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| Dynaudio Audience 52 vs 52 SE My 52 SE bottoms out at loud and fast bass to make 'KWAK' noise but it is only when volume level is pretty high.I think nothing really wrong with the speakers but it happens when the condition is given. Despite the phenomenon, I still like 52 SE s... | |
| Best components with Dynaudio 52 SE Quote:When fed well, they can be perfect all-rounders for the money.Very true! | |
| GMA Callisto VS. Merlin TSM songwriter72@, I did A/B according to your suggestion and honestly I could not hear any more distortion or harshness from TSM-MM than the headphones. Or TSM-MM was not interpreting music in any less enjoyable way than the headphones. I recommend y... | |
| GMA Callisto VS. Merlin TSM I have been working with my amplifier to re-route feedback from "from the final out to differential input" to "from the driver stage to differential input" with a purpose to decrease the amplifier's damping factor and isolate the feedback loop fro... | |
| GMA Callisto VS. Merlin TSM I want honestly to say thank you all for the contribution and time.When songwriter72@ raised an issue about my notion of Merlin to be picky about recording, he directly implied that GMA's phase coherent design makes more music enjoyable. Even if h... | |
| GMA Callisto VS. Merlin TSM Bobby, you are right!Both in sound pressure and tone, it is very continuous from top to bottom and by no way I could tell the seam between the bands. When I said "...more forgiving...", I was not really hoping to make it that way. I meant that it ... | |
| GMA Callisto VS. Merlin TSM Dear songwriter72@, you have repeatedly said that only GMA is good because of the phase coherent crossover network and that makes me feel offended because:1. The thread invited opinions of listeners who have listened both Callisto and TSM-MM howev... | |
| GMA Callisto VS. Merlin TSM Many of recordings were optimized/compromised for the era's popular player like console stereo, lo-fi home stereo, boom box or even headphone stereo, and for the era's popular listeners' preferences. Those recordings have "faults" to be played by ... | |
| GMA Callisto VS. Merlin TSM "The ability to play and enjoy ANY recording"Some of my speakers have that talent and I somewhat enjoy their ability like that however I indeed need speakers to "show as is". As a developer and maker of amplifiers, I have longed speakers like TSM ... | |
| GMA Callisto VS. Merlin TSM Only the tube phono amp has no feedback. I use TEAC MTZ-3 alignment mirror disc for the turn table alignment. The power amplifier is 75 watt RMS per channel at less 1% distortion at 4 ohm resistive load and it has internal zobel networks. | |
| GMA Callisto VS. Merlin TSM Hi, sorry for a delayed response.The system I am driving merlin is described as follows from the front end;CARTRIDGE : Ortofon SPU AE with tuned original brass stabilizer and spacer mounted on SME 3009 on Thorens TD-124, SME stock cablePRE-PRE AMP... | |
| GMA Callisto VS. Merlin TSM Finally, I managed to get a pair of TSM-MM over Audiogon!Well, I must say I love the workmanship and the sound.They are extremely transparent, revealing, seamless, tonally right and, most importantly of all, musical. What a pleasure when you can b... | |
| Speakers Before Merlin TSM-MM Thanks for the responses!Any more? | |
| Bryston B60 Check http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2770&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 for possible mod for Bryston amps.There is no or little difference of amp design between old and new to make difference in sound. | |
| balanced vs unbalanced Improvement vs. unbalanced when balanced input is used can be an indication of a poor CMRR (commom mode rejection ratio) of the amplifier. If the amplifier's front end differential stage is perfectly designed, there should be no difference. |