FYI: A thread – from a while back – that some might find contains interesting observations, advice and so on. Certainly worth dipping in and out of if you have only a few minutes to spare. Neil / editor in chief =========== MORE
Month: June 2020
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I know that traditional A/B comparison tests are wonky and iffy, to say the least, but there’s one thing about these tests that is starting to intrigue me: It is one thing to not catch any audible difference between two components in the blindfold A/B test situation (the ‘false negative’ situation), but what’s with […]
FYI: A thread – from a while back – that some might find contains interesting observations, advice and so on. Certainly worth dipping in and out of if you have only a few minutes to spare. Neil / editor in chief =========== OK let’s get to the point…! I have an Icon Audio Stereo 200PP […]
FYI: A thread – from a while back – that some might find contains interesting observations, advice and so on. Certainly worth dipping in and out of if you have only a few minutes to spare. Neil / editor in chief =========== “I hesitated using the title of the thread in case i became […]
We are told: BaseTwo25 is a state-of-the-art monitoring solution converting any Amphion two-way studio monitor into a full-range, time and phase coherent, three-way system, extending all the way down to 20Hz.
Can anyone some it up in a nut shell if possible what the difference in design and output are of class D vs class A power? MORE
Hurray! Either because I can’t think of anything else to say about RCA connectors; because, like the Masters of the ancient Guilds of yore, I’ve gotten secretive and unwilling to share my knowledge with the public; or because I’m simply running out of titles inspired by 1930s cliff-hanger serial movies; I’m finished with RCA connectors […]
Gentlemen. Should I choose emotion over accuracy or vice-versa? I am no longer convinced I can achieve both in one system Here’s what Paul McGowan (PS Audio) says: My friend Art Tedeschi from the Colorado Audiophile Society sent me an interesting observation which I think is rather relevant and relates to our thoughts. “I think […]
I found this article pretty interesting, not because of the brand in question which seems to be some high end ‘audiophile’ company I have never seen, let alone heard of, but how they deal with the changing circumstances for selling these types of products and what the effect of it is: http://www.theaudiobeat.com/news/neodio.htm “French manufacturer Neodio […]
Hi everyone, I don’t usually do this kind of thing (join forums etc) but had to share this… In a past life (single man) I was a Naim nut but have just wasted several years of life perservering with a pair of Linn amps (Kolektor/LK85) to try and get them to sound ‘right’ for me. […]
Paul McGowan writes: We’re moving into a series on power amplifier headroom for a couple of reasons: first I think most people really don’t understand just how much power is enough and secondly, we’re introducing a new power amplifier this summer that’s of a power level high enough to raise some eyebrows. I want to […]
FYI: A thread – from a while back – that some might find contains interesting observations, advice and so on. Certainly worth dipping in and out of if you have only a few minutes to spare. Neil / editor in chief =========== MORE
Is there any expected character change depending on what tap you use. ie will using the 4 ohm tap always give a tighter but harder sound and as you go up to the 8ohm tap, the sound gets softer? or is it different from amp to amp and speaker to speaker and more down to […]
FYI: A thread – from a while back – that some might find contains interesting observations, advice and so on. Certainly worth dipping in and out of if you have only a few minutes to spare. Neil / editor in chief =========== For the last few days I’ve been using this amazing product on two […]
Trends in turntable design shift back and forth over time, each “advance” turning out to be a mostly sideways move. Over its long history, VPI’s founder and designer, Harry Weisfeld, has moved the analog goalposts back and forth as he’s refined his thinking. His early turntables were mostly standard spring-suspension designs of normal size. By […]
Paul McGowan ….. “Dear Paul. After months of your blogs, I am finally confused. You say that the sound of a 44.1K 16 bit cd copy of a vinyl record is indistinguishable from the vinyl record. Yet, in my experience, the sound of a superbly recorded vinyl record has greater ambience, depth etc. than a […]
I’m thinking of buying one of these. Any comments on it’s performance, will it match the O/L modified arm. Whats the best place to buy. (OR) do you have one for sale! MORE
The best stereo equipment I know is forgettable. When everything’s just right I don’t think about the system, only the music. We work so hard to make products that are both remarkable and iconic. Yet, when they do their job, the best we can hope is for them to disappear. Imagine designing an automobile, computer, […]
Dave K writes …. You probably know Pete Townshend from his career in The Who, which spanned over fifty years, but the songwriter and banjo/accordion/harmonica/ukulele/mandolin/violin/synthesiser player has also put out a good deal of work on his own. His latest solo project, Classic Quadrophenia, is a classical reinterpretation of the Who’s 1973 Quadrophenia album. What made you want […]
Paul McGowan writes: My favorite loudspeaker box for bass is a sealed one; not being a fan of ports, passive radiators and transmission lines as we covered over the last few days. A sealed box simply means that the loudspeaker driver is trapped in a box with no air vents or holes in it at […]
I’m going to mount my tonearm separately from the TT plinth, although they’ll both be located on the same hardwood shelf. The TT plinth is slate with 3 x mounting cones, each located into a metal disc, which sits on the hardwood shelf. The TT is a Garrard 301 and these are the cones MORE
Paul McGowan: We’ve probably beat this topic of being an Audiophile to death. The discussion sparked a few ideas about how we might get together in service of ourselves. There’s advantage and power in a group, certainly a self serving one. More to follow someday. But today is Thanksgiving. That time of year when we […]
Roger Russell writes: Oxygen-free copper (OFC) or Oxygen-free high thermal conductivity (OFHC) copper generally refer to a group of wrought high conductivity copper alloys that have been electrolytically refined to reduce the level of oxygen to .001% or below. Perhaps, it should be more accurately called oxygen reduced copper. C11000 is the most common copper. […]
We Audiophiles need to get ourselves out of the stoneage, reject mythology, and say goodbye to superstition. Especially the reviewers, who do us a disservice by endlessly writing articles claiming the latest tweak or gadget revolutionized the sound of their system. Likewise, any reviewer who claims that ABX testing is not applicable to high end […]