seanheis1
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| Next best exponential DAC quality level? the relentlessness and a lack of resolution indicates that your are missing something. What is he missing? Is it something metaphysical? Only explained by philosophy perhaps? I am referring to DACs of course...converting digital to analog....n... | |
| Next best exponential DAC quality level? It is partly a question of understanding how sensitive the ear is to odd harmonics and dealing with that as a point in emphasis. This is Ralph from Atmosphere’s philosophy. I definitely think it holds water with power amps….but is IMD really mu... | |
| Next best exponential DAC quality level? Who are you Cindyment? How do you know so much? Are you NW AV Guy? Amir? Archimago? | |
| Next best exponential DAC quality level? The exaggerated instrument separation that audiophiles such as myself crave would also most likely be a harmonic distortion artifact. Same with the added depth, width, and texture. | |
| Next best exponential DAC quality level? I think it comes down to how you define better. Better measuring or subjective enjoyment of euphonic colorations? Euphonic doesn’t have to be syrupy. Same with amps. Better measuring go with nCore Hypex or Benchmark ABH2. You want the sound that... | |
| Next best exponential DAC quality level? Being pragmatic, the image should be confined between the speakers. That is all that is possible on the recording. What the Audionote creates is artificial. Again, I do not mean that disrespectfully, the goals are just different. Agreed. My tub... | |
| Next best exponential DAC quality level? Cindy is actually not wrong. Here is my opinion on the disconnect. What sounds good or best with DACs and other electronics is mostly art. Art IMO sounds better than transparency. That is why I don't buy products based on measurements. I don't c... | |
| Open Baffle. Why are they mostly limited to DIY? I did own the Lii Audio F15s OB for a short bit. That may be the amp out of phase as Atmosphere mentioned. It could also be due to wide frequency response dips and peaks, with missing treble off axis. The person I bought them from was using Mini D... | |
| Different Amplifiers Changing the Width of Soundstage Do amp designers voice the phase shift? Regarding distortion: The low feedback amp has the wider (I can hear the other speaker) and more micro-detailed sound when standing in front on one speaker. The Class D amp (very low distortion but less... | |
| Cheap $88 Sony SS-CS5 Speakers - Awesome I tried them. They were too bright and crisp for me in near field. A lot more clarity than Pioneer BS-22, but I enjoyed the Pioneer’s warm tone more. In far field I think I would have liked them more. Still impressive for $100 any way you look at ... | |
| What do you think is the best integrated amplifier under 1000 Van Alstine SET 120. IMO, a step up from Rega Brio and Audio Refinement Complete, which I also owned and are good amplifiers. | |
| Lack of popularity of Chord??? Some people enjoy a bright aggressive detailed sound. To them, everything else sounds veiled. | |
| I’m also worried about how much of the harmonics in the music is LOST by the amp? +1 atmasphereAmplifier design guru Nelson Pass tinkers with harmonics sometimes adding more to his amp designs to get a pleasing sound. If you are talking First Watt agree 100%. Pass Labs? Not so much. | |
| Lack of popularity of Chord??? Chord's greatest strength IMO is their marketing team. One of the best in the industry. | |
| I’m also worried about how much of the harmonics in the music is LOST by the amp? To get high S/N and low THD you need to add quite bit of dB of negative feedback to the circuit. This reduces the second harmonic and increases IMD…leaving you with a harsh and sterile sound, stripped of harmonics. So basically what I’m saying is... |