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| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" Speakers are current driven complex impedance devices. They are not a purely resistive load. Because of that complex impedance speakers require more current at some frequencies tha others.Ohms law applies, but only at a given frequency will the ca... | |
| What actually determines volume power? Is it watts? Max speaker output is limited by a number of factors, but as a rule of thumb speaker sensitivity +20-23 dB is about the practical limit. So, a KEF LS-50 is about 84dB sensitivity and is capable of peak output put of 104dB at 1M distance which req... | |
| Surge protectors--how many $ make sense? Defense in depth: Absolutely begin with a whole house surgeprotector. It is the cheapest insurance known for everything electric in your home, especially if you lie in thunderstorm prone areas. If you have sub-panels, but one in their as well. Nex... | |
| Turntable Quandry Start with a Hana MC, maybe the Hana SL MkII for $850. You simply wont do better for under $1000. Then, if you decide to upgrade your turntable, you'll have the cart decision already made. Changing o e component at a time makes it easy to assess i... | |
| Where's the next weak link in my analog chain? Bang for buck? The new Hana SL MkII. For $850 it is hands down the best under $1000 cart on the market, and maybe even $2000. It carries a lot of features of their higher end Umami carts and leaves enough money in your wallet for cables, if you ar... | |
| Streamer output options @mclinnguy Thank you for the Laugh of the Day. Although I'm sure there are many here who don't get the joke. 🙄 | |
| Streamer output options @mclinnguy OK Will do. And while I'm at it I'll ask about this, too: "At each end of the cable you can see a pair of “speaker kegs”. These are similar to the kegs we use on our powercords. However they are quite different – the power cords kegs ... | |
| $1,500 Amp budget - Best options? Paramount or NAD. Both have the power, the sound quality, and good service and support. | |
| Streamer output options @mclinnguy "noise that piggybacks on the data itself" Somebody is going to have to explain that one to me. USB-Audio uses isochronous, interrupt, and control transfer. Characteristics of the Interrupt Transfer mode are: Guaranteed Latency ... | |
| Can you damage your speakers by plugging bass port vent? A ported speaker will roll off at 24 dB/Octave below it’s tuning frequency. A sealed box rolls off at 12 DB/Octave, typically a half octave higher. An optimally tuned system that’s flat to 40Hz will be -24 dB at 20 Hz. The sealed box will be flat ... | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? My audio journey began in 1971, my freshman year of college. My methodically researched Dynaco A25/Sansui AU-717/ Dual 1219 Shure M91Ed never materialized due room a dock strike and so I ended up with a Sony All-in-One that had about 12 W/Ch and ... | |
| Is anyone here still into live concerts these days? In the Seattle area we have an awesome venue at Chateau Ste. Michelle. They have a great sound system, and on a warm summer afternoon, with a picnic an a bottle of CSM wine, we've seen some great shows. Diana Krall, Jackson Browne, Paul Simon (las... | |
| Maggie LRS vs .7 I have extensive experience with Magnepans dating all the way back to 1976. Yes, they are incredible and incredibly sensitive to their room. If you have a Maggie-friendly room there's nothing that can touch them even remotely close to the price. T... | |
| Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords? It occurs to the casual observer that a more expensive device would have less need for any aftermarket mitigation due to having a better power supply in the first place. It also occurs that any reported reduction in noise would be quantifiable as ... | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? 1) A strict cerumen control regimen. 2) Room Acoustics 3) Speakers and proper room placement 4) Source material 5) Source transducer / ADC 6) Source preamp / DAC Filters 7) Power Amplification ... 17) Power Conditioner ... 41) Interconn... |