phcollie
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| My Experience With Tekton @mozartfanmozartfan1,397 posts09-15-2021 4:40pmMy line in the sand acceptance rating, is 91/92db true bonifide sens, How can I go about locating speakers with an honest sensitivity in the range you are mentioning. Are there some manufacturers w... | |
| My Experience With Tekton @mozartfan Here is the link to the Stereophile measurements which caused me to raise the question. The review was not a bad review however the measurements were a sidebar so many missed. Very detailed but it puzzles me why they are off by 7Db? E... | |
| Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics Hmmm.....maybe a fake ficus is a room treatment.....but If I spray it orange will it count as a tweeeeek ? I can decorate it with some of those little dangly things. | |
| Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics I think Mike nailed with people today trying to improve sound on the cheap due to current economic conditions and disposable income sinking like a rock. I would prefer telling them to spend money where it counts first, treating the room. Th... | |
| My Experience With Tekton I am not an engineer and do not fully understand why specifications claimed and those measured vary so widely. Perhaps someone could explain? This from Stereophile... I used DRA Labs' MLSSA system and a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone to measure... | |
| Amplifier for Cornwall IV Respectfully, Arctic...that would be true with Magnepan for example, not with OP's speakers. The current & capacitance supplied by all the above mentioned amps will not clip before your ears quit on you. It is a different beast. Hence the re... | |
| Why audio streamers are so much more expensive than video streamers? Interesting question. There is a fellow in Prague who has coupled the streamer with a well built DAC at a reasonable price point and he is so busy they are no longer taking orders. The secretary wrote me a letter and said they may take orders ag... | |
| "I have the best system in the world!" An Audiophile's Journey I freely admit being completely jealous. Wow. And if he has put that much effort into such a beautiful space and system, he should believe he has the best system in the world, meaning there is nothing he wants to change. End Game. So yes, green... | |
| DAC general question As a side bar, you can purchase an inexpensive DAC that will "measure" extremely well on scientific equipment, but will not sound as nice as expected in a quality system. This can cause a real reaction from the objective only crowd but it is true... | |
| Amplifier for Cornwall IV Everyone has given great input on this thread. I checked my calculator again and imagined in a garage you would be no more than 15' from those speakers at any given time. 3 watts is going to produce a hard rocking 96.6 dB SPL with 2 speakers. At... | |
| Building a new system…looking for thoughtful recommendations Op, I drive Magnepans with a 4B3 and have had the Freya Plus with Melz 1578 Tubes running with it for the last 15 months. I don't shop for gear anymore, the sound is sublime and they get get along well. I like the tubes in front of the Bryston. ... | |
| Amplifier for Cornwall IV Bingo Lord.....that was my choice but I was being polite and trying to answer your list. ;) | |
| Amplifier for Cornwall IV With such high efficiency speakers it would be soooo tempting to go pure Class A. The cleanest and quietest signal will reap the most reward. 102db efficiency indicates the first watts are the ones you will be really using so might as well have th... | |
| My Experience With Tekton I am generally not a conspiracy theorist but are these recurrent Tekton threads and posts an attempt to salvage self inflicted brand damage? Or is this a "be on my team" type of thing reminiscent of the childhood playground days? People like what ... | |
| DAC general question You are correct. There is a lot more to a DAC than the chip. The design of the input circuit, the power supply & the analog stage have so much more to do with the sound of the final product. In fact, I would say the chip is not the most import... |