An extract from the thread: “The irony is that the GPAM is probably a very fine turntable marred by over ambiguous marketing techno-babble ?” Continue reading HERE
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OK, the measurements only took about 15 minutes, I suspect writing this post may take longer. I placed an accelerometer on the amps top (Onkyo NR5010 in the theatre room speakers are Usher BE718 with paradigm sub12). The amp is sitting on 20mm mdf shelf with a reinforcing bit of ali angle cos the amp […]
I’m on the look out for a pre-amp that will drive some Albarry monoblocks with authority. These have a very low input impedance of 5Kohms. This seems to be quite a tall order for many pre-amps and I’d very much appreciate some advice. I’ve realised that I will need a pre-amp with a low output […]
I still love the turntable amps and speakers I got from you (Funk Firm, LFD, Harbeth), I hoped that would be the case but recently my thoughts have turned to computer audio. As indeed it sometimes does I remember you recommended the Benchmark DAC to run in conjunction with our Mac. I realise now I […]
I was minded to write this, as a result of the appalling “Thread Crapping” and piss taking on the wanted advert that Anthony K posted in Private Exhibitions. In the late 1970s an engineer working for a Matsushita electronics company in Japan was changing the transformer on a prototype amplifier, by chance he placed […]
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I’ve always used my turntables without power conditioners. I have two 20 amp dedicated AC wall units I’m using. Any comments on this please. Continue HERE
“I have recently accuired a pair of Nola Viper 1A speakers, while their performence is outstanding generally, the only problem is highlighted sibilence on vocals which is very annoying!!! Is this down to the speakers? Would a change of interconnects help? Any ideas from you guys would be appreciated greatly…” MORE
“30 Years of Perfect Sound Forever Eagerly anticipated since the digital audio revolution in recording studios in the late 1970s, Sony announced the CDP-101, the world’s first Compact Disc player, on October 1st, 1982. The Compact Disc was developed in concert by Sony, who handled the DSP, and by Philips, who had experience with optical […]
“I have discovered that powering my audio physic virgo which are 4 ohm via the 8 ohm tap on the audio research vs110 gives the virgos a more upfront balance with more life to the sound which I like.. I believe that it is safe to use the vs110/virgos this way without damaging either amp […]
Who looked at S/N ratios and bought the biggest number because they thought it was better? Who thinks that a better dynamic range figure actually means anything? Has anyone ever considered the signal to noise ratio or dynamic range figure as including both the electrical noise floor AND the physical noise the actual component makes, […]
Dip in and out at http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?46118-Ken-Kessler-s-latest-rant&highlight=kessler
You just got a pair of speakers you can barely move yourself (inverse proportionality with age probably too). The first house you bought cost less than your current stereo investment (ditto). You have boxes of cables with which you don’t know what to do MORE
In my opinion, the speaker is by far the most important part of the audio system. After all, it is the only part you hear. OK, the other stuff really matters a lot, but without a great speaker… No go. I am a bit ‘speaker-obsessed’ I guess, and now I am wondering: What are the […]
I have owned both expensive gear (and I do mean expensive) and ”budget” gear. Many components are mind-boggling on a price-paid versus performance ratio. Three of my favorites are: The Bedini clarifier. This gizmo just plain works. You may like – or not – the difference it makes on your cd’s. In my case, […]
“My definition of an Audiophile is a person who seeks the recreation/reproduction of music in their home based on a live event. The purpose of this thread is to gain an understanding of why the majority of people on this forum only compare components to each other. I don’t understand the terms of one amplifier […]
In a post covering the invention of the vacuum tube and its principals of operation we learned that small crystals were used as the basis for radio receivers and that inventor Lee De Forest came up with an alternative to the crystals, the triode tube which others later turned into the triode vacuum tube. This […]
I found this interesting, from a “6Moons” review… credit given to one “KG”. It opens up a lot of discussion points. What does “resolution” mean to you? “Resolution. What do you mean by it? That depends. The dictionary goes from “motion, proposal” to “intent, resolve, determination” to “solution, working-out”. The audiophile obsession is of course […]
Most of us will be familiar with the old rule of thumb for ranking the importance of the components of a system in order to obtain maximum sound quality for budget but if not I will reiterate it: 1. The source (if a TT it goes turntable – arm – cartridge) 2. The amplifier(s) […]
I’m sitting within 4 metres of my speakers, would more distance help or does this gave nothing to do with it.. ? Continues HERE
This anti audiophile retailer thread starts ….. Crystal ball gazing, who is into it. If you look at our hobby in 10 years will it be the same, how will it be managed and supplied. Lots of changes (and lots of same old, just less of it) in the last 10 years, does it just […]
Following recent revelations on the “Do all competently…” thread, it seemed sensible to me to open this as a thread in itself. For my own part I think that when reading people’s posts I would like to know whether they have any interest or involvement in the industry, and especially in the products being discussed. […]
I recently moved house. This fact meant my home made speakers built on principles advocated by Royd and now NVA wouldn’t fit in the new smaller listening room. So I purchased as a stop gap a pair of wharfedale dimond 10.3 floorstanders {80% discount at richer sounds ] There were dire ‘So I modified them […]