usarrn

Responses from usarrn

Rowland 501 PC-1 into Audience aR12
My Audience is 120 volts unfortuantely. Thank you both for your time, shared experience and informative responses. 
Rowland 501 PC-1 into Audience aR12
Dear Guidocorona, Thank you for your informative response. Could you please clarify what you mean by "In theory at least, the Audience may be able to feed the PC-1 without blowing apart. The reverse may not be true." Especially the last sentence, ... 
please help. wadia 25 DAC without remote controler
I have a brand new, unused remote for the Wadia Model 25. E-mail me if you are interested. 
Surge protection, no filtering, no regen please...
Looks well made, but, as usual, not clear on the method of surge protection which Chutt is mainly interested in. If MOV,s, no matter how costly and what implementation is used, they eventually fail, and you never know when! Also, looks overpriced ... 
Surge protection, no filtering, no regen please...
Hi! I always felt the same way you do. A change in sound is not necessarily an improvement. My only concern has been surge protection. Sudden transients in the power line are a reality. I have 20 amp dedicated lines for isloation and quietness. Bu... 
Pros and Cons of built-in amps?
This discussion should be helpful and fun rather than descend into a heated debate between the members of The Flat Earth Society and National Geographic! 
Pros and Cons of built-in amps?
For Bob Reynolds: I like the way you think. I am intolerant of those who condemn an entire design on belief and prejudice exclusively and not on research and experience. Ultimately, sound appeals to taste but many circuitry implementations are not... 
Pros and Cons of built-in amps?
Dave thinks vacuum tubes make the best amplifier designs. Two of the greatest enemies of the longevity of electronics are heat and dust. What do we have with tube circuitry we do not have with solid state designs: heat, dust, microphonics, phase s... 
Pros and Cons of built-in amps?
Mr Tennis: When you are about to purchase a loudspeaker do you try every amplifier in the market to test its compatability with it? Or, when you buy an amplifier do you do the same with every loudspeaker manufactured? If not, how do you know you a... 
Pros and Cons of built-in amps?
To Paul: What about soundwaves traveling through air or floor hitting the tubes in free standing amplifiers? I do not detect any evidence of "shaking" electronics, Doppler distortion or distortion of any kind in the PMC AML-1's. I would assume any... 
Near Full Range, Highly efficient Stand Monitors?
Dear Drew, True in most circumstances until you discover a properly designed transmission line and flat piston driver. Manufacturers tend to ignore such a complex implementation in favor of ports and infinite baffles. These are much easier and che... 
Pros and Cons of built-in amps?
Hello again Ryder! I should qualify the previous post. I measure to 30 Hz in my room at about 2 db down. The Eidolons ($25,000 with the Walnut Burl upgrade) measured 1 db down and 3 db down at 28 Hz in the same room. Now, you know the size of the ... 
Near Full Range, Highly efficient Stand Monitors?
See thread above titled: "Pros and Cons of built-in amps?" 
Pros and Cons of built-in amps?
Hi Ryder: No subwoofer, not necessary. I am hearing all i need to without complicating the system. Frankly, the bass is equivalent in depth to the Eidolon's, minus about 2db. I have a dedicated listening room conducive to lower frequencies. Perfec... 
Pros and Cons of built-in amps?
Ryder, I never compared the AML-1's to any other PMC speaker. I would like to add two reviews if any of you are interested in the PMC AML-1's. The 6 Moons website did a very detailed review with a complete description of the construction and circu...