randy-11
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| BEST 90's Audio Gear that holds its own today. Sunfire | |
| Jazz for aficionados any thoughts on: Early Ellington: The Complete Brunswick And Vocalion Recordings 1926-1931I just got the 3 CD set | |
| Hearing is believing?........power cables....... confirmation bias strikes deepinto your life it will creepstarts when you’re always afraid...Hey, what's that sound? I guess none of you realize the effect a transformer has on noise transmission(?) | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD another consideration is that DACs evolve more rapidly than other components, so the very best today will likely soon be supercedednot so much with speakers, pre-amps, etc. | |
| Here is your Groovey-Lookin' Tube Amp it still has a transformer...if not that, then what do you think will degrade the SQ? | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Many say otherwise.That is why he needs to try one blind and hear for himself. Never dismiss a product based on its price. | |
| MMGs what makes you think that MDF does not "soak up" vibrations at all???May I suggest some reading in the engineering literature?Vibrations, Dynamics and Structural Systems. 2nd edition, by Madhujit Mukhopadhyay | |
| Here is your Groovey-Lookin' Tube Amp It would be great to use for testing placebo effects in listeners if they don't know the cost.And who knows, maybe it sounds ok (tho how you'd get a decent transformer for that price makes it unlikely). | |
| MMGs re: "I’ve seen MMG’s measured in UW-Madison engineering lab at 2.8 Ohms .Not complex but LOW ."Yes, the 4 ohms is an avg. over some dips & peaks along the freq. range. That's about what TAS or S'phile measured, don't recall if it was a 3.6 or... | |
| Class D = Trash? wasn’t that roundtable a decade ago?I’d listen to modern Class D amps - like the ones listed above. I’d compare using A/B and extended sessions, all double-blinded.I’d also listen to the Benchmark amp (not Class D), then buy the best one in my pri... | |
| Marantz 1200 vs Marantz 1200b rumor has it that:The 1200 has the same driverboard as the 250 mk1The 1200b has the same driverboard as the 250 mk2 | |
| Hearing is believing?........power cables....... Like I said, mods that actually increase performance, such as stiffer motor mounts, better air intake assemblies, engine tuning... come at the cost of NVH.wonka - how do you know that you rely ONLY on your ears to tell you when improvements are ob... | |
| Hearing is believing?........power cables....... cars are a good example of people adding bling - a good engineer can certainly modify a car for better, more sporty performance (at the cost of increases in NVH)rodman's post is a fine example of woo-woo - but not anything scientificindeed, lack o... | |
| MMGs an Adcom is fine - you want good current output at 4 ohmsMaggies do NOT represent a complex impedance | |
| MMGs re Gunn - There is no advantage to changing the surrounds or in bracing the speakers. If you think there is, then you do not understand how dipole speakers work. But don't trust me, call up Wendell and ask him.The x.7's (any of them) are a big a... |