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| is McIntosh known for good dynamics? I’ve never encountered a discussion about dynamics that was "really" about distortion. @magon Such conversations can be quite insidious so it might be that was the case without you being aware of it. What I am discussing, and you haven’t r... | |
| Re; Dynamics, Class D vs tubes… @daytrader , @billstevenson has this right. Whatever dynamic contrast that exists in the system should come from the signal and not the amps. Some amps can 'sound' more dynamic than others but if you measure them you'll see no difference. That is ... | |
| Seeking a Tube preamplifier If I were to upgrade again I'd strongly consider an atma-sphere as I ended up getting some used MA-1 amps and they made maybe the largest difference in sound other than my analog rig or speakers. @rmdmoore The MA-1 has a direct coupled output. ... | |
| is McIntosh known for good dynamics? I call B.S. on the idea that good dynamics is a matter of distortion. @magon I didn't say that! What I said was in 90% of audiophile conversation where the word 'dynamics' is used, you can safely replace that word with 'distortion' without chan... | |
| is McIntosh known for good dynamics? @faustuss Of course we are off topic. None of this has anything to do with the opening post. WRT ’dynamic range’ (I’m speaking from the perspective of a mastering engineer) the actual dynamic range depends on the producer and how much compressio... | |
| Purifi Class D: Junk? @erik_squires Hence 'spawned this old thread'... | |
| is McIntosh known for good dynamics? @faustuss Oddly, many digital titles do not have the dynamic range of their analog counterparts for the simple reason that the digital release has expectation of being played in a car while the LP version does not. Distortion obscures low level d... | |
| Seeking a Tube preamplifier @kjl1065 Since your amp has balanced inputs you might consider a preamp that has balanced outputs. The advantage of going that route is, if the balanced line standard (known as AES48) is supported by the preamp (many high end audio balanced pream... | |
| is McIntosh known for good dynamics? The question is the clarity and musical impact of the dynamics. Take clarity. In a live classical concert, I can hear them varying their dynamics, even when a little bit. If they get suddenly quiet, the intensity of the passage doesn’t disappear.... | |
| Technics 1200G vs VPI Forever Model One would you please share the name of your platter pad with us? @petaluman So far the best I’ve heard that is commercially available is the one made by Oracle. It must be adhered to the platter to realize its performance; it has a peel off back fo... | |
| Technics 1200G vs VPI Forever Model One I currently have a Hana ML @displayname I do too, mounted on a Technics, where it tracks everything I've thrown at it. Its biggest weakness is its platter pad, which I have replaced. If you don't get the platter pad right, its pretty hard to ge... | |
| is McIntosh known for good dynamics? @magon 'Dynamics' is a tricky word. Most of the time audiophiles use it when they are talking about distortion which can cause things to sound more dynamic; IOW if you replace the word 'dynamics' with 'distortion' in audiophile conversations the m... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? This being the case, may I assume then, that aside from the measurable quantities of voltage drop and bandwidth of the cable, nothing else will have an effect on sound quality from power delivered by a power cable, everything else unchanged? And,... | |
| Analogue front end. You want more weight, scale and dynamics.Where do you start upgrading? I have Boston Audio graphite mat on my Nottingham Spacedeck, and the difference with original felt mat is quite big. This thread is not about my set up. I my case, I would have to upgrade the table first and then the rest, so it's good enough fo... | |
| Tube amp for Sourcepoint 8? It sounds great, but runs hot, needs to be biased frequently @mdemaio If it needs frequent biasing there's something wrong with it. One of the things that can cause that is that bias rectifier I mentioned. The original is a selenium device whic... |