dlcockrum
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| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. "The diameter of the Tube Trap, not the length determines the low frequency cutoff. Only Tube Traps have built-in diffusive reflection panels to maintain ambience control. Tube Traps work best in areas where there is heavy bass, such as the corner... | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. Hi o,If I recall correctly, the full-round ASC products have an absorptive material over half the outer surface and a reflective material over the other half, such that rotating them will provide different tuning effects. Seems that this might be ... | |
| Is OPPO losing it's way? Great AC quality and isolation will improve all equally. | |
| Is OPPO losing it's way? "when did oppo ever make a $1200 universal sound as good as a $4k sacd player ?lol"When it was modded by ModWright or Exemplar Audio and cost $3700 - $5000. Then watch out. | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. Hi o,That's quite a compliment and also a very kind way to get your thread back on track. I am afraid that I have exhausted my knowledge of acoustical treatments here already.I will be happy to try to answer any questions that anyone might have. ... | |
| What SS preamp compares to a tube preamp All of the above are exceptionally fine components. The differences between the best tube and SS gear per se is less than the differences between house sounds of each. It is a matter of personal preference, flexibility, and system compatibility a... | |
| What SS preamp compares to a tube preamp Ready to tally the votes, dyl71? | |
| What SS preamp compares to a tube preamp "Real good" SS preamps sound like whatever is fed to them and can be bought used at the top of the OPs budget or just slightly more. | |
| power conditioner 30 or so Powercells? | |
| What SS preamp compares to a tube preamp U2 retro.Dave | |
| Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables Nice post jsm71.Dave | |
| Multi Channel SACD Hi dpphd,I have been using a stock 5400ES for several weeks while the seller of this MW version player was waiting on his new MW Marantz SA-8005 to arrive from MW.I don’t think that the MW improvements affect the HDMI output other than providing m... | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. Hi o,Do the best audio equipment designers use other manufacturers’ equipment as a benchmark for the sound of their own designs or it is live music? I don’t think that the best audio reproduction is that far away from the real thing. More likely t... | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. Hi Paul,Glad to help. I love cables too, but I found it hard to choose cabling with my room acoustics out of whack. I did a lot of research on room acoustical treatments and consulted with several vendors. It was going to cost a lot of money. The... | |
| What SS preamp compares to a tube preamp Your B&K amp is balanced with a differential input stage so it would mate very well with the fully-differentially balanced K-1xe. Put tubes in your digital front end and Yahtzee! |