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| High Powered Holographic Amplifiers Actually a correction, no_money although I believe you are on the money with Arye and it is jwpstayman that mentioned the McCormack amps but both posts I find agreeable. | |
| High Powered Holographic Amplifiers I think that an amp that is holographic would be one that captures all the natural reverberations of the music. Some amps can deliver and others can't. but it is important to test this out with a good recording that you know contains this informat... | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life cd318, thanks for sharing your personal history as an audiophile, it sounds like you have come full circle. I'm not trying to diminish the original poster of this thread but rather I would like to add that we all accept and enjoy anyone that shows... | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life I know this can sound a bit forward but honestly if you have to ask the above question then your not going to be an audiophile. It's not just about what equipment you need to own or how to get started and what needs to be learned but rather it's p... | |
| Doe you enjoy your listening to music and your system more with others or alone? We build a system to please ourselves but its also nice to have folks come over to share music and give an opinion. Seldom do they have the same interests and when I grow weary of the situation I put on my music on and it clears the room nicely. O... | |
| Am I getting old and grumpy? There is not much you can do about getting older but you can do something about being grumpy, However if you are one of the millions of people in this country that have recently lost their job, that can make one grumpy if not mad. With that said I... | |
| Unbelievable fedie, do you think that installing better pickups on the Yamaha guitar would be cost effective or are you better off with the purchase of the Gibson? I own a Gibson guitar. | |
| Unbelievable "There are many important factors which effect speaker sound including the outside enclosure. With that said I don't think Yamahas claim that the external finish improves signal to noise is too far fetched. | |
| Unbelievable I'm a huge fan of Yamaha products and still own a Yamaha surround sound HTR 5760 receiver from the early 2000's. High current, Top Art equals best possible parts and sounds very good in stereo as well but doesn't do HDMI but i don't care about tha... | |
| Why don’t tube amps sound like tubes anymore? I have heard sometime ago that the reason older tube amps sound so tubey is due to higher levels of distortion when compared to newer designs. Anyone care to agree or disagree? | |
| What kind of listener are you? Listening carefully comes naturally especially if I'm spending big bucks. Must have a reasonable system to get me in the mood to hear my favorite music. Like a drug, must hear my music every so often so I can continue to function as a productive h... | |
| Are integrated amps technically better than separates? You know, if you think about it, a well designed integrated amp will have a perfectly matched preamp to the internal power amp, taking the guess work out of matching separates. In addition if the preamp section is passive so it will take up less s... | |
| Why don’t tube amps sound like tubes anymore? In my opinion the new tube gear sounds more like good solid state rather then the warm fuzzy sound of yesterdays tube components so why hassle with tubes any more? | |
| Break in time that extends to months or maybe even years!! High quality gear does require an extensive break-in period, but for years, give me a break. Some manufacturers will break-in gear to some degree before it is sold so that the buyer initially will enjoy a certain level of sound quality from the g... | |
| audiophiles who are just getting the itch to upgrade I think as audiophiles we will always have the urge to upgrade some part of our system regardless of external circumstances, that never changes. I also think that given the current threat you will see some extraordinary deals come up because some ... |