True to an extent, but w/ planars - the wattage makes them mightier. Same with planar headphones - they like the Class A, but the excess behind them on my Rag 1 sets them over lower watt non sliding bias amps. That was also the trick with Art's CLS IIz's and the Pass X-150 over the Aleph 5.
Ditto sir, ditto. We old, worldly, sophisticated, catholic (lower-case c) curmudgeons of the world have a key civilizational role to play, after all!I am constantly telling my wife things that Cowen and Jonathan and Ripper say and she loves it. I am constantly impressed by the number of people with engineering, software, and recording backgrounds who share knowledge. As far as gear, specific music, and SQ, my wife will listen but she rarely pays attention. She also never cares what gear I buy since I can pay for it with multiple projects. Oh and I enjoy knowledge about bourbons, literature, new music as well. I was taught at an early age to never stop learning so I continue to this day.
Look at spalted hackberry on sites like Woodcraft, it can be very pretty!
The above feeds into my hypotheses that what is perceived as "bright" is actually noise from clipping somewhere in the chain. Turn the volume down, and the clipping is less and everything sounds a bit better. There are "bright" pieces of equipment, too, but most things described as bright I think is that sort of clipping.
As best I recall we generally lose an octave after age 50 but it is not enough to affect most music we hear. I also believe in something called trained hearing. Some might not hear a difference in tube sound when first exposed. I started with tube gear at age 14, I was later exposed to Dynaco tube amps and even built some of their solid state devices. After many years with solid state I longed for Class A tube sound like I heard early on with Klipschhorns. When I could not find a tube headphone amp I liked very well, I designed my own.
Now as far as DAC’s there are few higher end units I have not heard, I will listen to the opinion of any one person and make up my own mind but I am often interested in the opinions of large groups in blind studies. Will they agree or disagree with my personal findings? Oh and we take time to train people how to listen to various examples. Sometimes it is not enough to approximate 20-20,000 hearing.
Oh and I do rotate a Yggy inro my system on occasion, it is in my top five.
Surely slivers of quartz crystal in 1:4:9 size ratio - now c'mon - Dipped in oak aged selected vintage plankton naturally to sub insulate the quantum tunnels of course !!True, those pieces of cardboard are not cognoscenti approved - should be at least teak if not some ZMF tropical wood - hand rubbed with Tung oil - then dried with raw linen !
Yup - pretty much the methodology my Dad used to tame recording studios and smaller music venues , cut out chaotic frequency reverberations or at least stop them from canceling or adding to what your trying to listen to .+1 for this. I've been playing with room treatment for a few months now and can confirm that reducing the 'room noise' does indeed reduce distortion and allows increased volume levels. Little things like window coverings make a large difference.
JC
Hard to believe .... was only 24 when he 'propelled' for Mahavishnu Orchestra ....A big Billy Cobham fan too. Also, Billy turned 80 on May 16th...!
I meant to comment on the cardboard insulation earlier. I would be concerned that a piece or two might vibrate out of place. Everything in the universe vibrates at a specific frequency or frequencies, even cardboard.
Resonate frequency of most woods is 30-50 hertz but harder woods should require higher power. Personally I might use lignum vitae for this application and dampen its movement as well. Softer woods vibrate more at lower power as does cardboard.
what about damp cardboard ? - its a good point actually , I would be looking at some kind of rubber boot or similarI meant to comment on the cardboard insulation earlier. I would be concerned that a piece or two might vibrate out of place. Everything in the universe vibrates at a specific frequency or frequencies, even cardboard.
Well pure water is an excellent insulator but it has to be pure lol, combining it with cardboard would not help.
A rubber boot would be fine if you could find one that fit in this application. It would need to work at 90 degrees. I could mention sorbothane but then Cowen would say it sucks music right out of a room. He also says maple sounds the best so you can use that to judge his veracity.
Perhaps you have your Pratchetts and your Adams's confused?Jason (and Lisa) might be interested to know that, according to my calendar, tomorrow May 23 is World Turtle Day. (worldturtleday.org)
That's what I get for buying my calendar at the United Nations gift shoppe.
Even better, Saturday is Towel Day.
Not sure what that is?
Well, Don't Panic.
