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    Prejudices about equipment

    ## Let's break down the question and provide a comprehensive response in English: **Prompt:** > If an amplifier is working at full power, what happens if the bass knob on the equalizer is set to +6dB? Does a square wave form instead of a sine wave? **Response:** **Understanding the...
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    Prejudices about equipment

    **Dat is een interessante vraag!** Het antwoord is niet zo eenvoudig als een simpel 'ja' of 'nee'. Wat er precies gebeurt als je de basknop van een equalizer op +6 dB zet terwijl je versterker op vol vermogen staat, hangt af van verschillende factoren, zoals: * **De kwaliteit van je...
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    Prejudices about equipment

    Indeed, we all know that class A amplifiers deliver the best results. But if you need a lot of power, you cannot pay the energy bill at the end of the year. Some people think that speakers will not be blown up if the amplifier has a lower maximum power rating, if it is between or well below the...
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    First HiFi for a teenager?

    The cheapest way, with the best sound, choose active speakers. Capable to receive Bluetooth and Airplay2. Your smartphone Android / IOS apps play the music you'll like to hear.
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    internet VPN which one

    https://www.mozilla.org/nl/products/vpn/ Think this is the one you can trust, apologize for the errors in writing.
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    Rotel vs maranzt

    Wish my knowledge from English was much better, I am from Holland. When a A class amplifier is switched on, and the Volume is on 0 the power consumption is always the maximum. This time I didn't use the Google translate.
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    Sound quality: Streamer with external DAC

    What I mean you can also tell the difference blindly with certainty. So you don't know which power supply you are listening to, but you hear it.
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    Rotel vs maranzt

    A brand says nothing, it's your ears that make the decision. The warmest reproduction has a tube amplifier. The power consumption GIGANTIC, but the sound of an A class is perfect. The A/B amplifier is now matched with a D class sometimes improved. Hypex Nilay DIY MONO 2x amplifier or stereo...
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    Sound quality: Streamer with external DAC

    Some differences are audible when switching from A to B. But the differences between the power supplies are so great that this can best be compared to a transistor or tube amplifier
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    Technics EAH-AZ100 vs Sony WF-1000XM5: which premium wireless earbuds are better?

    Thanks for the warning, customer service is very important. Brands say nothing, my first CD player was a REVOX that brand makes junk, after the warranty period it did not work anymore. Didn't have this repaired, just spent more than a thousand guilders on parts!
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    7 mistakes to avoid with a DAC

    The first mainframe computer could be placed in a room if it was large enough. Today's smartphone beats this computer on every front. Digital is almost the same as analog, sounds absurd but digital takes several recordings while analog takes one recording during the time the stop button is not...
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    Sound quality: Streamer with external DAC

    Hi David, Don't have the Euros to compare the High End streamer itself. But think the same, when I listen to lossless ALAC via iPhone or other device regardless of the OS, connected to the RME ADI 2 FS DAC with sBooster linear power supply, there is no difference. When I left a message on the...
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    Is hi-fi really getting better? Our technical editor ponders its progression

    Analogue audio is increasingly being matched by digital, although there are aspects that have improved enormously. Especially the dynamics 24 bit means from -144dB to 0dB. Although 144dB sound pressure is far above the pain threshold. Unfortunately, the dynamics are not applied correctly. Even...
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    Replacing FM/DAB tuner with internet radio

    Was always happy with my Quad tuner, still use the Quad amplifier that drives the Kef R3 together with the active subwoofers from KRK. I first used the BlueSound Node 2i as a preamplifier, now sometimes as a radio. Started late with Spotify thought it was over the top, have LP's & CD's so why...