redwoodaudio
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| I heard the Box Pianos, guitars, basses are all boxes, more or less, and wooden. A well designed box is a work of art, a cheap one not so much. British speakers of the BBC heritage, like my graham audio boxes, are designed with the box in mind, not to silence t... | |
| Complete Proprietary Systems @ironlung At the very least it should be recognized as a systems manufacturer, which is what the OP's question was about.True, I don't think anyone would argue this point.@in-tone - Appreciate the invitation. | |
| Complete Proprietary Systems @ironlung - Linn isn't well-represented in the US, which is why most US audiophiles haven't heard them. My experience on the Lejonklou/Linn forums thus far gives me the impression that Linn fans think Linn the only manufacturer worth considering f... | |
| Complete Proprietary Systems Part of being an audiophile (at least those who like forums like this) is doing it ‘the hard way’. It wouldn’t be as much fun to go to the dealer and walk away with one big box of same-branded gear and cables. The Linn people seem to be an excep... | |
| PS auido Direct stream Dac You’ll find people who have and love all of these dacs. Personally, I had the holo audio may, switched to wells audio cipher dac for a more natural sweet sound signature which sounded a little more pure to me. Tube output stage likely has somethi... | |
| Tube vs. Solid State Amplifiers Until I started using a Nagra PSA solid state amp from Switzerland, I thought my tube amps were the best. Similar to what people are saying about the AGD, the transparency is even better and the Nagra has what my tube amps never did. In my experie... | |
| Tube vs. Solid State Amplifiers @felixa - interesting explanationIn a SS amp the voltage rail is fixed and if the impedance rises the power dissipated in the speaker is reduced.In a tube amp, the tube acts as a voltage regulator. Under rising load, the tube will reduce its inter... | |
| I had a few drinks and bought some speakers, I've now sobered up My friend has some inexpensive focal bookshelf speakers, purchased as an upgrade on even cheaper KEF speakers. He is new to audio but could afford much better speakers if he wanted them. I encouraged him to audition some ls3/5 type speakers and he... | |
| Harbeth 30.1, 30.2, XD If you go to terry miles’ LinkedIn profile (which I can’t seem to access right now on my iPad but viewed recently), he lists all the spendor designs he was responsible for. Previously, Derek Hughes was the designer, i believe. So, by cross check... | |
| Speaker size and soundstage Overall size of the soundstage, specificity/precision of the soundstage, dimensionality of the soundstage, scale of the soundstage are, in my experience, distinct and dependent on multiple variables including electronics, isolation, noise, room, s... | |
| What’s the relationship between gain (dB) and power (watts)? @pragmasi - I appreciate the layperson approach. I don't think I'd really be able to take in a fully complex explanation right now. Metaphor and analogy much more my speed. | |
| Harbeth 30.1, 30.2, XD @vdotman very interesting, indeed. Derek Hughes (now mostly with Graham) and Terry Miles have very different approaches to updating the BBC sound (as does Alan Shaw). Top end Spendor classic speakers are probably excellent too (I haven't heard the... | |
| What’s the relationship between gain (dB) and power (watts)? @pragmasi - thanks for that extra holistic perspective. Interesting to think about noise and dynamic range that way, but I have no idea if you're correct. Is it true then that the output stage of the amp 'transforms' the amplified signal from the... | |
| Fraud and scam, how many of you are victims? OP, did the seller have any feedback on the site? | |
| Harbeth 30.1, 30.2, XD @twoleftears and @dhcod - I had to buy the LS5/5s without an audition. I was auditioning another interesting speaker as a potential upgrade to the LS5/9s (Wolf von Langa SONs) and wasn’t totally sold on the sound in my system. I ended up speaking ... |