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| The secret to a great amplifier... Granted electrical engineers would not "nay say" this in the same way they don’t nay say when someone claims that unicorns and fairies exist. They just look at them, sort of shake their head and move on. To those that ask, though, they may be wil... | |
| 1st Post Intro & Ramblings That's okay I have come to the conclusion you don't know how we locate sounds. Stereo speakers will never replace a center channel no matter how perfect. For one, it is only perfect for a very narrow spot. For two even turning your head moves the ... | |
| Thinking about getting a R2R DAC Recorded music isn't real, so something that plays perfectly (a DAC) may not be to your liking. Nothing wrong with some imperfections to simulate a more lively environment. Embrace it.The music industry is embracing it. Lots of work being done on ... | |
| 1st Post Intro & Ramblings Sorry kreapin Millercarbon appears to have an exclusive on "going on about his extensive 'knowledge'".You did lose me when you questioned full surround for home theater. Two stereo speakers will never provide the rock solid placement of vocals to ... | |
| Thinking about getting a R2R DAC ML36 is what 25 years old? In 2005 that would have been considered old tech and not nearly as good as new stuff. Suddenly is is great again? No.Both your DACs are good but you prefer one. Much different implementations. One thing that has changed ... | |
| The secret to a great amplifier... Simao if you are only willing to accept wrong answers I am sure you will get lots.That fuse isn't even close to the most limiting part of the power pathway. | |
| Bought some 14/2 “speaker wire” from Home Depot How about you do the math and show my results to be wrong .... I am confident the numbers are more than close enough to accurately portray the situation not to mention that virtually every reputable cable vendor that uses actual engineering concur... | |
| Why I enjoy my Luminous Audio passive unit, vs an additional gain stage ( preamp ) Not seeing how balanced negates the transfer function of the cable unless you are assuming lower source and load impedance. The noise rejection is obvious of course. | |
| The secret to a great amplifier... The thread already appears to have created a suppository effect Noble100. | |
| Thinking about getting a R2R DAC There is no reason for an R2R to sound better or worse than a non R2R. It's all implementation including the up front signal processing. There is a reason why you may like or dislike a NOS DAC though and it is not because it is more accurate. | |
| Bought some 14/2 “speaker wire” from Home Depot Math is your friend.9.5 feet of 14awg solid core, skin effect at 20khz adds about 0.01 ohm of added resistance. However the wire was stranded so this will be quite a bit less.20khz zip cord speaker wire 14 awg, 9.5 feet, inductance would add 0.3 -... | |
| 1st Post Intro & Ramblings Timing will be "aligned" as long as the two speakers are equal distance to the ears. There really is no other alignment. Most of it is a balancing act between direct/reflected, and shadowing function of the head to the other ear. The first heavil... | |
| Step me up from Paradigm Studio 20 v4 bookshelf, seriously. This is sort of like saying I would like to buy a new car. It has to be blue ....The most distinctive things about Paradigm has usually been pretty flat response, good off axis, and they play pretty loud undistorted. and pretty good value for the ... | |
| 1st Post Intro & Ramblings There is nothing "golden" about an equalateral triangle at least for sound. There is not a lot to justify it. So much is dependent on speaker dispersion, the room, etc. that using it as a starting point can have you hopelessly away from ideal that... | |
| AB Testing Experiences No Millercarbon I have not conflated anything. I said tonal balance. How we perceive a sound is based on how we perceive a whole set of frequencies that make up said tone or sound. That is absolutely impacted by volume. That is irrefutable. It’s h... |