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| Doesnt resistance mean same as impedance?? as a bit of an aside, my mentor , teacher and friend Richard Vandersteen engineers his speakers to be a relatively easy load and provides matching. power amplifiers optimized for those loads. An unfair advantage some would say….. @carlsbad nice p... | |
| Doesnt resistance mean same as impedance?? From a speaker perspective the spec is a rather complex chart of impedence vs frequency including the phase angle component, often called load. There is no single amplifier spec of an amplifiers ability to “ deal “ with the complex load w real mus... | |
| More Current Single Ended Interconnect Cables Closest To AudioQuest Niagara's? Niagara replaced ( sort of ) Sky, Fire replaced Niagara. I have both Fire and Niagara in various systems, along w Water and Wild Blue Yonder. Both Fire and Niagara are very neutral. Hope that helps. @audioconnection Johnny this site is a very expe... | |
| Lyra Delos or Hana ML @daveyf agree ! Lambda is an improvement and when i asked Jonathan about bringing that technology to the Delos, he said not economic to do so. I am likely to get an Etna when i wear out the Delos ;-) my best to you ! Jim | |
| At a given price point, better to go late vintage or modern? Here is link to my vintage toybox ( third system ).. There are 1ci in there, ESL63, Apogee Stage, Cornwall, Theil 2.3, …etc… https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/7106 | |
| At a given price point, better to go late vintage or modern? I forgot to add congrats on the vacation home ! it’s an interesting first world problem maintaining great systems both locales, especially 1,200 miles apart. The Hafler 220 works great w Vandy. I would venture to say the 2’s left most dealerships ... | |
| Lyra Delos or Hana ML @thom_at_galibier_design Yes, so true. Syrup is fantastic on a Waffle, not so much on a steak. Hopefully OP is working w a trusted dealer w good setup skills. Best to you Jim | |
| Happy New Year to Me, from OL to Triplanar OK, sorry slow to get back w you. IMO The CF armtube does not need damping w lLyra, This is based on two listening sessions w Lyra Atlas. it does benefit my Delos on Aluminum. Paddle is about 25% in fluid. IF you have aluminum arm tube i advise ... | |
| Transparent vs Synergistic Research? @ted_denney Happy New Year to you Ted ! i learned to look at dates…the hard way :-) Jim | |
| Lyra Delos or Hana ML theres an Ebony on a Rega in there somewhere , Delos on a Triplaner on another system page…. Enjoy the music. | |
| Lyra Delos or Hana ML https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/7106 | |
| At a given price point, better to go late vintage or modern? Vandersteen 1ci new w stands, still in production at your budget. Easy to drive 2 way that plays pretty low. I am prevoius Thiel owner, much more demanding to drive speaker but design principles and build quality excellent. We have Vandersteen Tre... | |
| Transparent vs Synergistic Research? The OP last updated this now ancient post in 2005…… so much for attention to details…. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? That is so cool :-) James. I don’t think my concoction is doing much. My 86 Y/O Aunt in AZ tested positive today - prayers appreciated for her. Yesterday was her birthday. War Dept and her close… argh. please take care everyone. this public s... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? negative for Covid, the Rye gargle with Zinc chaser…must be working |