cdc
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| Buying decision time, or Time for a sanity check? I buy if I think I will be satisfied with the product.But since hi-end audio is largely about:* creating dissatisfaction - otherwise there is no inpetus to keep buying.* there is no consensus on right and wrong, only preferences and opinions.* the... | |
| Gainclone chip amp Gmood1, where did your "system" link go? Any changes or have you found sonic nirvana? | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? Here's one explanation.Should a good system sound bad with bad recording?Is hi-end audio as it exists today relevant to what most people listen to? | |
| Am I a burning out audiophile???? As I see it, there are too many choices out there. How can anyone possibly find the "Best" system with hundred of speakers and thousands of combinations to choose from.Secondly, each system has it's strengths. Depending on the song, volume, your m... | |
| Boost system performance via isolation? I should explain. While rollerblocks are directly coupled to the shelf unlike isolation devices like sorbothane, pneumatic, or magnetic levitation; they are still undamped in the horizontal plane.Undamped IMHO, means the CDP rings and adds strange... | |
| Boost system performance via isolation? I've used rollerblocks and did not like the sound. No one wanted to buy them from me so I guess they are not a popular item.I like ceramic foot sanding stones. Only a couple of bucks and these provided the best sound unless you want to "tweak" the... | |
| what is good sound ? Theo is an "eargasm" anything like "aural sex"? | |
| Point of diminishing returns When there are more reasons NOT to buy than TO buy.Meaning spending more money may yield improvements but there are downsides which outweigh the improvements.For example, a bigger amp would have more power but sound quality would be worse due to e... | |
| Which budget SS amps use least Global Feedback? Ohh, SHORTEST negative feedback loop - 9mm. | |
| Maximum Theoretical Speaker Efficiency Going with Gs5556 theory of 10% efficient and say, 93 dB. Each doubling of power equals 3dB increase in efficiency. so that would be:20% 9630% 9940% 10250% 10560% 10870% 11180% 11490% 117100% 120dBMy logic is probably pretty messed up BTW. | |
| Which budget SS amps use least Global Feedback? Agree, older Nelson Pass stuff. Also the 47 Labs stuff or their cheaper gainclone knockoffs, or the $30.00 Sonic Impact "T" amp if you can get by with 10-15 watts. | |
| World Cup of Audio D_Edwards, how about ATC's system 70?"A quarter century of ATC research reaches a climax".That's ATC's quote, not mine.My vote would be Japan or France. I can't name a specific system but Japanese and French (PHY?) seems to have the best single dr... | |
| This should be controversial....hearing tests... LOL, you guys crack me up!! | |
| Why so many amplifiers for sale? Kt_88, try being thankful for what you have. That frame of mind goes a long way in ending an unsatiable desire for more and more, IMHO.As Americans, we have so much in the way of material stuff. But as you note we still aren't satisified. I don't ... | |
| This should be controversial....hearing tests... Who's Bingo? I've never seen him post on these forums. |