trelja
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| Pros and cons of vintage Dynaco ST-70 Despite owning some very exotic and expensive amplifiers over the years, I’m a huge fan of the Dynaco ST70. Although it employed circuitry already in existence in the guitar world, it became the torch bearer for the high-end audio implementation.S... | |
| What makes you build a system around an amplifier? @willemj , I agree with you in regard to the Quad ESL57.Though some never find one, I think acquiring a transcendental product anchors one's system. I've always thought the loudspeaker the most likely candidate. But in the past generation, I fin... | |
| It's European invasion @inna I agree with you | |
| It's European invasion @inna well, I'll point back to my original post -> follow the engineers. On this continent, they've left high-end audio for other fields in order to make a living.But to flesh those thoughts out, consider the number of companies (excepting cab... | |
| It's European invasion The aforementioned work in physics and Nobel prizes have no correlation to what's happening with today's North American high-end audio companies.The people doing that commendable work do not involve themselves in this business. Listen to the foru... | |
| It's European invasion Follow the engineers...The fruit simply reflects the vision and strategy of a company. With a few exceptions, the engineering brawn in the North American high-end companies dissipated after the 1990s. As you mentioned, in Europe and the Far East... | |
| KT88 tubes for Monos I was always a JJ KT88 fan, and felt they produced the best sounding current production variant.However, when Shuguang introduced their Black Treasure, they raised the bar much higher than the JJ, which produce a hard, glassy sound in comparison. ... | |
| Why not batteries instead of power supplies? @erik_squires, "The negative side of battery power supplies is the supplies themselves have inherently high output impedance compared to their AC counterparts, leading to higher cross-talk, and potentially weak bass and dynamic range."Well, put... | |
| Is anyone familiar with Infinity Slope brand speakers? All correct...Richard Moddaferi, of McIntosh fame, patented the Infinite Slope crossover back in the late 80s. John Solecito championed the design with his JSE Infinite Slope Line. JSE went under in the early 90s. The aforementioned Jeff Joseph... | |
| Your advice to speakers designers @inna, "So, what kind of questions should I ask a speaker designer to see if he has a good idea of crossovers and their implementation?"How comfortable do you feel with the different strategies / topologies that exist?@douglas_schroeder , "As a re... | |
| Your advice to speakers designers Thank you, Ivan. Great points you've made in this thread, by the way...@inna "Though every element and the interaction of them is important, my understanding is that drivers are the single most important element. I don't want to pay thousands f... | |
| Your advice to speakers designers Take half the time you spend on the enclosure / aesthetics, and invest that in learning about crossovers.Most people would come away shocked at how little most of today's loudspeaker builders understand about one of the most directly influential c... | |
| Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? Although I generally keep away from those discussions, I agree with Geoff on that...So many have discussed wire directionality, and staked out the cases for or against. The tone of the conversation routinely crosses the line of usefulness, and ... | |
| If you were to market a product, what would you do? Hello, bigkidz. I live in the Philadelphia area, but obviously, that's a quick and easy ride up to NYC. Wouldn't mind picking up a great pastrami sandwich while I'm up there.Thank you for your kind words, steakster!Once I get my thoughts a bit m... | |
| If you were to market a product, what would you do? I’ve walked down this road, and had success...As the entire world is connected these days, standing up a decent website becomes the obvious first step. From there, focus on audio shows and the day to day interactions that build relationships with ... |