petaluman
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| Speakers: Anything really new under the sun? The first commercially available speaker using DSP came out in 1991. Change in the speaker industry over the last 20 years has been more evolutionary than revolutionary. However, the pace has increased due to increased capacity for modelling and... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing @noske FWIW, I have a great deal of respect for scientists - I double majored in physics and mathematics. I have no problem with the tests, but I'm glad you like the pictures! Rigorous testing is always important in technology, where the goal is... | |
| Schiit Freya + Class A in Stereophile I don't blame Steeophile for producing the Recommended Components, but they are dealing with a minefield of comparisons, approximations, and expectations in doing so. It should be read as a field guide, not a bible. Hopefully, all of us have bee... | |
| Buying used vs new speakers from a technology perspective Yes, they can become outdated, both in the sense that they no longer perform to their original specifications, and that they can be surpassed by newer technology. And yes, they will eventually require repair or go past that point. 14 years is pr... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing I believe that when Amir places an audio device on his test bench, he goes into "lab tech" mode, where sound only exists to confirm the perfection of his measurements. Seriously, improvement is a hard thing to quantify. If everybody agrees A >... | |
| Recommended integrated amplifier for upgrade I can't speak to Audio Science's possible affiliations or commercial biases. I'll be honest, though - I'm a litle biased against it. The sheer number of reviews suggest that they are really just lab tests. I did read the Topping review linked a... | |
| Class A or Class D solid-state amplifiers (modern designs) Actually, the 70s were the Spec Wars. Objectivism ruled and high negative feedback gave vanishingly low THD and IM numbers. However, the resulting sound quality got worse, not better. TIM distortion was discovered, feedback was dialed back, and... | |
| Turntable - The Next Step If you're asking what single upgrade would yield the most cost-effective benefit to SQ, I'd suggest a new cartridge. Another bang-for-bucks upgrade would be to get an LPS to replace the wall wart on your phono preamp. MS sells one that would be ... | |
| Are there speakers that disappear regardless of the recording? This is probably not what the OP is referring to, but anyone who has ever heard the Beveridge electrostatic speakers would have to answer YES. They generated a true cylindrical wavefront - you could walk anywhere in the room including around and ... | |
| What stereo equipment do respected musicians listen to? My experience is that self-designated audiophiles are extremely rare in the general population. I would expect the same amongst professional musicians. Classical or other acoustic music might on the whole be a bit more picky about accurate repro... | |
| Is there any one piece of vintage gear you most wished you owned? Back then it would have been the Infinity Servo-Statiks, which were the first speakers to truly dumbfound me. Now, it would be a room big enough for them (rooms that big are pretty "vintage" in the homes of today!) | |
| Please Recommend Highly Efficient Floor Standing Non-Horn Speaker Suggestions I've not heard the Tektons, but am aware they get a lot of (+ & -) talk around here. So, when I saw a Stereophile review of the DI recently, I skimmed through it. They did get a good review and I believe made the Recommended Speakers list. ... | |
| Best Recycled Streamer? @bruce19 Thanks for sharing your experiences. I readily admit I don't have the most recent wifi setup - I'm using an N device, I think. I do find video streaming can be laggy, but that could be on the sender side. I am very curious why Auralic ... | |
| Best Recycled Streamer? I don't use Roon, so I'm just guessing here. It sounds like your desired Roon endpoint would be wirelessly connected to your network. This is generally undesirable for consistent sound quality, regardless of player software. That wouldn't be an... | |
| 2nd system thoughts on vintage receivers I think a fine second system can be built around a vintage receiver. Keep in mind, though, that they are more likely to have problems due to parts aging. If you're going this route for bang for the buck, you can just wing it and hope for the bes... |