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| Single driver speakers. Are they worth considering ? Single-driver speakers split into many categories. Some want high-efficiency, some just want tone, while other may look for crystal-clear sound stage coherency.The music you listen to adds to the equation. Do you need to "feel" helicopter blades i... | |
| Bay Area Audiophile Society Northern California The new BAAS web site is at the following address: http://baasnotes.com/blog/You'll find links how to join (very informal!) and reports about recent and upcoming events. | |
| Review: Usher BE-10 Speaker Semi: the thought of other manufacturer's speakers did cross my mind... I'm sure you are right, unfortunately.I can tell you that some cheaper speakers seem to have better components. I once opened Infinity speakers from 1981 and they had much bet... | |
| Review: Usher BE-10 Speaker My friend bought a used pair of BE-10 is superb condition. He liked the sound a lot until he heard what a really good speaker does in the low bass...We toyed with ideas for some time and last weekend we "went for broke". We pulled the crossovers o... | |
| Silliest audiophile equipment of all time? A product that should be labeled "Recommended to audiophiles with brain damage", the "honor" goes to the "intelligent (?!) chip" by eh... Cerebrum Moribundus?!The cable elevators might actually do some good, the pebbles have a (very!!!) loose expl... | |
| Step down voltage for Japan to US turntable Many times the internal transformer has multiple taps, which allow you to use it with a 120 or 220 volts mains. This should be a simple job for any decent technician and save you the hassle of yet another gadget in the system.On the other hand, if... | |
| Best recordings to demonstrate soundstage? Herbie Hancock/Watermelon Man, released on Sony/Columbia Jazz compilation CD is a great test track for soundstage precision. It's a great test track in many other aspects too and oddly - a fine piece to listen.For ambience space try Judy Collins s... | |
| Implications of Esoteric G-0Rb atomic clock Rubidium is not necessary for timing accuracy, but it makes sense that a commercial rubidium reference oscillator would pay special attention to close-in phase noise in the vicinity of the main carrier, which is what's improtant in regard to jitte... | |
| Will a Power Conditioner Help? Alrau1, thanks for adding details about mode of operation of the LC-1800. What I like about it (and many similar units) is the noise rejection by means of a toroidal transformer. It works wonders for digital!You'll also notice that I specifically ... | |
| best rock voices >>Freddie Mecury - he had a range of four octaves - nobody else comes close<<Ian Gillan of Deep Purple probably had a bigger range. Listen to Child In Time from their Made In Japan album. Having a great range helps but it doesn't trans... | |
| Will a Power Conditioner Help? I'm going to create yet another stir in the market... It sure would help. Get yourself several dedicated Tripplite or Powevar line conditioner/filter units, such as the Tripplite LC1200 and LC1800.Use one for digital sources only. Use a second one... | |
| Life span of internal SS amp parts It depends on the design and hours it was played.12-13 years is a long time for a power amp which runs fairly hot, even if the design is conservative. | |
| Preferred Amps for Magico Mini II? I was at the first demo session for BAAS members. I first want to say that Alon, Bob and Jeff have done a great job accomodating our large group in two sessions on two different weekends. They let us listen rather than give the group a long sales ... | |
| Emm Lab CDSA-Se vs Resolution Opus 21. I listened to both at length, and I'm talking several occasions and hours of critical listening. Unfortunately, not in the same system... But I know these two systems very well!First, to get the most out of the Opus 21 you must use the fixed-level... | |
| XLR to SE RCA interconnect - HELP please The power amps is transformer coupled in the input stageI'd still not short it. Transformer coupling actually reflects the load impedance for AC signals back to the input of the active circuit, so the argument of unbalanced AC operating conditions... |