theaudiomaniac
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| Indentical measurments = Identical performance? Wudabout to things that sound alike, but measure differently? And now you just described the science of human perception and psychoacoustics, which seeks to understand how dissimilar two items can be from a definable standpoint (measurements... | |
| Indentical measurments = Identical performance? But beyond these measurments, how can we conclusively prove that the DAVE is better than the Chord Hugo TT2? Controlled blind listening test, with obvious level matching which will show they are different, and if done as a preference test, then... | |
| Using battery power to go off the City's power grid So you can spread whatever fantasies you want @sbayne? Na, I think I will stay around for a while. I could write 500 tweets and still not keep up with the nonsense so many peddle here. | |
| New amp listening fatigue: Distortion or ?????? @drbay do you really believe they don't test their products at 120V/60Hz? 🤦♂️🤦♀️ Those Philharmonic BMR are going to experience a 1-3db peak with a low power 300B tube amp around 500Hz, some emphasis of mid-bass, and some comparative shelvin... | |
| Am I Better Off With Limited Low Frequency Speaker In A Small Room? I don't agree completely @mijostyn. There are some serious speaker placement issues, but one advantage of the room being small, is the nodes are all higher in frequency so smaller treatments, and the near cube means the nodes concentrate at the sa... | |
| Using battery power to go off the City's power grid You stepped in it @mijostyn. Can I offer you a water hose to clean off. You are arguing religion not reality. | |
| Amp Internal Wire Rhetorical question but why would one install a high end exhaust system in their vintage car to gain a few horse power and enjoy the job, knowing that Ford or Toyota wouldn’t install that level of exhaust quality out of the factory - engineers kn... | |
| Indentical measurments = Identical performance? Is there any proof otherwise? The answer is no. This is how conspiracy theories start and I'm leaving you alone with them. So you have objective proof. Objective proof is not measurements, but a properly administered listening test. It is... | |
| Indentical measurments = Identical performance? Is there agreement and proof of each measurement’s value and the range of human sensitivity? Is there any proof otherwise? The answer is no. What are the relative merits off each measurement in terms of a broad range of listeners as well... | |
| Amp Internal Wire @rickysnit Bryston was one of the few amp vendors also to state that aftermarket power cords are a total waste or money, so take that what you will. That does not impact their business model at all. | |
| Am I Better Off With Limited Low Frequency Speaker In A Small Room? It has nothing to do with the size of the room, but the limited placement options due to size. Extended low is not inherently bad in a small room, but bad placement is bad in all rooms. A small room forces bad placement. Go subs. The more the mer... | |
| Using battery power to go off the City's power grid Oy vey, flywheel power backup for the home and refurbishing them in your garage? Not satisfied with audio stories we are making up power ones too? Flywheel power storage is for extremely high power density as opposed to energy density. 10's to... | |
| New amp listening fatigue: Distortion or ?????? Your new amp has perfectly flat frequency response. Your tube amp didn't. | |
| What is the best non-conditioning surge protector A lot of these new Class-D amplifiers use switching power supplies. They are not going to care too much what you put in front of them. I have always questioned whether this "lost dynamics" is a real thing or happens for the reasons claimed. I can'... | |
| How to Solve High-Frequency Suckout in Room? This is such an obvious and good suggestion I feel embarrassed to have not thought of it 🙄 If I am not mistaken, you are using an internal DAC, so alternately, what about finding some mono source material? Should be easy to find something mono ... |