eldartford
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| Which solid state amp loves a 4 ohm load? CarverPro ZR1600...Approx $840 for 600watts/channel into 4 ohms, and designed to handle pro sound 2 ohm loads. It does deliver powerful bass, and superb "transparency". Try it, you'll like it. | |
| 2 channel SACD vs Multichannel SACD players... Where did that guy come from. Must be an alien.Anyway, I just got a Panasonic SA-XR10 receiver (digital multichannel) and it also talks about the downmix feature. | |
| 2 channel SACD vs Multichannel SACD players... Soundhd...The downmix mode of player operation is described in the player owner's manual. I have used Panasonic, Pioneer, and Denon DVD-A players and they all did it. The producer of the disc can lock out this downmix feature by info on the disc, ... | |
| 2 channel SACD vs Multichannel SACD players... Arafel...Interesting...Exactly how can you be sure that it is a 2-channel program on the disc, and not the player realtime downmix which DVD-A provides? Is the program 196KHz sampling? Can you provide more details about the Emmylou disc: Label, et... | |
| Subwoofer Question: Active or Passive? The terminology "active" and "passive" have gotten all mixed up. "Active" generally refers to a subwoofer that includes a built-in amplifier. "Passive" ought to describe a subwoofer that is driven through a passive crossover network by the same am... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Nrchy...Contrary to what you say, the workings of an audio power amplifier are understood "in all the minute details" by any competent engineer, and even by some incompetent ones. Cosmology is totally different. | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Corona...You are right about me building an experimental power cord, and plans for a test to see if it had any effect vs the very small zip cord that came with the power amp. I have got the cord all made and ready to go, but I always seem to have ... | |
| Grills OFF or Grills ON ??? Depends on the grill, obviously. Some fabric is so light and open that it has no effect. In some cases the speaker system may have been "voiced" with the grill on, so its removal will brighten the sound, perhaps excessively. Subwoofer sound penetr... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Zaikesman...I think that the way it goes is that, first, someone comes up with a "Hypothesis". At this point it is pure conjecture. Then, the Hypothesis is tested by examination of data from tests that ought to be affected by the Hypothesis. If mo... | |
| Anyone still excited about HDCD ? HDCD is a clever way to get more out of 16 bits. If 16 bits were all that was available HDCD would be important. But 24 bit hardware has become commonplace, so HDCD has become irrelevant, except for playback of any HDCD discs that you already own. | |
| is it me or sacd. Interesting: I note that everyone who is complaining about SACD and DVD-A audio quality cites Pop and Rock music. I really cannot comment on this, because almost all my discs are classical, and are clearly superior to the older media. Perhaps you ... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Nrchy...Because cosmology and quantum physics are not fully understood this does not mean that we don't know how audio amplifiers work. You need to keep your skepticism within reasonable bounds.There is a book which I enjoyed reading, and I think ... | |
| is it me or sacd. Don't blame the recording technology. It's the mastering. | |
| Can someone explain hi-current preamp? "High current" is another way of saying low output impedance. Even with a relatively low 10K impedance input of the power amp, a 1 volt preamp output signal would require a current of only 0.0001 amp.Low output impedance makes the preamp-to-powera... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Clueless...Nice toys! Don't you think that zip cord is overkill. I suggest bell wire. |