue amps and "classic" vintage tube amps sound are on 2 opposite ends of the spectrum. Rogue's formula is a punchy, fun sound with great bass and lots of tube Watts per dollar. They're going to be very reticent towards rendering a plump, lush mi... | |
| Is AI going to kill Hifi? What I’ve seen output by coding AI’s - beyond toy apps, simple scripts, and well defined patterns that have already been solved 1 million times over - has been absolutely awful. It still sucks at "hard" engineering, and anything "new". But that’s ... | |
| Is it possible to really know what you're doing? I’d still like to know, if possible, who has claimed actually reached the bottom and what specific systems are so we could possibly use them as benchmark. This is how we learn and grow, right? The people who would claim this are typically the ... | |
| Class of operation for Tube Power Amps As mentioned above, SET is pure class A "by definition", though you can have SET with paralleled output tubes which - from the outside - is hard to distinguish from a push-pull configuration. Most tube amps are push-pull AB. The reality is that ... | |
| Tannoy or Volti @charles007100 As a Forte-4 owner, let me tell you my experience. Shortly after purchase, I decided to open the binding post assembly to check for tightness, etc.. @dweller I think you describe a far more common problem than people realize, acr... | |
| Changing out 8?ohm for a 4ohm... Bad idea, though you could get lucky and have it work OK. Though it will no longer be the designer's intended performance. A single driver might be 8 ohms (or 4 ohms, etc) but once you put it into a network with other drivers and crossovers, and... | |
| Is it possible to really know what you're doing? You can "train" yourself how to listen, and gain enough experience with systems and components until you become adept at recognizing what sounds "wrong" versus "right", versus what you like. Some people ramp up faster than others, just like everyt... | |
| Magico Pods vs Townshend Seismic Platforms I may be an outlier here but I have tried isolation platforms under my speakers, more than one pair, and can't say that I have ever heard a noticeable improvement in sound. For me, it has always begged the question, if putting your speakers on p... | |
| Magico Pods vs Townshend Seismic Platforms No, but the huge difference here is going to be in low-frequency isolation, and whether your application even benefits from that. Being a "hard" interface, the Magicos won’t touch low frequencies. The killer application of Townshend is for turntab... | |
| Tannoy or Volti @mulveling Just looked at your systems Mulveling, all I can say is wow and you definitely know what’s going on with Tannoy….if you had it to do over what speakers would you try?…. Thanks Charles! I’ve heard other speakers I’ve liked, but nothin... |