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| Thin Walled Speakers -Tonian, Musical Affairs, etc It could be our ideas of coloration differ. Hues can be used to aid in tone. Gradations can enhance. Just how much is needed, or wanted, is in the ear of the designer. My take on coloration is of a slight application. Taking into consideration tha... | |
| Playback Design with Hifi tuning fuse Seems a simple enough task for a manufacturer.A quick test would no doubt ascertain current performance but do they test for the heat generated over a life cycle or is it mathematically arrived at?It boggles my mind that a fast blow fuse goes in a... | |
| Thin Walled Speakers -Tonian, Musical Affairs, etc True that (god how I hate that expression).But if the cabinet's and driver's resonances are taken into consideration (designed in), in advance, and the drivers are adequately attached, the cabinet adequately braced, and in the case of the Tonians,... | |
| Thin Walled Speakers -Tonian, Musical Affairs, etc Anchan,None taken :). There was a time, albeit short, when I listened to some Queens of the Stone Age,Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson to see how they fared and they acquitted themselves quite favorably. In fact, I was surprised at how good they soun... | |
| Playback Design with Hifi tuning fuse Magfan,Yes, it was. I assumed (maybe incorrectly) that the same principle would apply to both circuit breakers and fuses where quality is an issue. In the article, the author goes on to refer to them as fuses so I assumed (again) that they operate... | |
| Are audiophiles people of sound prejudice? Yes. Certainly.All one has to do is go to any high end event and listen to the myriad systems on display and the loyal followers, the know it alls, the disparagers, and the ones with the bemused looks on their faces. We all know what sounds good t... | |
| Playback Design with Hifi tuning fuse Cheap fuses don't always blow when they should. HiFi Tuning and other similar types blow when they should. Slow blow fuses are supposed to allow momentary rises of current above rated value provided they are very short in duration. If your slow bl... | |
| Thin Walled Speakers -Tonian, Musical Affairs, etc I have Tonian TL-D1s and yes, they can rock without the use of a mudroom. Even electronic fare like Trent Reznor's and Atticus Ross' soundtracks sound wonderful, varied and nuanced.Just because a speaker is designed/voiced like an instrument, it w... | |
| the meaning of the word "better" Hearing 'better' is in the ear of the beholder.Mezmo, are you a fan of 'House Of Lies' ?Love the terminology. | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes Thank you Rob for pulling back the curtain.I like my Centrance enough to not go on that never ending quest. All the best,Nonoise | |
| Toroidal vs. Non-toroidal Transformers Is the 'other' transformer you're alluding to an R-core? Is so, they are appropriate for low power applications like preamps, DACs and CDPs. They're about 4 times more expensive than traditional toroidals and are good for suppressing AC hash and r... | |
| What do you feel? I feel engaged or I feel nothing, really, at all. Without it there is nothing to appreciate, to get my toes tapping, to lull me to la la land, to tickle my brain.Without engagement, there is no honeymoon. | |
| The best integrated amplifier Shooting for the moon won't necessarily get you there. As I recall, the Esoteric speakers you have use metal (magnesium) cones and that beautiful woodwork is done by Tannoy, but when I heard them, they didn't have that get up and go that you descr... | |
| Music Servers-Why so few? Its just going to take some time. From what I've read, there are already some very good servers out there and its always been the habit for companies to wait and see where the crowds are going before they jump in front and claim to be the leader, ... | |
| Do you believe in Magic? It looks like we have consensus: microwave sound effects are something we can all do without.:) |