Recent content by morricab
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The American Sound Turntable- Beyond's Minimalist!
Gunmetal used to be the platter material of choice…dense and completely non-magnetic.- morricab
- Post #175
- Forum: David Karmeli Discusses 5 Reference Turntables Forum
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The American Sound Turntable- Beyond's Minimalist!
You said you like simplicity…something it is not…- morricab
- Post #172
- Forum: David Karmeli Discusses 5 Reference Turntables Forum
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Direct Coupled Drivers Vs Crossover
You mean more of the ones you have now? You could consider cheaper of a similar design and upgrade as the coin allows.- morricab
- Post #52
- Forum: Speaker Design
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The American Sound Turntable- Beyond's Minimalist!
Vyger doesn’t look particularly simple. Isn’t that you desert island TT?- morricab
- Post #170
- Forum: David Karmeli Discusses 5 Reference Turntables Forum
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Los Angeles Audio Show ‘25 at the Hilton Orange County Costa Mesa Hotel on January 17-19, 2025
Will you demo Clarysis there?- morricab
- Post #7
- Forum: Los Angeles Audio Show
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Direct Coupled Drivers Vs Crossover
Although not the prevailing strategy for biamping bass...I only get good integration when you use at least the same type of amp (SET, PP tube etc.) on all drivers or even the same amps on all drivers.- morricab
- Post #49
- Forum: Speaker Design
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Direct Coupled Drivers Vs Crossover
I haven't heard an active commercial offering that I would want to own. I someone comes up with one that is high sensitivity and is driven by in-built SET or similar amps and a DAC that doesn't use an ESS sabre chip...then I might be interested. I think the closest to my own ideal would be the...- morricab
- Post #46
- Forum: Speaker Design
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Direct Coupled Drivers Vs Crossover
IMO this is the main reason that most commercial full active speakers sound poor...bad choice of amps.- morricab
- Post #44
- Forum: Speaker Design
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Direct Coupled Drivers Vs Crossover
I have considered the Marchand tube crossovers...I agree with you that I have yet to find a SS active xover that was truly transparent (two different Accuphases and a Bryston). The digital solution I came up with, where I use my own DACs that sound much better than what is typically integrated...- morricab
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- Forum: Speaker Design
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Munich HighEnd 2024
Will be there! Looking forward to hearing the setup.- morricab
- Post #63
- Forum: Munich High End Show
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Hi-Fi is NOT a subjective hobby.
Not sure that this standard has all that much to do with frequency response...within limits of course.- morricab
- Post #189
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Direct Coupled Drivers Vs Crossover
You need 6 stereo amps?? Or 6 monos? You could get 3 Aries Cerat Protos or Genus for well under 100K....You wouldn't even need a preamp as they are integrated. You could get 3 Ayon Crossfires used for about $15K. Just some examples... If you can't hear the difference that would bring...- morricab
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- Forum: Speaker Design
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Hi-Fi is NOT a subjective hobby.
Not sure I completely agree with your (apparent) view on what is high fidelity.- morricab
- Post #187
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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The American Sound Turntable- Beyond's Minimalist!
Yes , wanted something properly engineered…- morricab
- Post #151
- Forum: David Karmeli Discusses 5 Reference Turntables Forum
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The American Sound Turntable- Beyond's Minimalist!
When I was a level 27 Audiophile I wielded the Infinity Turntable, which spun forever at exactly the right speed by the force of my audiophile greatness!- morricab
- Post #143
- Forum: David Karmeli Discusses 5 Reference Turntables Forum
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