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| Reviews with all double blind testing? the illusion is the false reality. Kinda by definitionThat is correct, semantically. It's also kinda philosophical. IMO we should distinguish between semantics and philosophical extrapolations and the simple PRACTICAL application of DBT in our (re... | |
| High Pass a hard-to-drive speaker - Now Easy???? Duke: one octave for 9db?? I was banking on the standard +6db energy/octave. Can you give a quick pointer on how you obtain this (I'm sincerely interested -- not contesting :)). Cheers | |
| New tube amp for ML Prodigy CAT, VTL, ARC???? Unless s/thing has changed, the Prodigys are much more difficult than the new Soundlabs. So an OTL may run into unnecessary trouble driving them -- i.e. not perform at its intended best. This would be a shame as the "best" with Atma is indeed exce... | |
| Reviews with all double blind testing? DBT assumes that we have to justify our purchases to others as in science; we do not have to do soActually that's an interesting take.Yet, there's a lot of emotion and correspondingly little logic in the vehement assertions contained in many posts... | |
| What does 'Fast mean? Stupendous amount of interesting (and some not so interesting) posts, few of which addressed the original question: simply, when one says "fast" what does one mean (speaking of reproduced sound).Generally, it's what Seandtaylor wrote. Whether it's... | |
| High Pass a hard-to-drive speaker - Now Easy???? Should be able to, using a line level filter & bypassing the internal hi & low passes on the b/pass section.OTOH, you'll have to pray that tonality & voicing b/ween the different amps are compatible -- because you'll hear the bass amp,... | |
| Kharma Midi vs. Sonus Faber Stradivari Amati Did you listen to old Amati or new Amati Anniversario, and was it in the same room where you heard StradivariThe new model and the same room. Actually didn't find the Anni particularly fussy to set up. The Strads were a bit more complicated to set... | |
| Don't let this happen to you seems there are different etiquettes at different locations /Too many rules for the average Joe Not really "rules" IMO, as much as musicians having to concentrate a bit after all. A movement is not an intermission, it's part of a piece of music, s... | |
| High Pass a hard-to-drive speaker - Now Easy???? Good hi-powered amps are invariably expensive. But NOT, by definition, compromised as you seem to believe. In my book, expense is as good a reason as any to avoid them if you can.Yr question: In theory, yes, you'd be gaining in energy required. I ... | |
| Wilson Spikes Geeez, I'm way behind the times...! | |
| Kharma Midi vs. Sonus Faber Stradivari Amati did you listen the AnniversariosYes -- but only briefly at a dealer. Powered by YBA Passion (the small stereo). They seemed to have a leaner lower midrange than their homage brothers (i.e. truer, more realistic -- I don't mean lacking). Also seeme... | |
| Wilson Spikes Relax: it's only 63 euro/spike and, you know, these spikes are very special. The alloy used is proprietary, it's cryoed as well, and the cryo process is proprietary.More importantly, the spikes are specifically and individually machined for each p... | |
| Kharma Midi vs. Sonus Faber Stradivari Amati *I would definitely choose Stradivari over Amati.*"Musical" presentation: difficult point. What do you mean by "musical"? IF, on the warm side of neutral, yes the Strads could be that vs the Kharma -- remember the drive units on the Kharma are har... | |
| Kharma Midi Exquisite vs MBL101E Alectiong, I have heard both spkrs you mention -- but at different times so can't offer a reliable comparison opinion.The Exquisites sound is well documented. (BTW, Avalon & Marten Desing are two other brands that use similar driver complement... | |
| I had my ear talked off about the synergy between. Spectral & Eidolon sound good together whether with a Wadia or a whatever good source... But then, Eidolons also sounded good with Goldmund, Symphonic Line, PLinius, KR, YBA -- to name a few brands. Likewise, a Spectral was great in powering G... |