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| DAC vs. Preamp [...] I'm getting the opinion that almost no one thinks going without a preamp is a good idea. I thought that would be the case.I beg to differ. Check out Srajan Ebaen's review of the SOtM sDP-1000 DAC/preamp with volume attenuation in the analogu... | |
| Klipsch love them or hate them. Horns provide a very forward, immediate sound, with lots of presence. Too much presence, having a severe "cupped-hands around a mouth"/"pinched nose" coloration that quickly becomes irksome. The worst speakers, by far, I've ever heard for vocals. ... | |
| What vintage speaker might you use today [...]Holt goes on to admit that the quality of “presence” which these older system had in spades is now missing in favor of the “smoother, sweeter sound”. So what is presence, anyway, when it comes to sound? It’s the experience of being present wh... | |
| Speakers that are very accurate sounding but don't produce an emotional connection. melbguy1 --Note: The estimate of 200Hz was based on the previous model. That spec has not been published yet for the Mk2. None the less, the subjective balance and objective measured performance of the original S5 suggest that Magico was successfu... | |
| Speakers that are very accurate sounding but don't produce an emotional connection. Good orig. post, sunnyjim - not at all "out there," but as I see it indeed very relevant. +1 mac48025 and fliz; nice to read of shared sentiments, and thanks for provided link, fliz - bang on, I'd say. melbguy1 -- @fliz, the new Magico S5 Mk2 spe... | |
| What vintage speaker might you use today One sonic aspect as heard via some of the vintage speaker designs, their reproduction of bass compared to modern designs, gets an interesting comment in below quote. [...] all this talk about bass started me thinking about some of the speakers I h... | |
| Amp recommendation in the $6000 range Devialet 200 or Belles SA-100. The latter may be specified at 100 watts/8 ohms "only," but its specs are supposedly ultra-conservative. | |
| Any mass market speaker with beryllium compression drivers? Pre-built Beryllium diaphragm-equipped speakers are also include these:http://horns.pl/en/speaker-sets/universum-3-way/The drivers used here are Radian. | |
| Who tried Class D only to return to S/S or Tube 11-28-15: KijankiMy Rowland 102 sounded the best after about 400 hours. Class D amps are very revealing and often don't work well with some "bright" components. [...]The exposure goes both ways; what's at the end of the signal chain (i.e.: speaker... | |
| Who tried Class D only to return to S/S or Tube It's interesting to follow the development and different incarnations of Class-D amps, and lately Devialet and in particular the NCore-based solutions have caught my attention the most - sadly not via auditions in my own setup. To me though the ch... | |
| What vintage speaker might you use today The age of speakers doesn't hold much interest to me unless where it's followed by a shift in design - at least that to me is what truly signifies a "vintage" speaker, when they eschew in central areas what is typically seen with contemporary spea... | |
| Danish loudspeakers: Dynaudio & System Audio Taters, ATC is not big time into marketing. As a result of that they don't appear on stereophile, TAS, RMAF, CES and the likes. In the UK, Europe and Japan they are extremely well respected, more than Wilson Audio btw. I would suggest instead of a... | |
| Danish loudspeakers: Dynaudio & System Audio 11-12-15: Wim1983@Phusis: The price of SCM SCM19v2 is out of my budget, ATC SCM19 closer to my budget, but I'm not convinced what are the special about these 2 versions? sparkling high with more air without sounding harsh? I thought ATC speakers s... | |
| Danish loudspeakers: Dynaudio & System Audio Wim1983 --Though they're not of Danish hands, how about looking into a pair of ATC SCM19's (or SCM11)? They are sealed-box speakers, and should mate well in limited space environments. http://www.whathifi.com/atc/scm19/review | |
| Solid State Amplifier Advancements In A Decade There's a difference between mass market products and high end audio components. What you are talking about here, applies mostly to lower end gear.Then, I'd say, you've only proven my point; progress is made mostly with mass (market) products in t... |