westcoastaudiophile
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| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" @dlevi67 +1 amp does deliver current to speaker-load, AND also dampens / controls current from speaker (inductors and capacitors in passive crossover, inertia generated current by drivers), thus higher current than just driving resistive load out... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? "Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?" ..cause I like to listen to my CD collection! CDs on my Esoteric K-03XD sound awesome! | |
| Looking for a Replacement for AT VM740ML Cartridge @skiznfliz get MM cart from Audio Technica house AT-150MLX ! If you want the best, try to get NOS / good from ML150..180 series.. my AT-ML180 kills 1500$ MC carts, while running at half track force, 1gf MM vs 2gf for MC! | |
| 75 Ohm BNC cable "It includes connections inside of electronics on both ends, so it would be safe to go with less than 12 inches to avoid reflections. “ Circuits, Tx/Rx, I designed, match driver and receiver impedances to cable, thus no reflections on both ends,... | |
| Let's talk about Silver... @richardbrand "So about 5.7% better conductivity for silver than for copper” - yep, just make Cu cable of the same gauge 6% shorter, or increase gauge by 6% and you are better than w/ silver! dielectric, which directly impact prop delay, used fo... | |
| 75 Ohm BNC cable why do you need to cut original cable? additional 15inch cable will not hurt your clock or other digital signal much.. if you are DIY person, there are very good cables to terminate by yourself w/ BNC... | |
| Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable? @kijanki "In class D amplifier "Voltage" is converted to "Duty Cycle", both analog - meaning there is no discrete steps (unlimited resolution)." true, only if clock / sync “digital” signal is ignored. class D can be theoretically lossless, but de... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? @ktarver "CDs are digital music without compression or expansion" good summary for CD format problem! vinyl sounds better at low level tones, piano, guitar voice etc.. | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @erik_squires +1 transformer coupled inputs make perfect sense from circuit design side, specifically if long balanced 600 Ohms cables used between impedance matched units. Jeff Rowland uses those for almost all his designs! The “only” problem is... | |
| Will an Amp change improve my system ? @carl292 "Luxman MQ 88uc" I use this beauty in my “winter" setup! Sound of this amp, after adj. bias at higher side, is very “liquid” and “warm”! I use 88uc 4 Ohms output posts to drive 8 Ohms speakers, which reduces noise floor (mq88uc' is one... | |
| Needing DAC Advice @classicrockfan "you don't want to spend more than 1k for a Chinese DAC. These Chinese DACs outperform most US/European made units that cost 10x more. “ my last Gustard DAC is A22, which is an excellent implementation of Akamai Tech. DAC chip des... | |
| Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable? @fritzenheimer “Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable?" being audiophile IS about wasting money! :-) Sure! nice DD/heavy-BD TT with good cartridge is $$$$! I see you are looking to replace M33 with.. I would recommend to look class A ... | |
| ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS being few decades experienced analog circuit designer / sound engineer / and audiophile, I can add: 1) no design whatsoever is possible without obeying standards, user expectations, and measurements! most discrepancy btw measurements and advanced... | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? "What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds?" amp designer, manufacturer, components incl. tubes, speakers, listening room acoustics, preamp incl. tone control feature etc., listener, music program and source, cables, RFI enviro... | |
| Power Cable Audioquest Dragon vs Isotek EVO3 Ascension @teammccalla "Which device is most sensitive, or would benefit most, from the best cable?” you may ask your gear manufacturer if stock cable is limiting/degrading performance of their product.. you can basically sue them if original cable is und... |