[Tyll Hertsens]

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Crossfeed is an intentional crosstalk mainly meant for reducing channel separation at low frequencies. You have mixed up crossfeed with crosstalk.
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Yup.  Crossfeed also has delays of some sort in the crossfed channel to mimic the time delay difference of sound reaching the near and far ear coming from a speaker to one side of your head. About 300-400 micro seconds.

 

[Head Injury]

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It means changing the vacuum tube on an amp (or any tube based equipment actually) to a compatible tube. Different tube (of the same compatibility) might have different internal construction, so changing tube might change the sound. Tubing rolling is basically where you are experimenting with multiple tubes to find the best sound tube to pair with the headphone / speaker. The 'rolling' part refers to the fact that vacuum tubes are cylinder shape and tend to roll on the table. The same term further extends to 'opamp rolling', meaning experimenting with different operational amplifier chip, though they don't actually 'roll' on the table anymore.

I thought the rolling part came from the gentle rocking motion used to stick the tubes in?

 

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OTL?

 

[Tyll Hertsens]

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OTL?

Output transformerless. A type of tube amp that doesn't use transformers in their output circuit.

 

[Zida]

DBT?

 

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Also, TWag?

 

[Tyll Hertsens]

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DBT?

Double Blind Testing
 
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Also, TWag?

 
TWag!? What is TWag?

 

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Double Blind Testing
 
 
TWag!? What is TWag?

People talk about a TWag cable with JH13s and IEMs, I believe? Just a company name? Or does it have any real significance?

 

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People talk about a TWag cable with JH13s and IEMs, I believe? Just a company name? Or does it have any real significance?

TWAG
 
No, actually, TW stands for "The Wire", and Ag is the symbol for silver. They also have a TWcu, I believe, which is copper (Cu). 

 

[Tyll Hertsens]

Aw heck, how 'bout a little bump:
 
S/PDIF = Sony/Philips Digital interconnect Format
 
Basically, the consumer version of the AES/EBU (Audio Engineering Society/European Broadcast Union) digital interconnect standard.
 
It specifies the data link layer protocol and physical standards for consumer digital interconnects.
It's where Toslink optical digital connectors became standard, and includes the spec for RCA connectors use as digital interconnects.
 
The AES/EBU pro standard uses XLRs.