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| Why did you choose a horn based loudspeaker? Johnk --Thank you for initiating this thread. In response to some of the comments above: horn and waveguide-based speakers span many varieties and combinations, just like direct radiating speakers, perhaps even more so; it would seem rather ignora... | |
| The End Of Big Iron? I had a Class D amp. I didn't care for it and it ran out of gas early and overheated. To be fair, it was a mass produced Onkyo, and it's probably not the ultimate in Class D design. Right now, I have an A/B amp; the sound is good, but not phenomen... | |
| Wanting to simplify my system ...... Chris_launder --If "tube magic" is what you're somehow after, without wanting to go with tubes, I'm not so sure bi-polar driven amps is the best solution - generally speaking. I'd probably keep the sonic signature as a main priority, and then cons... | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system Herb --Thanks for your comments. Your findings on by-passing the VTL preamp are interesting, and overall are impressions I share with the direct-route in my own, albeit different setup. It goes to show there are sonically very worthwhile combinati... | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system Mapman -- YEs, but the question is, why?I can see how the proper eletronic mating might be trickier with a passive, but I cant see a disadvantage if done right, other than that various active pres might provide more flavors of sound to please more... | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system Hi George Thank you for your comments and corrective remarks on my use of the term 'preamp.' Not to appear too apologetic I'm guessing I intended to use the term as a means to address the effort made with the analog output stage of the BCA Roquefo... | |
| Any thoughts on removing a preamp from your system An audio-friend of mine has always found it better not to use a separate hardware preamp in his setups, especially since his latest DAC/preamp (the Danish developed/manufactored Blue Cheese Audio Roquefort http://www.studiosound.dk/cddac/roquefort... | |
| "Against design" Mr. Weiss' follow-up to "Against design" - "Art vs. furniture:"... audio design is much like furniture, in that the relationships between form and function are easily convoluted. We live with these things in our homes, surrounded by other domestic... | |
| two way v. three way speakers For a long time I associated 2-way speakers mostly with smaller, stand-mounted incarnations with all that generally entails; lack of bandwidth/force downwards and overall sense of physique, mids that were somewhat affected at higher SPL's and the ... | |
| "Against design" Martykl --Thanks for your input.There may be an interpreting angle in Mr. Weiss' (and the rest of us) assessment of design and what makes it beautiful or ugly, but notwithstanding he equates the more typical box "designs" with their more expensive... | |
| Has anybody tried using single solid core cables? With the exception of my interconnects (copper/silver alloy, stranded) my power and speaker cables use solid core conductors. The power cables are ~15 gauge DIY Home Depot-style solid core wires, twisted and non-shielded. These are connected sans ... | |
| Digital volume control question... Mkh1099 --Given your fairly inefficient Magnepan 3.6's and the potential use of a digital volume control operating within a full, true 32-bit domain I'd perhaps downplay the importance of poweramp gain compared to the attention needed matching the... | |
| Moving to a dynamic speaker from a Electrostatic Rleff --Many compare electrostatic speakers with good horn dittos (the latter with better dynamics, certainly macro-wise), and though I've yet to audition them I'd recommend you look into the Oswalds Mill Audio Mini's:http://oswaldsmillaudio.com/m... | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? Mapman --Audioengr,Can your reclocking device deliver massed strings as cleanly and grain-free as the best CD players out there? Or good vinyl?If so, I might have to try one.(I'm obviously not Audioengr, but here goes..)A lot a digital aficionados... | |
| What about the Belles SA-100? Marqmike --My 150a ref v2 took roughly 850 hours to reach it's peak. As good as it was about every week I was happily suprised that new nuances of sound for a more positive and natural presentation would rear it beautiful head.I don't know if most... |