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| dac chip vs analog stage as to sonic impact Reference Audio Modifications (RAM) does a mod to the Behringer DEQ2496 where they use transformers connected directly to the AKM DACs, thereby eliminating all the analog circuitry. They say this is their top of the line mod, and it costs accordin... | |
| To seal or not to seal ... Your room, as you describe it, sounds ideal for incarcerating terrorists. | |
| Is balanced necessarily better? Actually, on my CarverPro power amps there are three choices of input connections: XLR, 1/4 phone Jack, Euro-type. Euro-type is three pin sockets in line, with set screws to hold the pin or crimp bare wire. For a semi-permanent installation the Eu... | |
| music frequency Donbellphd...I too have many classical organ recordings. Theatre organs are a whole different animal.The Wurlitzer in the Organ Stop Pizza is,they say, the largest in the world. Others have claimed this, so I don't know, but it is a big one, beaut... | |
| dac chip vs analog stage as to sonic impact Tvad...Checking the APL website I notice that the DACs which they use for the update are AKM. That's what I have in my Behringer DAC2496 which may be why it sounds good. | |
| dac chip vs analog stage as to sonic impact Tvad...I'll take your word for that. Any others? | |
| Choosing proper gain for preamp. Am I screwed? When they "cut" a CD (just like an LP or a mag tape) someone needs to decide on gain, so that the loudest moments do not saturate the recording medium. In the case of a CD this maximum recordable level is exact...all 16 bits used. (For an LP this ... | |
| dac chip vs analog stage as to sonic impact A DAC is an analog device. What do you think the "A" stands for. It is also a digital device, but the digital part is a go/nogo thing and not likely to affect sound quality. The analog output of a DAC chip is fast and accurate, but generally needs... | |
| Is balanced necessarily better? Gregm...Pro sound uses balanced lines because they run signals hundreds of feet amongst a tangle of other wiring. Noise rejection is important to them. | |
| music frequency The recording that I have with the most extensive very low frequency signal is a Wurlitzer theatre organ CD from Organ Stop Pizza (in Mesa Arizona...great place to visit). There is a continuous background at uniform level down to the 20 Hz 1/3 oct... | |
| music frequency Zargon...My point is that those seven lowest piano keys rarely get played. A speaker that doesn't try for the lowest frequencies may reproduce higher ones better (not worse as you suggest) because it can use a smaller lighter cone driver, which is... | |
| music frequency My observations include the total music waveform, harmonics and all. We could debate whether a harmonic that is 40 dB down is important, but it is 40 dB down. | |
| Downside of sensitivity? High sensitivity speakers sometimes bring out hum and hiss that would not be noticed with low sensitivity speakers. | |
| music frequency My spectrum analyser indicates that the high end of most recorded music rolls off around 12-14 KHz most of the time. Sometimes (not often) there is significant signal up to 20 KHz. The low end varies greatly. Usually nothing below about 40 Hz, but... | |
| Review: Tube Audio Design TAD-1000 Tube amp Four transformers in a mono amp? Why is that? |