sean
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| Transformers: Auto- vs. Isolating Excellent response Gs. I would only add that there are vast differences in quality between various isolation transformers. As a general rule, "old school" heavy iron transformers work better than toroidals for this purpose. With that in mind thoug... | |
| Biggest Baddest Audio Cables I'm glad to see that someone ( Charker ) finally mentioned the original "biggest, baddest" speaker cable i.e. the "original MONSTER" cable. That is, the old Fulton Gold's. These were 4 gauge and pretty rigid. The rigidity did not come from the siz... | |
| speaker cable and IC's to dim brightness in system Many folks have commented on Krell's and B&W's sounding very dynamic, detailed and punchy initially, which is what draws them into the combo, but in the long run they end up suffering from listening fatigue. I'm sure that finding "synergistic"... | |
| recommendation of a sound level meter El: The analogue meter offers pretty reasonable scaling and can easily be "guesstimated" to within a .25 - .33 dB on a steady state tone. When trying to chart something, a broad but shallow dip or peak can be quite evident to the ear. With only a ... | |
| Which amp for 100-500 hz jbl ti120 Why not get the SAE repaired if you really liked it ? You would have the amp that you want and it would probably be cheaper than buying something that may not work as well. Out of curiosity, which SAE is it ? I've got the "biggest & baddest" S... | |
| Physical explanation of amp's break in? Dmitrydr: I know nothing of metalurgy. I can't explain what happens to cables scientifically using test bench equipment taking measurements either or tell you how / why cables "settle" in terms of theory. I do know that i can hear a difference bef... | |
| Did you know that Audiogon... Brian: There's nothing wrong with the term "vidiot". That is, so long as you don't mind being called an "audiot" : ) Sean> | |
| Is vinyl dead ? Both vinyl and digital are garbage. None of it compares with the music and voices that i hear in my head : ) Sean> | |
| Physical explanation of amp's break in? Pbb: you bring up valid questions that i addressed above. We were probably typing at the same time and our posts "crossed in the mail". Sean> | |
| Quad is going to happen to me? Some folks have experimented with loading or damping the back wave of e-stats and planars and liked the effects. Only thing is, if you are going to do something like this, you better take reflections into account. I'm not talking just about the ro... | |
| Physical explanation of amp's break in? Resistors shift value, diodes will alter their point of conduction, transistors will alter their point of conduction and their gain curves, the dielectric in capacitors are forming, etc... All of these things do this on an individual basis on thei... | |
| recommendation of a sound level meter Digital read-outs make it harder to follow subtle changes due to the lack of resolution between scaling calibrations. It is also harder to follow various dynamic trends with a digital read-out. As far as i know, both the RS analogue and digital me... | |
| Did you know that Audiogon... The ad that i posted did appear on Agon, but for some reason, took noticeably longer than normal. When i checked the "classifieds" section of "my page", it showed up as having an ad posted but i couldn't find the ad anywhere on Agon. Oh well, i'm ... | |
| Experience using Spectral without MIT or preamp Flex: Spectral avoids putting an inductor in the output stage as this reduces rise times and power bandwidth. The end result is that the amp can go into oscillation and destroy itself IF it sees a load that will allow this to happen. By using the ... | |
| Any feedback on the new Wolff PC ? I just went to the website and looked at what they had to offer. Very limited technical info and what was there has me somewhat scared. I'll let those with first-hand experience tell us how much better it is than everything else they've tried. Sea... |