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| Should I bi-amp or bridge my amps to feed my speakers I love AP speakers. Sounds like you may be talking about the original Virgos? If so, here’s what JA had to say about them in the “Measurements” section in that review… The Audio Physic Virgo is a reasonably hard load for an amplifier to drive,... | |
| Why not? @holmz I said… — that your comfortable and convenient world of theories and measurements might implode if your ears tell you they’re hearing actual improvements? Or maybe you won’t find any improvements or maybe even decreased performance. Ei... | |
| Gustard R26 @baylinor That’s what I thought to initially, but OP might be talking about plugging an HDMI out from a non-i2S source like a DVD player and not just using a standard HDMI cable from an i2S source. Still not clear on that. Anyway, on impulse I tr... | |
| How to connect my Cell Phone to my DAC?!?! @mahler123 makes a good point about compatibility. Maybe your DAC just recognizes Spotify as an inferior source, which it is, and just refuses to play it, heh heh. Seriously though, do a free trial of Qobuz (if available where you are) and see i... | |
| Gustard R26 If you can get a schematic of a DDC’s pin out configuration(s) you can forward it to Gustard and they should be able to tell you with certainty if it will or will not work with the R26. I’ve done this with Musician for my Pegasus and they were ve... | |
| Why not? As a scientist I can understand that if one shows something happening on a DC supply then I know that the cord changed things. @holmz Ah, I see. You don’t trust your own ears. Got it. You and @ghdprentice would have an interesting conver... | |
| How to connect my Cell Phone to my DAC?!?! @rop45 Congrats man. My advice — Apple’s introducing their iPhone 14, and after that arrives go to their website and search for a unlocked, refurbed iPhone 11 that’s a great phone and you can probably get at a huge discount now that it’s a few gen... | |
| Green Mountain Audio Contact Scanspeak, give them the model #s and see if they have any or if there’s a very similar or maybe even improved version. Start by going to the source. | |
| Why not? Why all the back and forth? Just try some better power cords — either buy used and sell at little/no loss or buy direct from the many direct sellers and take advantage of their generous trial/return policies — and if they don’t make a significant... | |
| Theoretical battery power supply question @rhg3 Yup, I used the same calculation and if I pursued this I’d go with their 500W version that’d get me 7+ hours of use. But at only $175 I might try the 300W version just with my $400 streamer and see what sonic benefits I get, if any. Plus, ... | |
| Green Mountain Audio Tend to agree to look at getting surrounds fixed, especially if the crossover is first order and requires the driver to operate across a wide range without breakup. | |
| Jumped the shark. ??? @jerryg123 Thanks for the info on the updated Pharaoh. Despite the Medusa using their older design and being firmly in the “white wine” sound category, it was still one of the better amps I’ve had in my system so the Pharaoh with all its improvem... | |
| Theoretical battery power supply question Interesting stuff. Point taken about the quality of the inverter that I can’t think is very good at this price level. Given this would be powering about $5k of electronics I’m not willing to risk potentially damaging the equipment due to dirty p... | |
| Best High Current amplifiers stable into low impedances Call Pass and ask them what their 2 Ohm output is. I’d be surprised if it’s not more than capable given their very robust power supplies. | |
| Jumped the shark. ??? I had the Medusa in my system on audition and it was excellent in its way. Specifically, it offered the ultimate in transparency and threw open an expansive and deep 3D soundstage. But, it’s a decidedly “white wine” and neutral sounding amp that... |