shadorne
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| what is the weakest link in my audio chain I agree with Larry - try a power conditioner. Also for two channel you might consider a high quality jitter immune DAC but it will depend on how much jitter you have on the Toslink (it can work well with your AV8 or it can be terrible but it it is... | |
| Harbeth - Audio Research? Harbeth are delicious sounding! You are in for a treat. | |
| slew rate and rise time Damping is very important but it is more related to speaker design than anything else. It is determined by Q factor. Above 10 you start to get diminshing returns on an amp - above 50 you are more less getting close to inaudible improvements in dam... | |
| active vs passive speakers Nothing much to add to the excellent comments above. It is really such a no-brainer from a technical perspective (cheaper and better) that the only drawback is less flexibility to add distortion to create a desired sound. Some active designs inclu... | |
| Krell or Anthem ??? I can't help you wioth choice as I have not owned both but Krell is expensive, for sure. However, I would ask what speakers are you driving that they could fully benefit from such power? If you are looking for dynamics and greater clarity at more ... | |
| RMAF 2008 - Your impressions,... Gawdbless, where did you get Lindfield from? Impulse Electronics used to be in Lindfield, Sussex. I did some digging and it seems they are in Cornwall now (Aspara Acoustics). Sorry, my bad. got the older TD-8 kit (in storage), always wanted to pla... | |
| Bagpipes anyone? They are LOUD and complex Indeed - each one is like a group of players as they have multiple reeds called "drones". About 120 db SPL continuous is possible from bagpipes.Try to get a CD of the 78th Frazer Highlanders. They were the first non-Scot... | |
| RMAF 2008 - Your impressions,... Gawdbless,Interesting. Thanks. I'll swing by Lindfield (beautiful place) one of these days and have a listen to Impulse.FWIW on "philosophy" - it depends on experience and needs. I have big spaces to fill and a passion for totally realistic dynami... | |
| Help with Impedance 10 to 1 ratio is a minimum. You are in good shape. The problem with high impedances is that the signals carry very little current and you are more susceptible to ground loops. Imbalances with respect to ground become critical. A twisted pair of wi... | |
| Interconnect cable upgrade disapointment I usually break in new cables by playing digital music from my sat receiver through them when I'm gone during the day. This is an excellent idea. If you want your cables to burn in and sound energetic then you simply set it to a sports channel. If... | |
| Bagpipes anyone? Mull Of Kintyre - Paul McCartney and WIngs.Amazing Grace -Royal Scots Dragoon Guard (a must) | |
| What is your favorite recording with a quirck Well I have not heard that Beatles trivia although I am familiar with the swearing in Hey Jude which is quite audible once you know what to look for.When I was younger I got so used to Vinyl pre-echo that for me it all became part of the song (lik... | |
| Classe Dac 1 vs. Benchmark dac 1 USB With any external DAC your number one concern should be jitter immunity (jitter comes with any connection). Your second concern should be getting the sound you like. DAC1 has a precise kind of sound and can be detailed to the point of annoying (yo... | |
| SONY MEGA-CHANGERS BTW - You can repair CD's with a $20 device from any Gaming shop - polish the surface to remove scratches. | |
| SONY MEGA-CHANGERS If it is occasional then it may be your discs (did you have them laying around like most people - taking in and out of jewel cases and dropping them is how they get scratched) or it may need to be placed in a quieter environment - the changers are... |