Recent content by Count Dacula

How about electrostatic speakers? I dont' remember seeing them reviewed.

Generally, amps and DACs are settled science. Speakers, going forward, are essentially the weakest link with the most subjective do-do.

My W111s :cool: Far from obsolete.

Now we're way off-topic. I guess we would say, "Fins are Cool!"

My Vidar went into thermal shutdown so often I thought something was wrong with it. I put a PC fan on it for a while, but it made a dusty mess. Again, the Adcom never went into shutdown, nevar.

I have a Vidar 1, for the record. No complaints, but it and my Parasound 2125 and Adcom 545 MkII are all pretty close in performance. It took the move to a D class Nord VL NC 252 to actually get a noteworthy bump. I meant to mention the Adcom previously in regards to longevity. For over 30...

That's what I am saying. Even though they are two completely different approaches and domains, the data process flows in a similar manner. Of course people here understand the differences. My examples are both AC electronic schemes that accomplish a similar task, quite distinct from the physical...

Just like the digital upsampled frequency being more effectively filtered, then normalized at playback, the RIAA does the reverse in "compressing" the levels with a filter, later reconstructed at playback...

Correct if I am wrong, but it seems like RIAA correction is a sort of analog "resampling" for vinyl.

Without comment, I can add the metrics from my Receiver saga. Got a midrange Dennon, Nakamichi and a NIB Sony ES repaired with 2 of 3 being fixed successfully. The tech is a ball buster, but likes me, and knows I'll throw money at him to get what I want. I just gave up on the ES, it was a...

I don't want to get in the middle of this, but I guess you would say, "not worth fixing" ....especially if you pay a tech. but that says something about the capitol costs involved in an AB amp. The PS, the transistors, the heatsinks and bigger case... it commands a deeper investment if a small...

I just realized, as a relative latecomer, that D class amps are the LED bulb of audio....in multiple ways. o_O

Ha ha, I should not be wearing these glasses while shopping online. I edited it for editorial sake, thanks.

Just got the Fosi V3 mini amp for $71 direct on Amazon. I think it's a decent deal, especially for a mfg storefront. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C36S8DCT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I just got one, $71 Fire Sale Amazon I don't even know which PS it comes with, if any. I've hoarded enough to find an old one and adapt it... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C36S8DCT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1