petaluman
Responses from petaluman
| Totally overwhelmed (speakers under $5k) Don't worry about getting "the best sound for under $5000". There are so many choices because being a speaker builder is a passion project. The best value sound-wise might well be from some young, bright-eyed designer start-up ... that closes sh... | |
| XLR question for bass XLR connectors don't have any intrinsic advantage over other connectors. However, if the amplification devices are truly balanced, they will have an additional 6db of gain (doubling the voltage results in 4x gain). Bass performance is likely mos... | |
| Speakers for daughter There's a used pair of Revel Concerta F12 towers here on Agon for $300 that could work well, but they are rear ported | |
| Budget integrated amp needed A friend of mine paid $150+shipping for a NAD C 326BEE integrated last year, to be used for a similar application. It's 50w/channel, but if you need more, I'm sure there's a NAD to suit. I have a lot of respect for PS Audio as well, but you prob... | |
| Antique Sound Labs Thanks for the update, fsonicsmith! By unfound I meant that I'm assuming this quote from above "ASL IMO has decided to change course and pursue more profitable businesses " meant Joseph. A lot of high end businesses are that way - there are 1 or... | |
| Antique Sound Labs Thanks for all your responses. It looks like ASL no longer exists, and Joseph Lau remains unfound. I did find this brief history at this equipment review from 2007: Twenty years ago, Antique Sound Laboratory and its affordable tube amps probabl... | |
| Antique Sound Labs Thanks for the responses, but I'm mostly curious about whether the brand still survives, and how they are viewed by this community. The other thread was about some dealer apparently bashing all Chinese tube amps. ASL came to mind as a fairly ear... | |
| Transmission line speakers! I'm another fan of the acoustic suspension approach. It's been ~50 years since I read the Thiele-Small papers, so please correct me if I'm wrong. IIRC, ideal porting only extends linear bass response for something like 1/3 octave - 2 or 3 notes.... | |
| Heat in class A equipment As noted above, the primary source of heat in class A SS amps are the output transistors. That's why they're mounted on the heat sinks. However, if they are used properly and have adequate temperature control, they're probably not going to be th... | |
| Weakest digital link: DAC - Streamer - Server? In my "old school", the belief was that the most critical components were the transducers - speakers, phono cartridges, mics... While a DAC might not technically be a transduceer, I'm satisfied that converting data into music qualifies as convert... | |
| A Newcomer to Digital Looking to Upgrade My Dac, Tubes? Ideas? If I read between the lines right, you're using the Teac as a sort of digital switcher, but your most common source is a computer (desktop or portable). From a SQ perspective, you'll get the biggest improvement by not using your computer to conver... | |
| Why do my bass drivers shake violently listening to vinyl ...or try a sealed box woofer | |
| DAC Dilemma The DAC is the boundary between the digital and analog domains. The digital side has continued to change rapidly because they can generate measurable "improvements" by increasing bit depth or sampling rate. They can math out novel methods of res... | |
| Replacement power cord, Hafler 9180 Monoprice is an excellent source for quality kit at a more-than-fair price. Link below is for a standard 3' power cord for a PC in 14 gauge (at $2.99). They have some 12 gauge cords, but only for the 20 amp connectors. I messaged them that thos... |