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| Zavfino Majestic USB Cable @macg19 you are correct, the key of USP cable performance is ensure no bit errors. Fundamental frequencies in USB transmission are x480MHz, which is beyond of any sound system BW, but high freq. could affect bad-shielding analog cable signal next ... | |
| Why do Tube Amps sound more romantic v SS amps "Tube amps in general are far more stable than that!” what is “”than that”, atmasphere? Push-Pull amp tubes misbalance cause increase of odd harmonics, even 5% misbalance is causing more that 0.1% dist. increase easily. keeping tube amp in a ... | |
| Why do Tube Amps sound more romantic v SS amps +1 "Tube Amps sound more romantic” “romance" cost a lot of money though :-) I disagree on comparing all tube amps to all SS amps ! There are amazing sounding/performing/powerful SS amps! I saw some very good tube amp products, simple and genius a... | |
| Pleasurably better, not measurably better how do you measure happiness? | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? @mapman +100 "Wow this Amir guy really knows how to ruffle some feathers in these parts. Maybe he’d be better off just offering up opinions like most everyone else." | |
| Good read: why comparing specifications is pointless "Every Denon and Marantz review is done with prior consultation with the company" LOL! -what is your price tag for “agreed" review? | |
| Honesty of the Reviewers "Well there certainly was something romantic about analogue tape" -practical too, (too) many of sound tracks we run, original or remixed, are originated from studio tapes | |
| Honesty of the Reviewers @rok2id "Because speakers are driven at low impedance (typically 4 or 8 ohms) and high current, speaker cables are, for all practical purposes, immune from interference from EMI or RFI, so shielding isn’t required” -there is a loop inductance of t... | |
| Honesty of the Reviewers @millercarbon +1 "the final arbiter of fidelity is the listener" | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? @millercarbon +100 "it can be very useful to measure certain parameters, in order to quantify progress in design changes, especially changes that might be below the threshold of audibility" - manufacturing of components includes key measurements ... | |
| Honesty of the Reviewers "How honest you think the reviewers are?" it depends who pays for review! | |
| Pleasurably better, not measurably better talking about “measurements” without specifying details is pointless. one measurement to shed a light on how good system is integrated would be measuring sound distortions, phase and FR in actual room, at listener point. you will be surprised wit... | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? @jumia +1 "Most class D stuff is all about fitting lots of power in a small package." +at lowest cost | |
| Cartridge recommendations @listener2 zephyr mk3 is “normal” output, MM cart, any good phono pre should work, - enjoy! | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? @atmasphere "But to be fair, lots of tube amps can do this too, through” I wish you (really) good luck matching tube amp with D-class Amp! |