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| Christmas Tree Echo Control What kind of tinsel and decorations have the best acoustics? Does Scotch pine sound better? | |
| Does Bi-amping really make a difference in sound? Passive biamping at a 2200 Hz crossover is just silly. | |
| Monarchy SE-100 MK2 vs used Plinius SA 100 MKiii Can't speak for the Mk2 but I had original SE-100's and currently Plinius SA-100 mkIII. The Monarchy had nowhere near the bass and power with some speaker combinations but, apparently, that's been improved for the Mk2. Still, you're comparing 52lb... | |
| Are audiophile speakers turn on for single women? Only until they try to coexist. In which case she's not single anymore. Then, they're ugly. Of course, when she's becomes single again, they're a valuable asset. Kidding. | |
| Which attributes do you value most? Intellectual push-ups or belief system? | |
| Plinius SA250 MK IV upgrades? + SA Ref comparison? The rumour is that Plinius lowered the treble down a bit for the SA-102 and 250 MkIV versions because that's the way they interpreted customer demand. For the 103 and SA-Ref, it's back up. Again, just a rumour, read from a review.Don't know of any... | |
| Which attributes do you value most? Natural. Don't really know what that means but I've spent a lifetime training my ears to hear it. | |
| Does my Pass amp dislike my Meridian preamp? Sorry, term I meant was PIC (programmable interface controller). | |
| Does my Pass amp dislike my Meridian preamp? My first guess would be a PLC (programmable logic controller). Could be socket mounted but more likely replacing a board. Can be intermittent and difficult to track down. | |
| Is it okay to talk around your speakers? This is becoming my favorite comedy site. | |
| Solid State Power Amps That Sound Most Like Tubes? I've known SS amps that have been rolled off on the bottom, a few on the top. Heard some that were bloomy and some that tried to be euphonic. None of these are particularly characteristic of all tube designs. What character does he want? | |
| Ten audiophile commandments To paraphrase from Yul Brynner in the movie: "So let it be written" ... It must be true. | |
| Can you get good sound bridging 2 Classe CA-200s Finding it hard to fathom the ruggedly built CA-200's not being able to handle the Thiels. Granted, the Thiels are a fairly tough load but gotta think that something is wrong with the amp. Perhaps, the bias has drifted and needs to be adjusted. Is... | |
| Is it ok to Bi-amp using different Brand/model of Looks like you're getting covered technically. I can add is the quality of the level controls affects the amount of fiddling. When I first tried biamping with pots to control the more sensitive amp, I was constantly going back and forth. Upgraded ... | |
| is a step up/down electric transformer bad ? I use isolation or center-tapped (balanced), step-down transformers on almost all my gear, all rated for 115V, including sources and 2 class A monoblocks. The exception being a dedicated, class AB, bass amp. The current swings for the latter 4X400... |