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| Suggestions for pure headphone amp around $200? I like my Schiit Asgard 3 headphone amp with upgraded power cord. I drive a pair of HD650s. It’s got RCA out as well. | |
| Going Battery Powered Are there any Class-D amps with "warmer tube" SQ that can be powered with DC?This probably isn’t what you’re after, but have you considering “higher end” class D car audio amplifiers? They can connect directly to a 12V DC battery source. Just some... | |
| Best method to connect subwoofer to amp You crossover at 125? Does that limit the placement of the subs to right next to the mains? | |
| Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus Power Supply Question Those iFi units are quite good for their price. I think you’d have to step up to something much more substantial to beat it. I’ve had good luck with them powering my DACMagic Plus, tube preamps, miniDSPs, etc. | |
| Best method to connect subwoofer to amp If you’re going with Paul McGowen’s approach, I think the best way to do it is to grab the signal off the speaker amplifier binding posts, drop the voltage drop, and send it through a DSP and then to the subs. This lets you shape the bass waves wh... | |
| Sound Absorption Behind and Between the Speakers? It’s a good question! I wonder if flutter echo between the glass and the wall on the opposite side of the room plays a role because you are right: most of the sound (at least at higher frequencies goes forward, not behind the speakers. | |
| Sound Absorption Behind and Between the Speakers? Thanks for all the good advice! | |
| Battery backup copes with musical transients One piece of the puzzle to reproducing musical transients with batteries is having large batteries. Batteries have internal resistance and you want to keep that value low. Lots of cells in parallel gets you there in theory. | |
| Ps Audio SACD Player I saw that Paul just sent out an email about it. Here is what it said:“It’s here! Well, at least the pictures and description on the webpage are. You can click here to read about the new PerfectWave SACD Transport. If you’re interested in initial ... | |
| Fully DC-Powered Home Audio System Quick update: The “restricted dynamics” I refer to above has been improved upon with a change in my preamp. I believe I had an impedence mismatch which made things sound “off.” | |
| What has your audiophile experience taught you about yourself? Even healthy hobbies can become addictions. If you want a happy marriage, give your wife at least as much of your time as you give your audio hobby.Good music can heal your soul. | |
| Your One Bullet Point Solution; Electrical Upgrade Good point. Code books tell you what you need to keep things safe and working. They don’t tell you what you need for high end audio performance. Has anyone written a book or article on this? What is an acceptable voltage drop? Do different types o... | |
| Your One Bullet Point Solution; Electrical Upgrade “The main advantage of a dedicated line is not the ability to provide more current. Our systems do not require anywhere near even a 15A draw let alone 20A. What we want is clean.“For not-so-efficient systems that require lots of current, you could... | |
| Ceiling fan in listening room? My two cents: If you are going to use a ceiling fan in your listening room, it would need to be of a very solid construction so as not to resonate and generate any sound of its own while the music plays. I had this issue and my solution was to rem... | |
| What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby? I thought it would be fun to hook up a keyboard to my system and play some music. Due to a handling accident, I accidentally sent a 12V signal to my amplifier which proceeded to amplify that to what I calculate was over 140 volts with a fair amoun... |