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We need to be grateful to @Kal Rubinson for being beacon of sanity among Stereophile contributors.
Still having slight hope to read sentence “this design is completely broken and I have no idea what is there to like about it” from @John Atkinson [had Jim, sorry for typo]
EDIT: I meant it in context of some speakers designs, that frequent the thread Worst measuring loudspeakers, where John is too diplomatic, in my opinion.
Follow-Up: New Measurements, from June 2025 When Kalman Rubinson reviewed this affordably priced amplifier in the January 2025 issue, he was impressed by what he heard. "Sonically, the Buckeye 1ET9040BA monoblocks are superb," he concluded, adding that "to their credit, they are transparent...
Thank you for posting the links to these reviews and measurements. Worth the read, and I am glad that you (John) will consider such a product with an open mind, one that is not all that "esoteric", nor with a stratospheric price tag, but that performs exceptionally well.
Sadly, below your article I had to experience reader feedback like this gem:
I hope this snooty reader will return to the safety of their Burmesters tout de suite before they suffer any further emotional harm...
Using copious amounts of feedback in lowpass filters (=resonance ) is actually a useful technique for your synthesizer patch really becoming alive. Infact it's the sign of a good design when the filter offers stable self-oscillation.
Using copious amounts of feedback in lowpass filters (=resonance ) is actually a useful technique for your synthesizer patch really becoming alive. Infact it's the sign of a good design when the filter offers stable self-oscillation.
Frederich Nietzsche distinguished between two approaches to culture: The Apollonian, which is characterized by order and rationality, and Dionysian, which is about chaos, intoxication, and vitality. Apollo was the god of Music, Art, Light, and Knowledge, and to Nietzsche, the Apollonian impulse...
Frederich Nietzsche distinguished between two approaches to culture: The Apollonian, which is characterized by order and rationality, and Dionysian, which is about chaos, intoxication, and vitality. Apollo was the god of Music, Art, Light, and Knowledge, and to Nietzsche, the Apollonian impulse...