shadorne
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| PLEASE match Advice Pass Labs X350.5 (20k) to Hovland HP-100 (2500ohms) Miss-match ??? @fsmithjack Give it time for you to enjoy the new sound. As I alluded to earlier - a Lowther full range whizzer cone driver sounds nothing like a modern highly engineered speaker like Magico S5. It may take time to adjust your expectations and app... | |
| Magico S5 Speaker - SET UP ADVICE PLEASE - Tow-In - Etc. No need for toe in. Those speakers are well designed and actually have good wide even dispersion. Just point them straight ahead for optimal Soundstage. | |
| Magico S5 vs KEF Blade 2 vs TAD Evo One vs YG Kipod II Sig w/pwr bass @fsmithjack Great that you like so many very different designs and very different sounds. Your taste is eclectic and your hobby is like that of a grand master chef trying different dishes and inventive recipes with the very best ingredients. | |
| Looking for Better Jitter Reduction in a DAC @lowrider57 You have tried a lot. From what I can read between the lines, I suspect your current DAC is working fine just not suited to your taste. This may have more to do with the analog output of your DAC than anything digital you are trying to... | |
| Looking for Better Jitter Reduction in a DAC @bruce_philly How old is the DAC1 you are comparing to the Accuphase? That DAC1 runs pretty hot. I think it might need a recap after 10 years possibly due to the internal heat causing aging of the caps. You should be comparing to the DAC3 these da... | |
| Magico S5 vs KEF Blade 2 vs TAD Evo One vs YG Kipod II Sig w/pwr bass Magico is a very well engineered speaker. There is no way a lowther driver even in the fanciest aesthetic box can even hold a candle to the Magico S5. I would not try to get a more tube euphonic sound out of such a wonderfully engineered speaker b... | |
| Magico S5 Speaker - SET UP ADVICE PLEASE - Tow-In - Etc. I looked at pics of your room. You should be fine in a similar spot as the previous speakers. | |
| Lossless iTune music Sorry to burst your bubble. Bluetooth is not lossless! Moblie devices do not have enough memory for storing much in the way of lossless music. | |
| Digital Music sounds too bright? @audioengr I thought balanced was supposed to be equal complimentary resistance to ground - so cancels out any spurious signals | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? No concern with Tidal. My Roon software is set to play the files natively (no conversion) and my DAC reports the incoming bit and sample rate on the display. So I know I am streaming CD quality or better. | |
| Benchmark AHB2 power amp impressions? @navrsale AHB2 Slew rate is 16V/uS and rise time at 3.5mS and a bandwidth of 200kHz.I can't understand why you think a 3 Mega Hz bandwidth is required in an audio amplifier. You seem to prefer higher distorting euphonic designs and there is nothin... | |
| To Wilson Maxx I, I or IIII owners, or any Wilson speaker owners @handymann Yes the Dunlavvy IV had thick felt. There is no right or wrong - just experiment to see what works. | |
| It's European invasion Good question. What happened to great American innovation? Edison. Steve Jobs. Nikolai Tesla. Ford. Bell. Oppenheimer.I think greed has taken over. Elon Musk is the modern great example of innovation NOT. Basically as fake as the comic book Tony S... | |
| Psychological effects of volume control It is actually better that your preamp volume run between 11 o’clock and 3 o’clock.You should always adjust the power amp input sensitivity to allow the volume knob to work in this optimal range (preserve signal to noise by keeping the signal leve... | |
| To Wilson Maxx I, I or IIII owners, or any Wilson speaker owners @handymann You got it. You can buy speaker felt from parts express for example. It will cost you very little to try and to experiment on where the felt best helps imaging.Here is a pic of some Dunlavvy speakers - this idea really works but is only... |