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| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? When he came into the store and out of the cold, did he take off his earmuffs?Tim | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? georgehifi, I disagree with you all the time and your posts are tedious sometimes. Despite it all, I still love ya, mate.Tim | |
| What is your approach to system fine tuning with cables and cords ? Hello blindjim, You are a wise man, with many pearls of wisdom that suggest a good action plan to follow such as: "It seems prudent to say 'attack that which is blatantly wrong first."Very good advice that I know better as 'low hanging fruit'.... | |
| Will a subwoofer add depth and clarity to my system, or just bass? millercarbon:"More pure gold. I’ve copied the whole post just to pose a pop quiz and see if anyone can answer: what one single letter best differentiates Duke’s highly informative post from all the rest? Hint: to understand the answer is to unders... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? "Also, because an amp uses GaN doesn’t necessarily make it better."Hello toetapaudio, I mostly agree with georgehifi on this one. The critical factor is eliminating or significantly reducing dead time which reduces distortion. The use o... | |
| What is your approach to system fine tuning with cables and cords ? Elizabeth stated: "One reason it was easy to for me to hear differences.. My drive for clarity brought the sound to the edge of lean over and over.. keeping it warm enough with the clarity uppermost was the challenge. So the sound has been on this... | |
| Will a subwoofer add depth and clarity to my system, or just bass? jazz99, Woops, forgot about room correction. You can run bass room correction optimized to your listening seat as part of step#6 above. It should just further fine tune bass response at your listening seat but will have little to no affect o... | |
| Will a subwoofer add depth and clarity to my system, or just bass? Hello jazz99, For your situation, I'd suggest the SVS SB1000 (12"driver in a sealed box) would be the better choice than the SVS PB1000 (10" driver in a ported box) although either would provide a dramatic improvement over not using any sub wi... | |
| What is your approach to system fine tuning with cables and cords ? inna, If your system’s not broken, why are you continuing to try and fix it? And how are you going to know when it’s fixed and you’re done? Listening to good music via a high fidelity home audio system is meant to be a very emotionally satisfying... | |
| Best multi-purpose subwoofer guhlamr, I doubt anyone would notice a difference between a hi-end and Monoprice xlr cable on a sub. I suggest saving your dough and making your wife happy, or at least less ticked-off.Tim | |
| Tubes vs SS preamp question.... denjer1, I agree with both big_greg and atmosphere. You like tubes so why not try all tubes first? What matters is your opinion. If you're going to buy new, I'd suggest visiting local dealers and requesting an in-home loaner you can audi... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? tweak1, Understood. I no longer listen to Coldplay discs on my home system due to poor recording quality but I still enjoy these discs on my OEM car system. I've discovered that music files recorded direct to digital are especially good s... | |
| Tubes vs SS preamp question.... Hello denjer1, I need a bit more info to properly answer your question. What is the exact name and model number of your Krell Showcase PrePro?Tim | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? tweak1:"I hear zero nasties unless recorded on the cd, and boy I can really hear how poorly mastered some cds are."Hello tweak1, I'm glad you like the initial sound of your new PSA 700M amps. My class D amps have only improved in sq over time. ... | |
| Hey That's Not So Bad if It's Class D Hello clearthink, I apologize if it isn't true, but my impression is that you have limited experience with the various amp types. I'm not sure what type of amp or amps you use in your system, but I'd suggest you get a bit adventurous and try ... |