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| cheapest speaker made in the last 10 year that can beat any speaker made before 1970? >but it is technology, isn’ it? like computer, right? no? > Yes, it’s technology, but the development with speakers is not comparable to development in computer tech. With loudspeakers, Western Electric has already achieved very high sound ... | |
| Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component? I think the limit is the same in the Western world: Your credit card spending limit..... | |
| Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured? It's Schroedinger's cat hissing at us... The fact that we are performing measurements affects the subject, and places the subject under stress. The added attention and stress to perform will change the emotional state, greatly skew the results. S... | |
| Question about wpc on tube amps First of all: 1. Observe systems synergy! Speakers that are high current / high excursion, demand specific amplification, and the experience will not be a good one unless the amp is specifically designed for that task. 2. Tube amplifiers operate... | |
| We should reject hard-to-drive speakers more often I think I understand where Eric is coming from. In my view, it is all right that there is a wide range of speaker technologies, ranging from ultra-efficient to very much inert such as certain panels and plasma tweeters. They all have their unique... | |
| What's up with lousy bass on classic rock recordings? They were EQ-d with highs in the sky and bass down, almost like forgetting the NAB curve conversion from the master tape... :) (That was a pun, but quite applicable.) To get them to neutral, bass can use even as much as +10dB or more, and highs ... | |
| LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus 1994 Aerosmith concert in Budapest. Until next morning I could not hear people talk only when they shouted at top of their lungs. Ears ringing for three days afterwards. Loudest noise ever: Airplane taxiing at Petrolina airport in Brasil (1989), ... | |
| What is your experience with amp power? It also depends what are you looking for, and how your hearing is. For most of us going for higher power is a no-brainer, as most of us have no hearing above 14kHz or so. However, in case your hearing is still intact, and you are (un)fortunate t... | |
| Quicksilver v4 monos vs CODA Continuum No. 8 Version 1. Here's one from a highly unusual perspective: For me it is the CJ. It's because given a certain wattage rating the tubes have a much wider high quality working range for my hearing. (Provided we are matching them with matching speakers, but 1.,... | |
| Tube or solid state I think it's up to system synergy - some speakers match solids, while other match tubes. Clashing of egos and disappointment happens when people do not understand this, and think you can go on the dance floor in a heavy diver's gear, assuming that... | |
| DC blockers - what's your experience I have noticed that in my area the DC on the line situations come and go, when they occur they persist for a few weeks. Whenever there's a holiday, that's when it starts and persists.... the cause is most likely overloading of the entire neighborh... | |
| Is there a 300B type amp out there with some WATTS behind it? As mentioned above, there are 805 / 845 / 211/ GM70 etc big transmitter tubes that are capable to go into the tens of watts range. These big transmitting tubes have remarkably neutral sound, and they mostly take on the character of the driver tube... | |
| Mono Cartridge Question Hello, My input on this subject: my recommendation goes the same way as Lyra cartridges designers- the AT33Mono. It is a true mono, not neutered stereo! People get confused because it has two true mono coils. (They are not stereo coils connected ... | |
| What's the oddest thing in your music collection? Spinal Tap's Black album...... | |
| Too much power? It really depends on one's speakers and system setup on how much power you need... With mine, they demand 0,01-0,01W with 0,2W peaks when I listen to them loud. So, my needs are below 1/5 of a watt... 1 watt for me is already splurging, and I rare... |