shadorne
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| Tekton Double Impacts @mikeg Yup. I drive a Golf R and regardless of price the reality is that it is so much better than a McLaren P1 NOT! | |
| Cone impedance question Two 7.2 ohm in parallel is the same impedance as one 3.6 ohm woofer.The crossover is designed to work with a 3.6 ohm load on the woofer.By combining a 3.6 and a 7.2 you have a woofer load of 2.4 ohm which is too low. | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit? "How can the DAC be 21 bit if the chips are 20 bit?"It can’t. John Atkinson review of the DAC clearly states that while the analog performance is excellent, the digital performance is less than desirable especially on high signal levels (which is ... | |
| Magico S5 Speaker - SET UP ADVICE PLEASE - Tow-In - Etc. @fsmithjack The Kubala Sosna cables are filtering the sound and no doubt removing some of the treble and brightness. Glad that this band aid works for you for now but you really should try to get to the bottom of what is causing a sound that is gi... | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions If the source file is the same and the Yggy is converting jitter free then it should sound the same no matter what your digital source. This AB test may exclude your cable box (as you have no control what is coming over the cable) but it is easy t... | |
| Magico S5 Speaker - SET UP ADVICE PLEASE - Tow-In - Etc. @fsmithjack Your Bricasti M1SE DAC has adjustable output.quote from manual "The next stage, at the analog out of the converter for the gain and filter sections there is a fully differential analog design with fast high slew rate analog operational... | |
| Physics of downward firing woofers Works great with a subwoofer but is totally wrong for proper bass woofer | |
| Magico S5 vs KEF Blade 2 vs TAD Evo One vs YG Kipod II Sig w/pwr bass @fsmithjack If you are certain the speakers are 100% then check your source - maybe you are overdriving your preamp input or something is broken.Your speakers should sound fantastic with just an iPhone plugged into your Preamp. | |
| Magico S5 vs KEF Blade 2 vs TAD Evo One vs YG Kipod II Sig w/pwr bass @fsmithjack The tweeter used in the older version of the S5 is inadequate. It compresses terribly above 90 dB SPL (a major design mistake on this speaker probably corrected on subsequent models). Perhaps you listen loud and are sensitive to this h... | |
| 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... |