OK, the video doesn't rise up to the title here but it is a fun watch and a data point on how to do this on the cheap:
OK, the video doesn't rise up to the title here but it is a fun watch and a data point on how to do this on the cheap:
Clever bit there in the footnote:
"Footnote 1: Actually, according to a friend who has measured the X-10D, it actually has 1dB of gain. This is enough to make A/B comparisons tricky in that the sound with the Musical Fidelity buffer is slightly louder than without, which will be perceived as "better dynamics," "more detail," etc.—John Atkinson"
I am fascinated by that research in Germany though saying tubes are more relaxing.
I am fascinated by that research in Germany though saying tubes are more relaxing. Anyone has a link or title for it?
It is not a generalization. It says it came out of a study at Frankfurt University. I like to read that if anyone knows more about it.Tubes are simply amplification devices, these kinds of generalizations aren't accurate.
It is not a generalization. It says it came out of a study at Frankfurt University. I like to read that if anyone knows more about it.
I am not saying a thing. The said study is referenced in the video and I was repeating it asking if anyone knows what that study was. Please watch the video. I was not agreeing with it, nor representing it as my views.You really want to argue about what a generalization is, lol... "Tubes are more relaxing" is a generalization, sorry but it's true... by definition, with the dictionary as my source. Tubes can sound all sorts of ways, just like SS. My SET amp, because of the way I designed it, sounds a lot more like an SS amp than many SS amps. My tube preamp has ruler-flat FR and extremely low levels of distortion, it could easily be mistaken for SS. Components like VAC amps use pp and feedback, they don't sound anything like "tubes" either.
The "tube sound" is a stereotype based on the simplest, often poor-performing, tube circuits possible and is no more accurate than saying all transistors sound harsh and cause fatigue.
No sweat for the King of audio!Amir- 14000+posts!...and mod duty.
No sweat for the King of audio!
I thought at first you said 14000 posts and still "muddy!"Amir- 14000+posts!...and mod duty.
I thought at first you said 14000 posts and still "muddy!"
I had over 19,000 posts on AVS before I got banned so I have a ways to go here to match that.
I did. But for "spam," not the naughty stuff you guys do. They considered the links to my technical articles that were published in Widescreen Review Magazine on my company's web site to be "spam." They were not of course but that was their call and once they disinvited me, I left peacefully. Life has been much better since.You got banned? Perhaps there's hope for us all ...
I did. But for "spam,"
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