pcrhkr
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| Class D amps that are superior to all or most? A very good friend of mine has the mid sized Magnapans. He tried the pair of M500 MkII Monoblocks and said that they had plenty of power and sound great. However he pulled them, installed two Shiit Vidars ran mono to replace the dragons. He told m... | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna Primaluna is great gear. I am sorry for your bad sales experience. I went to a Minneapolis dealer. Told him up front my gear which was a 40 year old Crown PL1 SL1. He never said anything to knock what I had. It held it's own against a Freya &... | |
| Leaky capacitors need replacement? Replace the capacitors. Be careful though there may be other components affected by the leaky caps. An O Scope will help to see if the signal looks clean. | |
| is using a tube amp every day bad? Tubes will degrade over time but can take a beating. Dont worry about using them every day. Most likely it will take several years before you hear when a tube replacement is needed. | |
| 6.5 vs 8 vs 10 woofer I agree with with Larryi. As a speaker builder I respect his angle on design, implementation as in the right woofer for cabinet volume and other factors as in component selection. Cross over selection. Internal cabling, internal damping materials... | |
| This is the list of the best makers of audio equipment. Respond if you disagree Well in this category of legacy recievers I think the best was HH Scott. Harmon Kardon Citation tube amps for the Wow! | |
| WHAT IS THE MOST UNIQUE SONG THAT YOU HAVE EVER HEARD? The song Frankenstein by the Edgar winter group. | |
| The Absurdity of it All Sure everything wears with age. Genetics come into play how resilient ones ears compared to anothers the same age. Usually high frequency is lost unless you have been too close to a sub woofer too often. Just build speakers to suit your ears or b... | |
| What do we hear when we change the direction of a wire? I think the proper response is that it is not the percption of what the ears hear. But what is between the ears! Seriously, Some things cannot be measured as accurately as bio sense. Example, a dogs smell is more sensitive than any current instr... | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year I borowed both the Saga, Freya, and Vidar for several l months. I really liked that Shiit and it was Quality gear for its price and more. I ended up with a Tube integrated which sounded better on my speakers. I have not looked back. I think fo... | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year Why was the Shiit audio discussion removed? | |
| Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ? Class A sound better? No, lots of factors to consider. You have first of all assumed Class A sounds better. Not always true. | |
| Most rooms don’t need acoustical treatment. I have never needed acoustical room treatments over 50yrs of audio. All rooms had furnature, drapes, to dissipate sound reflections to acceptable levels. What has helped incredibly is all DIY speakers I have built have infinately variable control... | |
| Straight out of the box doesn't work. I Purchased a Primaluna EVO 100 two months ago. Listened to it in a private listening room at a brick and mortar store. The dealer loaded it for me. I transported it home, smooth ride. Got it home, the thing was so heavy I almost did not get it in... | |
| Which speakers did you find bright, fatiguing or just disappointing in some way? This is a generalized question. It depends greatly on your ears, your room. It depends greatly on what you are feeding into those bright harsh sounding speakers. If you are using aluminum or titanium drivers, horn compression drivers they can seem... |