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| Does anyone know who makes the Lexicon LX Amps I was told the same thing as Davey was. That is, the older amps were Bryston's and the current line are made by Crown. The only time that i've heard these amps was in a mega-dollar installation that a local shop uses as their "ultimate" HT demo ro... | |
| Smooth sounding DAC? Great post Audioengr. I would also add that "smoothness" in many DAC's is achieved at the expense of high frequency articulation i.e. controlled roll-off in the treble region. Not only is tonal balance part of what equates to "smoothness", so does... | |
| Why was Audiogon started? After speaking with Arnie, the founder of Agon, my take may be different than many others. If you get to know Arnie, it is quite obvious that the gears in his head are ALWAYS turning. He is very inventive and creative. As such, he saw the potentia... | |
| digital optical interlink vs. coaxial One major difference between these two different types of connections. Digital data from transport is sent via coax as an RF signal, captured as an RF signal and then converted to audio via the internals of the DAC. As such, you have one conversio... | |
| rebiasing from 4 to 8 ohms? I basically agree with Newbee but the stability of the design may have something to do with this. Some "bottleheads" may find this far-fetched, but it will never hurt to check such things just to be sure. Once you've done so, you know what to expe... | |
| Reference quality line stage? Bob: Yes, that was where i heard the Blowtorch. Personally, i didn't think that the room there was phenomenally large or that an amp that was rated at 200 / 400 would be too small to fill the room with sound. Obviously, one would need reasonably e... | |
| How do you know when to use ANALOG vs DIGITAL? Steve: I'm gobsmacked!!! That was brill!!! : ) As to the other responses, thanks for the support and kind words. If someone doesn't understand what i'm trying to say, please ask for clarification. As you all know, i'm not afraid to type at length ... | |
| Sistrum or Neuance or...? Mejames: I may have misinterpreted your original post as asking if i would be willing to measure / test one of these devices more-so than just demo it. I am not against trying any product. Then again, i will only invest my money into a product tha... | |
| How do you know when to use ANALOG vs DIGITAL? Dekay: I tend to "favour" the "olde English" spelling variations of several words. Having said that, i typically say "aluminum" even though it was originally called "aluminium" by the English : ) Sean> | |
| How do you know when to use ANALOG vs DIGITAL? George probably does have a point though Jeff. I was always taught that you can't use a form of the word when trying to define the word itself. As such, my explanation using the very terms that were asked about may have only confused someone with ... | |
| Sistrum or Neuance or...? Newbee: What does your friend know? Who does he think he is? Some kind of rocket scientist??? : )Mejames: While it is true that i could conduct rudimentary tests here using the equipment that i own and draw some form of a conclusion, someone would... | |
| Sistrum or Neuance or...? Robert: "The Sistrum Platform is an active device. It vibrates continuously and simultaneously. The primary function of the Sistrum Platform is to be capable of reducing said friction while in motion, as everything in a musical environment is movi... | |
| Why no Tori Amos I like the little bit of Tori Amos that i've heard. When i first heard her though, the first thing that came to mind was "Oh, she's obviously heard and admires Kate Bush". Sean> | |
| How do you know when to use ANALOG vs DIGITAL? Brent: What can i say other than "Thank You" for your kind words. I do what i can, when i can. Hopefully, others draw their own conclusions from my posts and understand that i am only providing one source of information, albeit "tainted" with my o... | |
| Reference quality line stage? Bob: First of all, i had no idea what the rating of the Blowtorch was in terms of gain. I based my statements on the interaction between a Blowtorch and an amp rated at 200 / 400 with a factory rated input impedance of 24K. Using a one box CD play... |