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| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier But… my 40 wpc 1961 MC240 w 6L6 has some of the highest bandwidth transformer Mac ever made and it weighs a beefy 50 lbs , my Roger Modjeski ( RIP ) RM.9 puts out 100 wpc at 62#, so I remain highly doubtful of the Crimson claim… Jim call me Dea... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier Rather than take it apart it’s not that difficult to test power, distortion and bandwidth… maybe it makes 75 wpc at 1-2 kHz w 5% THD like most 300 b amps ( this is a joke… calm down ) phase error tells about bandwidth | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier yep, sonics matter..but so does ability to drive a speaker… so no speaker, no music. The specs are useful in assessing current and future suitability to drive various speakers…. Having said that, i am guessing the Music Reference RM-10 , also a l... | |
| Chi-Fi in the Time of Self-Righteous Indignation. Also, at the Titanium sponge factory in Mother Russia, we didn’t have 24/7/365 security detail for our resident executive team due to local “ pearl clutching Liberals “…. Hilarious lack of any objectivity… Carry on | |
| Chi-Fi in the Time of Self-Righteous Indignation. Anyone with an open mind might do well to read The Reckoning by Halberstam, Factory Man by Beth Macy, and Boom, Bust Exodus by Chad Broughton. Finally if reading is a struggle, check out the documentary The Last Truck. I have worked all over the ... | |
| Half Speed Mastering depends on many variables, mostly skill and execution. Direct Disc Labs had skill, talent and ears….. | |
| Do we really know what "Live" music sounds like? One of the reasons why many serious audio equipment designers at the storied firms will sponsor / underwrite / participate in the recording of music. Vandersteen, Audioquest, EAR, Conrad Johnson, Wilson, M and K, Water Lilly, Soundsmith ( via Dire... | |
| Do we really know what "Live" music sounds like? Heard the Wailin Jennys do some unamplified songs at a great venue, soul stirring.. Pre Pandemic, i got a steady diet of acoustic unamplified music…. gotta get back to the Garden…as Joni sings….. | |
| Chi-Fi in the Time of Self-Righteous Indignation. y’all pissed about that KY candle factory ?…. didn’t think so… | |
| Chi-Fi in the Time of Self-Righteous Indignation. Cowboy Junkies - Hard Rock Miner…. | |
| Musings of a Budget Audiophile The BJC cables are excellent value…but…you can do a lot better for not much money. Anticables, PBJ Kimber, Audioquest all make quality rca cables right at $100. Free improvement idea: get all your digital gear node, dac, hard drive, etc on the con... | |
| Not sure Rumor or Truth that Max Townshend has passed? RIP Max. A true measure and listen genius. He certainly moved music reproduction forward with his own inventions, refinements and ability to recognize the value of other ideas. My prayers are for his immediate family and employees. Grace and peac... | |
| Words and Sound Kent Engineering Foundry….. Obviously you haven’t heard anything they built under Raymond C. Eggnog tastes just like it sounds….nasty… | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? for what it’s worth, if there is interest, might be able to schedule a visit ( eventually ) at Intervention. The owner use Lyra, Basis, Vandy 7 and 7. Gig Harbor. Let me know or remind me Summer. Yes, the Intervention pressing of Night and Day is... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @puffball08 great ? i want one but am curious about duty cycle, etc. I have not forgot about music visit, i have been under weather..argh Happy New Year Daniel. Jim |