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    Stock First Watt F4: Complete Distortion Measurements?

    I count myself very lucky to have this amp. But AFAIK, the stock First Watt F4 never got put through the wringer the way the J2 did. https://www.stereophile.com/content/first-watt-j2-power-amplifier-measurements And unlike the J2, no distortion measurements were included in the F4’s manual...
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    Loudness Wars: Who Else But Consumers Can End It?

    Certainly, many if not most engineers are painfully aware of these sonic assaults inflicted on recordings for reasons that have nothing to do with artistic preference and everything to do with crass marketing trickery...
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    DAC Stereo Balance Control?

    While this setting may be configurable via the Oppo, Pioneer and JRiver OSD, do the Benchmark, Bryston and most stereo DACs have a balance control when sitting non-equidistant between the speakers?
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    Benchmark DAC3 HGC vs. Bryston, Exasound, et al: Output Impedance, Sonic Comparisons

    Hi Tom, Your Benchmark DAC thread was very informative and a pleasure to learn from, even if headphones aren't my thing. https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/benchmark-dac3-dx.23831/ For my bedroom TV system, while surely waiting in vain for some LED/OLED brand to issue a ~48" 4:3 panel, I...
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    Best Low Power Class T or D Power Amps

    My custom built speakers are at least 93db and between 7 and 8 ohms. They only play down to 70Hz, below which my powered subs take over. I'm sure that some here are aware of the continued reverence the original TA2020 "Class T" amplifier holds among DIYers and those with high efficiency...
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    5.1+ Processors with Best DACs/Preamps?

    No, my budget is hardly in the DCS or upper MSB brand range of DACs, especially since the I need to be looking at an "all in one" MCH DAC/preamp processor. But my budget is well above that of AVRs and I've seen some surround sound posts in this section of the forum, so I'll assume in friendly...
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    Rythmik Sub Plate Amps: Are Discrete Op-amp and/or other Upgrades Sensible?

    As you likely know, these are among the best rated yet affordable subs. https://www.rythmikaudio.com/reviews.html https://www.rythmikaudio.com/technology.html But some claim to hear coloration which presumably even designer Brian Ding suspects could be due to use of less than ideal op-amps in...
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    Blu-Ray Drives: Quietest 5.25" Tray Models When Playing BD Movies

    For my new "mid ("mini") tower pc build, I want to use a 5.25" BD drive to play BD movies via https://jriver.com/ Currently, I have free access to Panasonic SW-5584-C and Plextor PX-891SAF BD drives. Of course, with the tower several feet from my ears and with my surround sound system going I...
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    Help! Oppo 95: Who on Long Island Will Install JVB Digital Region Free Mod kit?

    I have several treasured Region B Blu Ray movies which I can’t play on my Oppo BDP-95 Region A BD player. I can order this very popular and bug proof kit here. https://www.jvbdigital.nl/jvb.asp?level=modifications&page=title&title=1155 If it was life or death of course I probably could do it...
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    Xeon/ECC/Discrete Graphics HP, Dell, Lenovo laptops: Noisy Even Under Light Loads?

    I realize this might not be quite the forum for this question but it’s one of many where I think I might get some answers from experienced users of business laptops with this kind of hardware. I'm very badly overdue for a new laptop; embarrassed to say how old my Sony laptop is. But as I want...
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    Water Filtration Systems: What’s Best?

    Since my family sold our home almost 3 years ago I’ve been drinking Shoprite supermarket brand bottled “spring” or sometimes “purified” water, here on Long Island. Recently, I’ve seen white stuff floating in almost every bottle of the spring water, presumably the plastic said to be present in...
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    4:3 OLED TVs: A Win For All,

    Anyone owning or planning to own an OLED TV surely appreciates their uniquely stunning black level performance, a must for noir genre movie fans. On a related topic, perhaps 55% or more of your favorites were probably shot in 1.85:1 aspect, so the horizontal bars you see shouldn’t be too thick...
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    Oppo 95: Low Output via Stereo RCAs

    I just purchased the Oppo 95 in apparently excellent condition. Firmware: BDP9x-82-1009 I set Audio Settings to HDMI off, 192KHz on, Stereo Signal downmixed, Dynamic Range Control on, Output variable on. But the output of my ancient but trusty JVC XV-NA70BK DVD player is much louder than the...
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    Sony OLED vs Pioneer/Panasonic Plasma: Burn-in & DVD Image Quality.

    It’s odd that with burn-in being a risk for OLEDs that some reviews include pc monitor use among its performance criteria. https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/sony/a9g-oled Surely, online shopping and word processing sessions likely have the most number of burn-in causing stationary images. And...
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    Best 43-49” TV for Noir Movies + Windows XP Computing?

    OLED TVs have been marketed for quite some time and it’s very upsetting to find that there are still no 43 to 49” model available. After all, who among us film noir movie lovers doesn’t want OLED’s unbeatable black level range and contrast ratio-even if many of us lack space for a larger screen...
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    What Bass Mgmt. & Room EQ Scheme For Me?

    Though still a newbie to bass management, and even more so computer controlled room eq, I don’t think that products like DEQX, Hapi and some other popular schemes would offer me enough of what I’d prefer or even basically need. Either their DACs have been said not to sound as good as many other...
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    Are Dipole & Monopole Servo Subs Compatible?

    In my 14 ft x 19 room I have a cloned pair of Gary Dahl’s two-way mains: Aurza 425 horns/Radian 745 Neo/Be drivers atop sealed GPA Altec 416-8B midwoofers. http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z179/paukenspieler/IMG_3087_zpse3b0ffd5.jpg The Altecs go down to 70Hz, below which my pair of...

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