sean
Responses from sean
| Ground Loop - New Twist? If floating the amp gets rid of the hum and does not tear up system performance, don't worry about it. I've seen and read more than a few manuals that specifically state that it might be necessary to eliminate / minimize multiple grounds. As such,... | |
| Making Stereo amps into Mono One correction to your post, Paul. Nelson Pass did not design the Nakamichi amps. Nak simply paid licensing fees to Pass for letting them use the Stasis design. While i've never heard the Nak versions, i've been told that they sound QUITE differen... | |
| Straight wire with gain???? My experience is that mating a "musical" component with an "analytical" component in the backbone of a system seems to work best. Otherwise, you end up with TOO much of a "good" thing or a system that is not well balanced. While certain characteri... | |
| Need feedback on Classe amps The smaller Classe' amps were quite lean in my opinion with the larger models filling out quite a bit. Don't know about the newer stuff. Sean> | |
| Cal Audio Alpha 24/96 upgrade? One other thing. If you use your DAC on a regular basis, i would simply leave it on all the time. I've done this and never had any problems whatsoever. Life expectancy of a low level tube like this is VERY long compared to what you get out of a po... | |
| Cal Audio Alpha 24/96 upgrade? I somehow posted early and didn't finish the job. Is this what they call "premature....." ??? : )Even if you ended up buying a pair of each tube listed above, it would set you back a whopping $75 including shipping. This would give you 5 sets of t... | |
| Cal Audio Alpha 24/96 upgrade? I "somewhat" agree with Camadeco as you might have summed up from my first post. Bargain hunters ( most everybody on this site ) see the 16 bit Alpha's for sale at reasonable prices and have a hard time spending the greater amount of cash for the ... | |
| wood tonic hurts ? I also forgot to mention that Wood Tonic only hurts when you drink it. Besides that, it makes a lousy aftershave !!! Talk about "burning in".... : ) Sean> | |
| wood tonic hurts ? As long as you put it on the wood and NOT the drivers, you'll be okay : )Somethine else that breathes life back into old cabinets is Lemon Oil. The oil feeds the wood AND adds back some of the original rich wood tones that used to be there before ... | |
| Why No Testing of Isolation Products? While i would agree with the basic concept behind your post, variables such as physical size and differences in weight / loading on the devices could make MEASURABLE differences. As such, very thorough or in-depth testing would be necessary. For i... | |
| Cal Audio Alpha 24/96 upgrade? If you haven't tried swapping tubes in this unit, i would go that route before spending the money on the 24 / 96 upgrade. Then again, i know others that have done the upgrade and found it WAY better than any tube swap. It's all personal taste and ... | |
| Sunfire Signature Amp One simple statement: The Signature will drive ANY speaker : )Honestly though, whether or not it is a good sonic match for your speakers or system is another matter. I would say that the amp is very quick and clean but lacks the extreme "punch" or... | |
| Help me salvage my rack Streetdaddy, how are the shelves supported ? Before doing "surgery" on this rack, is it too late to return it ? Sean> | |
| Uh oh.... This is the system that JJ from the Asylum has been working on. John Atkinson from Stereophile has heard their in-house demo and was pretty much blown away. He said that it was enough to make him reconsider his stance on multi-channel recordings. ... | |
| Coincident Total Eclipse/Avalon Radian Room placement for side firing WOOFERS should not be a problem at all. That is, unless they are actually MID-woofers and placed up too high on the cabinet. If the woofer is crossed over higher than 200 Hz (at most), expect problems. If the woofer ... |