petaluman
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| Aliexpress Marketplace practices, be for warned. @audiojacks Check the Specifications on the ad you linked - origin = Mainland China, and Brand Name = Yter. Nordost cables are made in the USA. Yter does appear to be a known and sold cable brand, but I have no idea if this is one of their pro... | |
| NEW FTC Amplifier Law https://www.hypex.nl/media/ae/bf/93/1708610994/NC502MP_04xx_R13.pdf | |
| NEW FTC Amplifier Law I wonder how this will affect class D amplifier ratings. This is not a dig at Hypex (I have an N-Core amp in my office system), but I suspect that note 2 below applies to all their designs, and likely most or all class D amps. The good news is t... | |
| List some of your favorite live Jazz recordings Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra Days of Wine and Roses - Live at the Jazz Standard | |
| Any Present Magnepan 3.7i owner using them in a smaller listening space... @yyzsantabarbara Could you please give your impressions of the LRS+ vs the LS50 Metas? Do you use the sub(s) with both? | |
| List some of your favorite live Jazz recordings Great thread - haven't had much time to think about it, but you've got most all the obvious ones here. I have to post, though, because I can't believe the first one below hasn't already been mentioned: Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lu... | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? The correct answer is "none". Take Klipsch, Quad, Magnepan, & KEF - all with 50+ years longevity, loads of admirers here, radically different approaches, sounds, amplification needs, optimal room locations... Or Infinity, Genesis, Thiel, Van... | |
| Help Identifying Vintage KEF Speakers I'm a big fan of KEF, so please let me clarify that these were just rough designations - B110, T27, etc. They also assigned SP numbers to all the variations, and often had multiple versions in production simultaneously. | |
| Help Identifying Vintage KEF Speakers You should be able to narrow it down quickly if you ever pulled the grills off. KEF drivers are specified by type & approximate diameter in mm (25.4mm/inch). A B200 is an 8" bass driver, a B110 a bit over 4". This also works for the T27 1" ... | |
| Is D-Sonics audio still in business Check out the VTV Amplifier website. They have a wide range of class D designs from Hypex, Purifi, Pascal - even an all digital (digital in only) GaNFET design. Saw a stereo PASCAL and a Hypex NCore MP design on there for under $500. | |
| Complete vinyl system, TT to speakers, for $1500? The active speaker route simplifies the system, but there are a couple of drawbacks. The lack of a pre/integrated amp makes it less input versatile, as you've noted. Even if she's committed to a phono-only system, you need to know the chosen spe... | |
| Bryston Versus Musical Fidelity Last I heard, the San Francisco Audiophile Foundation had a Parasound JC5 for sale at $3000 (look for the Foundation Sale) | |
| Downsizing: Separates>Integrated --PSAudio>Pass Labs You should also consider the Parasounds. The Hint 6 can be found in the $2-3k range and offers plenty of power and flexibility | |
| The weirdness of it all The cable's effect not only differs for each kind of cable, but also its length & connectors, and the amp & speakers used. I'll keep this simple, since even that is above my pay grade, and only consider resistance, although changes in ind... | |
| The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs @gkelly - I'm a big fan of your dancing! We all have to make our own decision about sq and how important it is to us. The bigger question with streaming is how important permanence is to you. Several responses argued against spending money on d... |