oldhvymec
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| Discussion of Class D Amps Application & Experiences djones511,651 posts04-23-2020 10:08amI wouldn't worry to much about the op amp the stock TI LM 4562 will measure right there with any discrete sparkos or sonic imagery.I don't know your background, I don't know you. I hope you read this. This i... | |
| Discussion of Class D Amps Application & Experiences I see the class D crowd is alive and well, GOOD. I’ve have Ice unitsWyred 4 Sound SX1000 and Rs, Powerful but really lack the luster of the Hypex units. Though when coupled with a lively valve preamp it does help a lot.The stock Hypex boards came ... | |
| Decent preamp + 1Freya for the money, used 550.00 and up, 900.00 new. The two I saw had an active or passive options. No tone control, but a remote.In passive, I used the remote volume control for an older preamp also, NO coloration, no noise, worked very well.... | |
| Cross-talk and distortion, chief soundstage contributors... georgehifi6,991 posts Thanks I understood how you explained it.What about two preamps like a pair of C4s and two monoblock amps.How is the phantom center created? Only from the source?I could never get great stereo sound out of mono preamps pai... | |
| To horn or not to horn My folks loved to dance, they would fire up the console, drop the tone arm and about 1 min later the Metregon would start sounding pretty good.Horns, you can spend your life trying to get there. Horn people, are horn people. There are some neat l... | |
| Russco, QRK, Sparco, Garrard, Thoren, Fairchild, Roberts Yup, millercarbon you did a fine job indeed. I need to dig out my project.It's a 47lb alu platter. I made the housing for the spindle out of cast alu to make it quiet. It's well on the way. I used a black sapphire (super hard black liquid carbon ... | |
| Russco, QRK, Sparco, Garrard, Thoren, Fairchild, Roberts Yea I was 5 or 6 years old when my Dad instructed me how to drop the ol arm down without bouncing across the LP. It was a Garrard 301. He was so proud when he bought a fully automatic, Zero 100. Funny how things change. My personal preference is ... | |
| Floored by Beatles "White Album" Reissue Man oh man I read this earlier, I'm cleaning out the basement two days ago, what did I find, Abbey Road, The White Album, and Rubber Soul.40 years ago, last time they were used. Still pretty good shape. Ok let me knock the dust off the ol' Russco(... | |
| Are big subwoofers viable for 2 channel music? One still works better than most pairs of lowriders,The Taller, The Better, Good yes, great NO Someone saying a BDA is not that great compared to Columns, millercarbon, what was said is, "most pairs of lowriders", (24" or shorter). good yes, gre... | |
| Cross-talk and distortion, chief soundstage contributors... erik_squires8,583 posts04-19-2020 2:21pmAnswer my own questions then. Words matter!!!If this was directed towards me, I am not obligated to reply to anyone. I often chose to reply to people who are nice and use complete sentences and make cogen... | |
| Please help a newbie Choose, whats the best preamplifier for $1000 or less used I saw the MC225. That is a great little amp. Very special sound with a good preamp and a power supply rebuild. 1000.00 preamp, biggest bang might be the VTL. But really all stock, never worked on...Be careful. YOUR STUFF.I've had AR, VTL, Mac, Ma... | |
| Cross-talk and distortion, chief soundstage contributors... Interchannel crosstalk: the TOTAL amount two channels are crossed.vsChannel separation: where they are NOT crossed at all.vsCrosstalk: one source bleeding into another source normally through a preamp.Answer my own questions then. Words matter!!... | |
| Cross-talk and distortion, chief soundstage contributors... What am I missing here. Crosstalk? What does crosstalk have to do with soundstage?. One or more information sources bleeding into the source being used? Crosstalk.. Usually through a point to point preamp, with no RCA crosstalk caps.Yes crosstal... | |
| Cary Audio CAD-280SA V12R I'm looking at a swap with a guy, he's got Cary (?) AES Six Pacssetting in a box not using them..I have a MC240 in so so shape. I know what I paid for mine. I still have two more 240s in better shape. Why Not?Wonder how the V12 and Six Pacs compar... | |
| Are big subwoofers viable for 2 channel music? I haven’t heard all the DBA/Swarm setup, But I do know the best bass systems I’ve heard were Columns. This may sound like a 70-80s design but still the most accurate and detailed system was again Bass columns. Whether infinite baffle, sealed accel... |