shadorne
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| Yesteryears' expensive speakers compared to modern moderately expensive speakers B&W 801 for sale currently $1500! Now that is superb value. | |
| Ethernet Cables, do they make a difference? In science, the burden of proof falls upon the claimant; and the more extraordinary a claim, the heavier is the burden of proof demanded+1 And ABSOLUTELY NONE of the snake oil claims have been proved in the usual manner - for example an AES public... | |
| Yesteryears' expensive speakers compared to modern moderately expensive speakers Speaker technology has not advanced enough. A 10K used speaker (over ten years old) and sold for less than half list price would probably cost close to 40K new today for similar quality. Remember that inflation means prices double every ten years.... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? “Well I got the pass preamp and to me it sounds a bit thin on the bottom compared to no preamp. The vocals aren’t as warm and there is not as much Bass. Crap”As posted earlier - for adjusting the sound and for fine tuning - get a tube preamp. Very... | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? @kosst_amojan Adding autotransfomers to SS amps sounds “crazy” as George Hifi points out. Mcintosh made a strategic choice there to craft the sound of their SS amps to be more tube like. Purists hate this but some may like the sound with the adde... | |
| Can a power cord increase the resolution of an Class D (SMPS) amp by more than 5% ? No | |
| Is overloading of a preamp volume dependent? Yes high volume may overload the output stages of a pre, however, a high input signal can overload the input stage at any volume level. | |
| too bad Audiogon seems to have morphed to fussy, picky buyers Sellers blaming Audiogon for the customer and market? If if you don’t have a good product at a fair price then guess what....Just the other day I encountered a dealer wanted only 30% off of list price for 10 year old amplifier. As a negitiation ta... | |
| Moving from MM to MC DL-110 is a great warm FM sounding cartridge | |
| How loud is too loud Damaged tweeter(s)- as a minimum the ferrofluid probably dried up - possibly voice coil is now rubbing and only works at all at higher volume. | |
| Thoughts on the most difficult instruments for speakers to reproduce? 1) Without doubt a realistic live drum set. Percussion has such massive dynamics most speakers badly compress at realistic levels.2)Grand piano is tough too.3) Pipe Organ - especially the low notes. | |
| Tube Preamps..... Try to figure out what you want - lean, warm or lush?+1 CJ is very good value not so good on resale if it doesn’t work for you. Mcintosh is a great classic sounding choice with good resale but higher priced because highly desirable - warm but not ... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? Unless you get a quality tube preamp then there should be little difference from adding an SS preamp in the path. A quality tube preamp will not necessarily be transparent but good ones will give you a wonderful warm presentation. Keeping signal l... | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? Mcintosh started in 1949. It is one of the most successful high end brands. It is the Rolex of high end audio - respected for aesthetics, functionality and reliability. Like Rolex - built like a tank and being highly desirable holds value better t... | |
| Your thoughts about ATC loudspeakers @jon_5912 What at are you using as a source and preamp with the Active 110?A tube preamp will warm up ATC as they simply reproduce what is fed to them...very faithful to the source. |