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Douk G7 Amplifier Review
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OP
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It is probably in the middle as it obeys tone and volume controls if activated.
AudioSceptic
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AudioSceptic
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An interesting comparison that happens to work quite well. ;-)
AudioSceptic
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Ultra Violet? ;-)
AudioSceptic
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Did that come about because the main source was a TT for so long? It makes no sense otherwise and wastes a lot of space.
How are they "auto-scaling" to what reference?
Sounds like the printed scale loses any meaning and this is no longer a VU "meter" but a decorative element inspired by a VU meter?
The only thing I hate more than cargo cults like this is (green)washing.
For cooling of hot electronics to have longevity was the engineering design of earlier designs, which became a "sort of defacto" standard.
And still is. It is still what many (if not most
Having only spent time going from airport to airport in the UK, (while spending time in Austria, Germany & Italy: mostly with people that have single homes on actual working, I do not know about the aesthetics of your homes.
The smaller sizes appear too small aesthetically to me.
I & my wife are currently living in my smallest home ever (102 square meters).
It's ridiculously small. A bad layout probably makes it feel that way even more.
And there is no place to put things that we have from previous homes. Not even a garage for 2 cars.
So, I can see where one might want smaller stereo gear.
Since my stereo gear is a priority, it has it's own cabinetry for a tri-amped system that has a total of 4400 watt RMS capability.
And is mostly unobtrusive in it's own cabinetry in the living room.
But if you had a smaller space, I could see issues with the larger size of a lot of stereo gear.
TurtlePaul
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It isn’t like the users of this are recording engineers riding the volume and hoping the recording doesn’t get too hot. These are purely decorative. In a past life I used level meters for live digital recording and when it got close to zero dB it was terrifying, not soothing, so I personally would be happy to never see a VU meter again.
So it dosnt actually show power out? Just curious as to what "0 VU" actually means.
The whole-ass meter doesn’t mean shit. It’s eye-candy, nothing more and nothing less.
beagleman
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It is "Relative" volume units in decibels.
Not JUST eye candy, but maybe interesting to see the levels of sound and music. It has no inherent use, but some like to simply see stuff like this.
TO me, not a pro or con just a "thing"...
To your DB measurements in your own home.
Then you can corelate the meter to your own personal in home level based on your DB readings.
Not precise but probably accurate enough for people that would buy such a unit, in a relative way.
There are many other units available.
Some with very precise meters (and higher prices).
Some with no meters at all. Many, many options to chose from. Which I find is a good thing, as I do not believe that there is a such thing as one size or way: for all.
I have one with fairly precise meters and a series of 3 color clipping LEDs. Because they could be (and have been calibrated), I use it to run my pair of 4 Ohm custom DIY subs.
My others have no meters but have 3 color clipping indicators and I use a couple to run my mains.
The rest are backups for: if something happens to one or 2 or when they are out for their 5 year servicing, I put a couple of the 4 spares in place.
OP
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You don't want "power out." First, such a circuit if done correctly with voltage and current is non-trivial. Second, as I noted earlier, when it is design as true Watt meter, it will mostly sit there near zero and barely move.
As to 0 VU, these things have always had that indicator so makes sense to have it there for looks.
I'll take "non-trivial" as one of the better understatements that I have encountered in a LOOOONG time.
beagleman
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Relative to -10 db, it is TEN louder. Like you can compare sections of a song etc,
I meant relative to the other numbers on the scale is all. It is not a sound level meter or a watt meter, but merely shows the "Relative" level of mucic.
What dose this even mean? dB Measurement in my home.
How will it measure the dB (spl?) in my home? Dose it has a Microphone?
And if
Before we talk Precision or Accuracy what is it actually "measuring" and how would you take a measurement with it?
So your saying zero is ten more then minus ten.
But what if the signal then gets 20dB stronger?
What? You do not own or have access to a DB meter?
In my opinion (not always worth much, but I'm putting it out anyway) it's something that most people who dabble in this audio science community should have access to.
I live here (which is somehow considered to be in a town) but the nearest traffic signal is more than 20 miles away.
I have a DB meter here (because it would be a long drive to borrow one [but I know 3 other people within a 40 mile radius that I could borrow one from if I needed to]):
Audionaut
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Relative to −10 dB, 0 dB corresponds to about 3.16× higher signal amplitude and 10× more power. However, human hearing is logarithmic as well, so this 10 dB increase is typically perceived as roughly twice as loud. So physically it’s ten times the power, about 3.16 times the amplitude, and subjectively about double the loudness.
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