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| Focal Aria 936 vs 926 bass response The 948's, with their hideous impedance low point of 2.5 ohm compounded by some phase angle, aren't easy to drive. The Kanta and all the Sopra's are easier to drive than the 948's. The thing I like about the 936's is they're not the most politely ... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? Hate to break it to y'all, but what you think you're hearing IS pure belief and NOT proof in the slightest. Such a semantically obvious fact illustrates how deeply confused you people are about the difference between belief and facts. @mrdecibel I... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? Ya know, if fuses did make any difference engineers would use relays and breakers. The fact a few makers choose to pander to snake oilers it's proof. | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? @blindjim One could just as rationally say amp designers should just build amps that have much more authoritative grip on the speakers. I don't see the reactive nature of many speakers as a problem. A well designed speaker uses those characteristi... | |
| What 2 channel Amp would you Buy for $6k? I'm certain I wouldn't buy anything. $6k would let me built 2 exemplary Pass amps tweaked to precisely what my speakers require. I bet a pair of mono F7's would rock. | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? Hey... Can I point out that what a designer decides to call his "rated output" is little more than the number he feels like advertising? So the amp will drive 100 watts into 2 ohm. It'll probably have no trouble driving 50 into 4 ohm and 25 into 8... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? Oh.... So we should hold off on bullying until the middle schoolers arrive? | |
| Open Baffle. Why are they mostly limited to DIY? Willemj says they're inefficient because physics! Their efficiency depends on the size of the baffles and drivers. Once the wavelengths significantly exceed the size of the baffle the efficiency falls off a cliff. It's kinda why open baffle subwoo... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? I don't see any middle schoolers. | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? It's generally assumed by speaker designers that the amp will be a voltage source as opposed to a current source. Consequently, speakers are designed to behave flatly according to voltage. All that said, I'm driving a pair of Focal 936's with a mu... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? I can't believe I'm reading somebody deriding engineers for being obsessed with good circuits and not considering snake oil enough. Should Pass Labs and Boulder hire snake oil specialists to give their gear the real audiophile authenticity? | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? In theory, using square law devices like MOSFETs, you can more than double the output current into half the load. You very rarely see it done because some sort of degeneration is applied to them to obtain stability. Practically no class AB amps ar... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? @phusis The old Klipsch stuff is exactly why people have the opinions they do today about horns and I think denying that is simply intellectually dishonest. I'm sure I'll get crucified for pointing this out, but there isn't even consensus in the ... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? @johnk I've had some experiences like that. My mom thought I was nuts for buying the stuff I have until I parked her in front of it and played her favorite music. She got the chills and tears and no more explanation was needed. No matter how you c... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? What exactly is that snake oil supposed to do aside from not even being possible in my F5 or risking jamming the fuse? |