shadorne
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| active vs passive speakers so do you need to own four amplifiers...two per side?For two way main speakers you will indeed need four power amplifiers for an active configuration. You also need a preamp section that will split the line level audio signal between the two powe... | |
| More CD Player selection woes Making sweeping generalizations (at best) or displaying a personal bias against products because of place of origin and without having actually tested most of the products you disparage is unacceptable. I agree you absolutely cannot generalize ab... | |
| Processor as a DAC for music? It works with a good HT preamp but you may get marginally better performance out of a good DAC feeding analog to the HT processor instead of digital. It all depends on the level of interface jitter you happen to be getting and how the HT processor... | |
| How to test if conductor is copper or silver based any low-cost or no-cost procedure for testing if a conductor is copper or silver. Some people claim to hear a difference - perhaps someone could listen to them and tell you? - that would cost nothing ;-) | |
| Large listening room Jimmy,I am not trying to tell youu what to do - just to keep youu clear of the minefield. The danger with demos is that "impressive" wins over "right" - all too often! | |
| Random appearing distortion while playing LPs Debris build up on the stylus? | |
| Large listening room Jimmy,Do you really just want loads of impresive bass? Think carefully what you want in a speaker over the long term (some midrange perhaps?). Your concern about lack of bass from the 805's may be driving you to over compensate by seeking the most... | |
| what is the weakest link in my audio chain Thanks for the valuable advice. looked like the next upgrade that can gives noticeable sonic improvement with minimal investment would be to use better speaker wires. FWIW: 10 AWG is more than thick enough already. I doubt you can eek much more o... | |
| Live infectious funk jams....quality recordings Nils Landgren Funk Unit "Live in Stokholm" and "Live in Montreux" | |
| slew rate and rise time Once above a certain minimal value, who cares?Exactly. However one caveat is that you are using a speaker with a "reasonable" impedance curve. Some speakers designs dip down to 2 ohms (not a good thing)- in this case a much higher damping factor ... | |
| 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 ... |