paulburnett
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| Hot Schiit for Bifrost listener Care to compare the Ares II to the Bifrost 2, I mean, leaving aside the heat issue?Thank you,Paul | |
| What makes a DAC so expensive? There are so many issues here. 1) measurement of x variables defines quality2) exponentially increasing cost for marginally increasing perceived quality (the $200 version gives you 80% of the quality of the $2000 version" argument)3) parts count ... | |
| "Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial On BOTW, the strings are absolutely dripping with electronic or spring reverb. I think it was meant to sound chintzy, far away. Same with the solo snare sound. When that got transferred to CD, the charm of that processing turned grating and, for s... | |
| Same watts at 8 and 4 ohms? Respecting your need for a small, attractive integrated that will do the job:The Parasound you just mentioned, or https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa46bj-ayre-acoustics-ax-7e-solid-state60 into 8, 120 into 4. Respectable, within spec of recomm... | |
| My system is where I want it be and it sounds awesome... @fastninja12 Can you describe the difference with the YG? I'm looking for a DAC to deal with the digital decay of room echo in classical choral and chamber recordings especially. I have the bifrost multibit, and am looking at the Yggdrasil GS as a... | |
| Will a $700 turntable outperform a CD player? I tell people who want to get into vinyl that the fun ship has sailed. I loved picking up great old lps for 1-5$, or snagging a whole collection once in a while. The world supply of original-pressing vinyl (not fancy, even thin, flexy mass-market... | |
| Really need some help finding a full range speaker What kind of music do you listen to? What do you like about your current sound? What does good bass sound like to you? Wharfedale Lintons are efficient. Should maybe try to audition Klipsch Forte as well? That's efficient!Subs could potentially so... | |
| Looking For Advice After Dumb Vandy Purchase Here's one way of looking at it. I, like you, scored some great Vandersteen gear, 2ce Signatures with stands and high-end custom bi-wire cables. One midrange was burned a bit but got it rebuilt by Vandersteen for a fraction of my used purchase! La... | |
| families of audio concepts, mixing, and listening @bdp24 Yes, I left out electrostatics, in a class by themselves, but I thought of them as power-hungry speakers that produce flat frequency response (except in the bass, depending on make a model), and so filed them into the low-efficiency speake... | |
| Should I be able to hear a 4Hz difference in my speakers? +n on a subwoofer. | |
| Acoustic Suspension sound in 2020? @yogiboy Vandersteen 2s and 1s are sealed-box enclosures, no? If no ports, therefore acoustic suspension, unless I misunderstand the definition. There is also an interview with RV in which he cites his inspiration from the sound of the acoustic-su... | |
| Pass Labs XA-25 on all the time? I just had my Pass X150 in for service, and I spoke with Kent there about replacing power supply. He said they are just beginning to see the first Alephs coming in for cap replacement, almost 30 years old. Those are monstrous, and monstrously hot,... | |
| Acoustic Suspension sound in 2020? Vandersteen, which were modelled in part after the acoustic suspension sound. 2ce Signatures and model 1c are acoustic suspension designs, maybe other too. | |
| What Possessed Me to Do This? Just a follow-up question, was it necessary to pack up the gear? Could you have moved it to the center of the room or the next room and sealed it with plastic tarp? Too big or too risky? Can VOCs of paint damage audio equipment, or is it the risk ... | |
| Speaker return or sell As New FWIW, I have read that better electronics are not wasted on the LRS. Never heard them, but the same has been said about my Vandersteens. I was skeptical. Having recently moved to Pass Labs, I can tell you that certain brands of speakers really ben... |