mrtennis
Responses from mrtennis
| Class-D amps - a different re view hi audioperv:the objections i raised are reasons not to want to listen to solid state amps. what ever faults lie in the design of tube amps do not deter me from wanting to listen to them.subtractive coloration of some tube designs does not bother ... | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view the problem with most solid state amps is the unrealistic presentation of detail. the sound of an instrument is usually represented as highly timbrally inaccurate, compared to some of the classic tube designs.there is something very unnatural abou... | |
| Audiophile Results the signal is more important than the amplification.the digital source will have a greater impact than an amplifier. | |
| Analytical, revealing COPPER w/ i don't think you have to look to hard to find a cable that provides sufficient resolution to satisfy your needs.most cables do not lack resolving capability.if you want to economize, i suggest outlaw audio interconnect. its cost is about $59/meter. | |
| RoHS legislation impact on the high end industry hi dazzdax:if you haad a choice between solder or no solder, which would you choose ? | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all hi muralman:since you have no knowledge of a recording, your method of detecting distortion is subjective, hence opinion, which is subject to disagreement. if you insist on using the term "better", it must be quantitative in nature, hence some kin... | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all hi doug schroeder:i will make you a wager. allow me to select a stereo system and two pair of interconnect cables.i will bet you that i can detect the differences between the cables between digital source and preamp. of course i would be blindfold... | |
| Speaker Recomendations $3000 i second the dunlavy 4s and also suggest the proac response 3s. what about a used martin logan hybrid ?? | |
| Compromises (recording quality) if one configures a stereo system to minimize errors of inaccuracy, it may be possible to alter the sound of a stereo stereo system to accomodate inferior recordings.for the majority of one's recordings one would maintain the "virtually" neutral s... | |
| Ugliest Speakers??? cones look ugly, but many of the cabinets are not.who wants to look at an ugly cone, when you can look at a flat, thin sleek and elegant speaker, like a magnepan.the thinner the batter. thick speakers are ugly.panels rule, don't be an acoustic sus... | |
| Compromises (recording quality) there is nothing wrong with owning some "band aids" to overcome the sonic deficits of some recordings. band aids include cables, anti resonant devices and accessories.use only when necessary. | |
| most accurate loudspeakers.... no speaker is accurate, period. most speakers state their frequency response within 3 db. that is not accurate.at best one can a speaker is less inaccurate than another.a speaker is either accurate or it isn't. it can't be incredibly accurate. it ... | |
| what kind of audiophile are you ? my initial assertion regarding the quad 57 is a hypothesis.here is a proposed test, constructive criticism sought:aassemble several pairs of spekears, chosen by "experts", believed to be minimally inaccurate.select a room which is well behaved.con... | |
| Anyone heard a K2 HD CD yet? hi drubin:the issues of tonality and dimensionality are the factors that were used to compare the k2 hd sampler to the "originals". i found in 3 out of 4 cases that the "originals" presented a less digital and more full-bodied sound. in the 4th ca... | |
| Hypothetical - CD or SACD Player? this question cannot be answered without further input from you.from my own experience, a vintage tube cd player is preferable to a current production sacd player. why ?i prefer the classic tube sound, which is unattainable from any sacd player i ... |