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| Doubling a Set of Speaker Cables I appreciate the feedback from all of you. At least there are some goners here that have tried this doubling technique and report positive results. That too gives me something to consider.I'm currently using Belden 5T00UP wire. That's not entirely... | |
| Doubling a Set of Speaker Cables @almarg thank you for putting this into perspective, including a mention as to the credibility or lack thereof of the author of that review. I imagined this post would spark some interest for you, obviously because of the Daedalus speakers themsel... | |
| Must speakers have certain volume to sound convincing ? In my opinion, "yes". If a speaker isn't adequately "pressurizing" the listening environment it doesn't sound "convincing". In my experience I've found that there typically is a "sweet spot" volume - much like a sweet spot listening position. To ... | |
| If I'm looking for "Tube Sound", why would I put a Tube Pre in front of a SS amp? @atmasphere Hi Ralph. To your point " What tubes do better than transistors is not make higher ordered harmonic distortions to which the ear is very sensitive and also perceives as irritating. That's not a matter of opinion its a simple fact and ... | |
| If I'm looking for "Tube Sound", why would I put a Tube Pre in front of a SS amp? @mapman I agree completely with your post with one exception, "expense". Personally, I believe it is expensive to make great sound at home these daysWhile I’m sure you would agree that whether or not something is expensive can be subjective, I thi... | |
| A nice read on tubes! Well I can vouch for the accuracy of Grateful Dead statistics mentioned in the article!It’s rather apropos that the article mentions "If it measures good and sounds bad, it is bad. If it measures bad and sounds good, you’ve measured the wrong thin... | |
| Explain to me dsd http://www.mojo-audio.com/blog/dsd-vs-pcm-myth-vs-truth/ | |
| How To Measure "Current" In An Amplifier? Back to current....While it has been noted in this thread that Musical Fidelity does not publish 4 ohm stats (at least in the case of their M6si), I note that a very recent review of their M5si (one step down from the 6 but certainly related/compa... | |
| How To Measure "Current" In An Amplifier? @charles1dad I appreciate that feedback Charles. I suppose too much gain could be the case, however, my previous post indicating 1 watt and approx 90 db is more or less by ear only. I haven't used any kind of metering. And while I believe those nu... | |
| How To Measure "Current" In An Amplifier? @almarg to your point "None of which means, BTW and IMO, that your amp isn’t a fine match for your speakers :-) "Absolutely. I’m going further to say I have found a great match.Stereophile review of the Triton 1 indicates "As tends to be the case... | |
| Audioquest Niagara vs PS Audio Only one problem with the Niagara 7000.... the price. It's not a "7000" for no reason :) Otherwise I would love to own one. Even the Niagara 1000, at $1000 is no bargain. Personally, I took a much more modest approach to power conditioning, and fo... | |
| Reliabilty, Keeping Equipment Powered on or off? This subject has been discussed previously in the forum, but does get resurrected every so often. Personally, my view is "it depends". Putting aside the added electrical cost, minimal or not, I completely power down all of my components when not i... | |
| How To Measure "Current" In An Amplifier? @almarg and @atmasphere These reviews indicate the Musical Fidelity can do 440 watts into 4 ohms and 800 watts into 2 ohms. I’m not stating that is or is not true, but IF true, would that support the 45 peak-to-peak amperage claim (or the RMS conv... | |
| How To Measure "Current" In An Amplifier? @atmasphere "Regarding your amplifier, the specs don’t add up as presented so there is more to the story. The 45 amp figure seems to refer to output. Converted to RMS as Al did (so it makes more sense) the 15.9amps does not gel with 220 watts. In... | |
| How To Measure "Current" In An Amplifier? Erik, MF does include the damping factor in their specs, and I posted it earlier, 180. As you do not care for the overall match between MF and GET, I'll ask your opinion then on what speaker you believe would match to the MF, and what amp you beli... |