phusis
Responses from phusis
| How long should speakers last? Treated cloth surround equipped bass/mid drivers are known to last decades (under proper use and conditions of course, which goes for all kinds of drivers), and when "hidden" in horns can look mint when dug out even after 30+ years. Same goes with... | |
| Is no preamp really better that a good preamp? 09-22-15: Bdp24Having enough gain in a source component is not all that is necessary to get the best sound out of that component. The output stage of a good pre-amp is engineered to drive the input stage of a power amp, while any given DAC or phon... | |
| The best preamp without a doubt..in my experience The best preamp, to my ears, has been a dedicated ditto integrated into the DAC; that is to say, no separate hardware preamp in the traditional sense. With the power amp used (Belles SA-30) the matching to the DAC/preamp (SOtM sDP-1000) is very su... | |
| New speaker technology vs. Old speaker tech??? 06-11-15: LarryiThere are not that many "modern" horn drivers that even come close to comparing with some very old designs, apart from some attempts at exactly replicating those old horn drivers (the Japanese G.I.P. drivers, for example). Those mo... | |
| New speaker technology vs. Old speaker tech??? had a good chuckle reading your definition of "vintage"! What then do you call the Klipsch LaScala, Klipsch corner horns, KEF 105, B&W Matrix series speakers, Tannoy HPD, Tannoy Gold???My thought as well. My take on the vintage vs. modern spea... | |
| JBL Project K2 S9900 Speakers Anyone Know ??? Fsmithjack --Latest reply of mine was with the intention to hone in more precisely on where you're coming from, so to help you get a bearing on how to more accurately answer your own initial question: are the JBL K2 S9900's potential speakers for ... | |
| JBL Project K2 S9900 Speakers Anyone Know ??? Fsmithjack --Perhaps we can get a more accurate sense of what you're after. What exactly do you mean by "getting closer to the music"? I believe I get where you're going, but this a rather subjectively suffused area, so please elaborate. Does "clo... | |
| JBL Project K2 S9900 Speakers Anyone Know ??? Fsmithjack --Firstly: to my ears the JBL K2 S9900's are severely under appreciated. I believe this is mostly due to the type of speakers they are (i.e. horn mids/tweeter, and 15" bass/midrange), which I gather has many audiophiles turning away the... | |
| Is my preamp useless? I feel folks who come here for sincere audio discussions should post their system so that the other party can understand why the poster is so exited about his/her system.Good call, Milpai. | |
| Best Preamp = No Preamp? Thanks, Swampwalker :) | |
| Best Preamp = No Preamp? Swampwalker --It seems you take things a bit out of context here, and misunderstand what I mean. My "gripe" in a sense with poster Grannyring was that I found he tended to label the DAC-direct defenders to adhere to a "non-real" sound: To some it ... | |
| Best Preamp = No Preamp? Direct sounds thinner with less body, weight and texture. This had been my experience with trying the LSA Attenuator three times, Placette, several DAC's direct, and several CD players direct. To some it sounds cleaner or more resolving, but I fee... | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? I believe much of the "importance" of the preamp ideally would be seeking its negation as a separate component. I'd try out a fully integrated solution like the Devialet 120, or carefully seeking the match a power amp with a combined DAC/preamp. E... | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state Bo1972 --I prefer Pass labs over all other solid state. [...]To each his own, and many factors could have influenced my sonic impressions where Pass Labs gear was involved, but on several occasions with these amps, with varying other equipment, I'... | |
| What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker? To my ears and body nothing handles the heavy metal genre (as others) like pro drivers, i.e. through compression drivers via horns or waveguides and larger diameter bass/midrange units, preferably in addition with a sub (also with larger diameter,... |