barjohn
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| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? Tubes are not better. As a technician/engineer that started my career in the days of mil-spec tubes that you can no longer purchase, I can tell you no Class A tube amp can match solid state for linearity. They all produce non-linear amplificatio... | |
| Interesting ASR review of small GR Research speaker kit I looked at his review on the MuseTec and frankly like many DACs the distortion would be below the hearing level for 99% of listeners, even at its worst. The jitter is more likely to be something that more people would be able to hear but the fun... | |
| Interesting ASR review of small GR Research speaker kit Maybe you can point out which products he bashed without listening to them. I have read or watched many of his reviews and I have not seen that. I also like Erin's Audio Corner and New Record Day for his binaural recordings and direct comparison... | |
| Dynaudio - Made in China vs Denmark It isn't that the Chinese can't produce excellent quality products but rather that you know it is being done in China to reduce cost but you have no way of knowing whether you are getting the same quality of product because the reputation for MIC ... | |
| I wasn’t sure where to classify this… You don't mention whether you have a switch that takes you off the utility company's power while connecting to your generator. This is a critical piece of equipment for many reasons. You should have a licensed electrician do the connecting with ... | |
| Is this a scam? A simple solution is to tell the seller that any freight company coming to pick up the item must pay 100% of the amount in cash and you will refund his deposit via PayPal. No cash, no sale. Other things you can do is offer to ship to his verifie... | |
| Totally overwhelmed (speakers under $5k) I would look at Amir's web site "Audio Science Review" where he performs detailed measurements and listening tests. He has a trained ear and his write ups are excellent. Also, he has top of the line test equipment for speakers and electronics. O... | |
| Tornado and Thunder Power Cables If you can hear the difference caused by any power cable your amp/pre-amp is crap. A good power supply will easily filter out any possible noise far better tan any cable can by changing its capacitance/inductance or both. Have someone change the... | |
| DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point Here is another one: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/smsl-su-8s-review-balanced-stereo-dac.266... | |
| DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point Here is one that is excellent and not ridiculously priced.https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/topping-e50-review-balanced-dac.26219/Puts many high price DACs to shame. | |
| why do so many discussions turn contentious? So many opinions are subjective with no measurement data to back their opinion so then it becomes an ego game where one has to denigrate other's opinion in order to show that your opinion is the one others should listen to. | |
| thought on eBay? I have been both a buyer and seller on eBay. I have not had a bad experience either way. I have tried selling higher end audio on eBay, Audiogon, AudioMart, Craigslist, & Facebook Market place. Unfortunately, (I list on at least 3 at the s... | |
| So where should the tubes be? In the 50's and 60's were they were the best we could do. | |
| Sad News-- Nancy Griffith Has Passed A long time favorite of mine too! | |
| So damn hard deciding which tube preamp to buy! The best tube preamp is no tubes. If any of you had actually worked on tube electronics when they were the only choice you wouldn't even consider them. In the Navy I worked on a wide range of tube electronics all built to mil-specs. First, a ve... |