toronto416
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| Accuphase Design Concepts I am very much enjoying my Accuphase components - power supply, pre-amp and amps. Superlative build quality and sound - keepers for the long-haul... | |
| Accuphase Design Concepts Thank you for sharing this excellent and fascinating interview! As of October 2024 Accuphase had 82 employees and produce only 6,000 units per year thanks to a deliberate policy of non-expansion. 50 years ago they had about 70 employees., and so... | |
| Best $10-15K bookshelf speaker? Joseph Audio Pulsar is a wonderful speaker, and it fits your budget. | |
| I am sad This might help with identifying the amp in question: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/any-experience-with-bmc-amp-current-injection?highlight=amp%2Bon | |
| I am sad Why are you protecting the identity of the manufacturer of your amp? Good and bad service experiences should be shared with your community of fellow enthusiasts as it contributes to future buying decisions. | |
| Qutest LPS upgrade I have a Chord TT2, and I replaced the supplied crappy switching power supply with an Sbooster and was similarly impressed with the effect t it had on sound quality. It begs the question as to why Chord is against using anything other than their ... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. This post was inspired by a question posed by @kjl1065 in a post in Tech Talk titled 'Seeking a Power Conditioner'. In it the OP wrote: "Read reviews on both Niagra 1200 & Puritan Audio PSM 156 power conditioners and the reviews were extrem... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. This post was inspired by answering a question about power conditioners. In reviewing the Puritan Audio PSM 156 on ASR, the author says "as always, we attempt to tease out the transfer function of the conditioner using normal audio level sig... | |
| Seeking a Power Conditioner In reviewing the Puritan Audio PSM 156 on ASR, the author says "as always, we attempt to tease out the transfer function of the conditioner using normal audio level signals" and after many measurements with test signals concludes with "as you see,... | |
| The Power Plant Regenerator debate drags on I have crappy power with THD often at 8 or 10%. Using a PS Audio PP12 regenerator made a huge difference, and then I moved on to Accuphase PS-530 and PS-1250 power supplies that eliminate THD and produce a perfect sine wave from the distorted wav... | |
| Verity Audio Amadis Owners, Listener Impressions? The speakers have had to time to break in. | |
| Verity Audio Amadis Owners, Listener Impressions? And what ever came of this quest for Verity Audio speakers? Did Jeff hear the Sarastro or Amadis and settle on either of them? | |
| Balanced vs RCA preamps When using XLR connectors be aware that Japanese audio manufacturers use a different configuration for pin for ground. So if using say a US made pre-amp with a Japanese amp you need to make sure they are using the same pins for ground. Accupha... | |
| Vinyl guy seeking recommendation for a top level cd player The Oppo BDP-95 is an almost 15 years old product made by a Chinese company that "In April 2018, OPPO Digital announced they were stopping production and development of new products but would continue to support existing customers". https://en.wi... | |
| Vinyl guy seeking recommendation for a top level cd player Thanks @billstevenson for the thoughtful follow up to your Luxman D-10x purchase. I bought a D-10x one year ago, and in my research prior to purchasing it I read this thread, so it is a treat to re-read it and digest the follow up by the op. I r... |