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| Tube Monoblock location? - Rack or near speakers? Thanks for the question Cooljazzcat (great name). There really isn't a quick and dirty answer or correct or wrong answer to your question about maximum cable length. it depends on 1) how well the electronics were designed and built, 2) quality of ... | |
| Tube Monoblock location? - Rack or near speakers? Thanks for the question Cooljazzcat (nice name). The general rule in electronics is to minimize the cable length if you are concerned about losses (power) and phase shifts due to the reactive impedence caused by the inductance and capacitance of t... | |
| Tubes vs. solid state. I have played classical violin for years, listened to live unapplified music and applified music. Jazz, Rock, R&B, classical, etc. One first must have a good idea what the music is suppose to sound like, and even then, you don't know how it wa... | |
| Tube Monoblock location? - Rack or near speakers? this may have been addressed earlier but here goes. It comes down to real and reactive power and IxIxR (I squared R, or power) losses on the cables. The current running on speaker cables is higher than on interconnect cables. Consequently the powe... | |
| Tubes vs. solid state. Just to chime in here. I believe that tubes vs solid state is a matter of budget and price point. Low level solid state amps sound bright if not designed and constructed correctly. Low level tube amps sound warm, until you realize that something i... | |
| Audio Research Amp/Pre matching I checked the Audio Research Web site and they are offering a Factory Update to the SP3 pre-amp. I saw no reference to an update for the REF 3.enjoy | |
| stereo amp vs monoblocks, any advantages? The main advantage of using mono blocks over stereo amps is that typically, stereo amps use components, chasis, cords, etc. that are shared between channels. With this you get crosstalk. Also, and more importantly, a stereo amp has to drive both s... | |
| Best female vocals on CD I have to join in. I have several. but, Roberta Flack older stuff is simple wonderful. Her voice live made people in the audience gasp. Her newer recordings are more pop than jazz vocals. But, here earlier music is great. Try Eva Cassidy (check ou... | |
| DVD as transport I submitted a post a short time ago regarding transports. People keep forgetting that Pioneer Elite (yes, that Pioneer) series were incredibly overbuilt and as transports they really are wonderful and can be had for very little. As I mentione in a... | |
| cd player/transport to external DAC 500 I have found that for a transport, the Pioneer Elite Series are very good and can be had for very, very little.Pioneer overbuilt their Elite series to the extent that they actually rate lower high-end classification and with the wood panel sides, ... | |
| Audio Research Amp Shootout Great review and test. I enjoyed the scenario and evaluation. Hopefully, others will do similar test. No scientific evaluation changing cables for each amp and such. A straight amp vs amp comparison. This is more real. When I was considering upgra... | |
| Audio Research SP 11 vs Audio Research SP 16 Thanks Jafox. That is really interesting. LS5 and PH2 combination. I will check this out. Enjoy. | |
| Audio Research SP 11 vs Audio Research SP 16 Thanks everyone. This is what I have expected. I wanted a remote controlled unit because it is easy. However, I will not compromise sound quality and to upgrade to a better unit looks like it will cost quite a bit to better the SP 11.Enjoy |