nsgarch
Responses from nsgarch
| old vs new DAC designs and sound differences My Wadia 1000 x64 has been with me for 15 years and still creams any players and all the DACs I've heard (which isn't ALL the DACs) including Levinson, newer Wadias, Goldmund, and Sony. Haven't heard Meitner, Accuphase or Audio Logic.I did improve... | |
| cable break in Bob, I think what you're forgetting is that the voltage output of a given amp is a constant just like the voltage in a wall socket. The exact amount of voltage is is a function of the gain multiplier the amp is designed for, which for most amps (r... | |
| Need to shield speakers. I think Teonyc may be right. | |
| cable break in inpep: You are using the formula A = (square root of) W/R.I am using the formula A = W/V. There is also another formula (ohm's law), A = V/R.They should all yield the same result, so perhaps we're just plugging in the wrong numbers? Additionally, ... | |
| cable break in Hemi: There are three things I'm aware of that affect or improve the conductivity of a given piece of wire. Two have to do with the crystalline structure of the metal:1.) Working with the direction of the "wire draw", and honestly I don't know whi... | |
| Need to shield speakers. Do you know for sure that the NHT center IS shielded? I ask only because I've never encountered a "semi-shielded" speaker. Either it is or it ain't. There are fixes, but hell, it's supposed to work out of the box. If it really is supposed to be sh... | |
| cable break in Bob, let's say you've got a SS amp which draws 225W at idle but draws 1200W at rated output (200W/400W into 8/4 ohms). So at let's say a nominal (audio) output of 100W/200W into 8/4 ohms, it's drawing around 600W from the wall. W/V=A, or 600/120=5... | |
| cable break in I also think that break-in time is inversely proportional to the current through the cable. Which is why PC's break in faster than speaker cables which are faster than IC's. Tonearm IC's are the slowest, and in fact I'm thinking of making an RCA t... | |
| Whats the best sampling for A do D to CD I don't know what the hell you're talking about. I'm just leaving this post so I'll be notified whan there are some responses :~)) | |
| cable break in Marakanetz: I haven't the knowledge to debate what you say, but again, the cable manufacturers state that it takes awhile (the break-in time) for the insulation/dielectric to react/respond to the current flowing in the conductor. And that after a ... | |
| cable break in Jefferybehr is correct. In addition, at least according to the transcript I read of a formum of power cable/interconnect manufacturers, the consensus seems to be that the conductor<>insulation interface goes back to its pre-break-in state af... | |
| what is considered the most musical powered sub? The functions and qualities you describe are all combined in the Martin Logan Depth. About $1300 used. | |
| Tube Replacement: Single, Pair, or Quad? Newbee, I'm a little confused too, but I think what happened is Svetlana bought Sovtek and started putting their name on the products coming out of the Sovtek factory. The ones from St. Pete's have the Winged "C" and a red band where the bottle at... | |
| Tube Replacement: Single, Pair, or Quad? Newbee: The "Pemium" Svetlanas are the ones made at the St. Petersburg plant. They are not relabeled Sovteks.From their blurb: All tubes in new blue style original boxes produced and professionally matched by Svetlana factory in St. Petersburg, Ru... | |
| Tube Replacement: Single, Pair, or Quad? Pawlowski6132: I think the Premium Svetlanas are the BEST (IMO) and you can get a matched pair from Conus in Canada for about $75. I used 16 6550 Svetlanas in my ARC monoblocks (ARC uses Svetlanas in their new amps, the last time I checked) and th... |