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| Best Amp for my Pipedreams and ML 32 The biggest problems that i've seen with trying to run a tubed preamp with an SS power amp had to do with impedance mismatches. Due to the way that most gear is ( poorly ) designed, you have to factor in a HUGE impedance mismatch when going this r... | |
| a/b interconnect cable comparison single ended Altering the source and load impedances can vary the response that a cable would demonstrate under these test conditions. This is the same thing that happens when you change components i.e. the load and / or the source impedance is altered. As suc... | |
| Best $200 speaker cables for overall performance? That's a good question Unsound. Glad you thought of it : ) The Sig II's and the Classic's have different bass alignments. As such, they will not only sound different, but also load the amp differently. Both designs ( in stock form ) have a pronoun... | |
| Best $200 speaker cables for overall performance? D_Edwards: I have several pieces of audio gear that are 20+ years old that still measure within spec and sound quite good. Age has little to do with actual performance so long as the unit has been used on a regular basis and hasn't been thoroughly... | |
| a/b interconnect cable comparison single ended I discussed hooking cabling up to a distortion analyzer quite a while back. Some cables are far higher in distortion than others. John Curl has also discussed this over at AA. With that in mind, this type of test still doesn't simulate the way tha... | |
| a/b interconnect cable comparison single ended That's what i thought you meant Jim, but thanks for clarifying it. That would put the cables in series, but as we've discussed, it would be far faster and more convenient to do this than to have to manually connect / disconnect as needed when tryi... | |
| a/b interconnect cable comparison single ended "I know the tape loop method will allow easy switching back and forth, but is it a true A/B comparison?"This is a method to see how "coloured" a cable is. It may not be representative of how the cable actually works in a different part of the circ... | |
| a/b interconnect cable comparison single ended Jea48: Using the tape loop allows one to use their existing set-up and simply switch the interconnects in and out of the system instantaneously. No need to remove, replace, reconnect, etc... All of this at a flip of a switch WITHOUT altering the l... | |
| a/b interconnect cable comparison single ended John's idea of using the tape look to simply route signal through the cable is a good one, but there is one catch. That is, if you've not used the tape loops to any great extent, just switching them into the circuit will change the sonics regardle... | |
| PS Audio Noise Harvester Drubin: It would appear that your combo of gear / power cords / AC system seems to be working quite well for you. That is, at least in terms of the purity of incoming AC signal AND in having selected gear that has a low level of self generated int... | |
| Any owners of Genesis Genre II speakers? Don't know if this is the Genesis that you're talking about, but you can find info about them at the Human Speakers website. So long as the foam isn't rotted on all of the drivers, they are worth investing a couple of dollars into just to have as ... | |
| Kill Top End Extension - All Silver Ribbon Cables Dgarretson: Making a twisted pair lowered the inductance and nominal impedance of the cable as compared to running the cables spaced further apart. Since impedance typically rises with frequency in most audio circuits, making it harder to pass sig... | |
| PS Audio Noise Harvester Thanks for the quick response Drubin. I asked about your AC system / dedicated lines / aftermarket PC's, the placement of your Harvester's, the use of PLC's, etc... for specific reasons. I was trying to determine not only the effectiveness of the ... | |
| PS Audio Noise Harvester Drubin: That is an interesting observation that you shared with us here. Is your system on dedicated lines? Do you have more than one line, and if so, do you have your analogue separate from your digital, etc ??? Are you running any other type of ... | |
| Need feedback from Bryston amp owners Bob Reynolds: Until the mass majority of speakers are able to present relatively benign loads with consistent impedances to them, my thoughts are that a supposedly "beefy" SS amp should be able to deal with most anything you throw at it. Obviously... |