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| CLASS A POWER RATINGS The Nelson Pass Stasis patent also incorporates a sliding bias voltage to increase the efficiency of an amplifier run in class A. He used it in many of the Threshold amps and also licensed it to Nakamichi. | |
| Paul McGowan gets asked about rotary subs. I think electrostats never caught on for a couple of reasons: They had a tendency to arc if over-driven. I believe this has been largely solved. They also have to be plugged in. Neither of these are problems with Magneplanars. Although there ... | |
| Women Who Rock @tylermunns Thanks for your response. I guess it's a difference of opinion. To me, "best" is dumb. Is Baroque better than Romantic? Hip Hop better than Jazz? Tom Waits better than Enrico Caruso? I don't believe in judging musicians in bpm, a... | |
| Women Who Rock @mofimadness - thanks for the heads up! @tylermunns - that's literally the title of the documentary he was recommending. Personally, I wouldn't eschew any song based on its choice to use gendered words in title or lyrics. When I sit down to lis... | |
| RIP David Lindley David Lindley was one of my favorite musicians. Some enduring memories... 70s with Jackson Browne - they performed an acoustic duo set opening for Bonnie Raitt. A few months later, I saw them with a full band on the Running on Empty tour. I st... | |
| Best dealer on Ebay to purchase authentic new Oyaide products from Caveat emptor. That applies here as well as eBay, and everywhere else. | |
| Streamers? I'm interested in this post, as I am also wondering which streamers do significant caching to optimize data flow. Although there were several responses, the only streamer mentioned as meeting this requirement was the Aurender. Are they really th... | |
| 8-10k budget suggestions please One reason you may be getting varying opinions of the B&Ws is that they've made many different speakers over the last 30 years or more with the 804 numbers. It's unlikely all the generations were voiced exactly the same. If you have really e... | |
| 50 years of Hip Hop- How Come? There is literally a whole world of music out there to explore. Pretty much every country has "classical", "folk", and "popular" traditions, which may or may not sound anything like your native versions. Nothing against Hip Hop, but it's just on... | |
| FUSE BOX delivers perfect protection and superior sound If it's the same Mark Schifter, he was one of the pioneers in digital audio (Audio Alchemy, Perpetual Technology) and has always represented innovation & value in the audio industry. Audio Alchemy was responsible for the DITB (Dac in the Box)... | |
| Analyzing DACs I don't know much about the Mytek line, but they have an interesting approach. The Mytek offers the choice of analog & digital volume control. Indeed, there seem to be a lot of similarities between the Brooklyn & P6. Both have preamp fa... | |
| Dual mono integrated amps @voodoochillin In that case(!), to find out the best practice for dual mono-ism in that form factor/price range, just lift the cover on your integrated. I have full faith in Nelson Pass. | |
| I feel bad for Generation X and The Millennial's "Turn off the TV" Go out. Frequently. Hear live music in your community. Old musicians, young ones, male, female, undeclared, unknown, famous, folk, rock, jazz, bluegrass, blues, soul, funk, hip hop, classical. There is great music all around... | |
| Dual mono integrated amps To return to the original question, have you checked out the Parasound Hint 6? Extremely versatile, with built-in phono & DAC sections, crossovers for subwoofing, Home Theater bypass... A bit of a kitchen sink, but a great one box solution f... | |
| Dual mono integrated amps I applaud the dual mono concept in integrateds, but it's not the same as mono blocks. Separate chassis, separate power cords, even separate circuit breakers if you can arrange it. That said, you can get fine sound from an integrated amp, and dua... |