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Maxvla

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Stereophile and decay
« on: May 02, 2012, 03:56:14 AM »
http://www.stereophile.com/content/if-it-sounds-good

Interesting to see them also using decay measurements.



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Re: Stereophile and decay
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2012, 04:50:46 AM »
Looks like Purrin will get to be butt buddies w/ John Atkinson for at least an hour.  GRATZ!
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Re: Stereophile and decay
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2012, 04:53:29 AM »
Noooooooooooooooooo!
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Re: Stereophile and decay
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2012, 05:17:47 AM »
They've been doing CSDs on speakers for a really long time. At least 10 years if not a lot longer

http://www.stereophile.com/category/floor-loudspeaker-reviews?page=16
http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/643/index.html

JA isn't a bad guy. I've asked him about measurement/math stuff that went over my head from D'agastino's Loudspeakers book and he knows his stuff.
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Re: Stereophile and decay
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2012, 06:09:52 AM »
John Atkinson is alright in my book. That guy knows his stuff and is probably the most objective minded guy they have. I'd shake John Atkinson's hand.  :)
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Re: Stereophile and decay
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2012, 06:13:50 AM »
Hmmm these speakers don't look as clean as I thought they'd be.  It would be cool to see how your Mackies measure Luis!  I bet they're squeeky clean.
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Re: Stereophile and decay
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2012, 06:30:50 AM »
Quote from: LFF on May 02, 2012, 06:09:52 AM
John Atkinson is alright in my book. That guy knows his stuff and is probably the most objective minded guy they have. I'd shake John Atkinson's hand.  :)


I'd have to agree. He's more measurement focused and not bamboozled by trademarked buzzwords like Aphrodisiac Minimum Muff Filters for CD players.
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Re: Stereophile and decay
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2012, 06:45:37 AM »
*sighs* i hate weird big words like that. maybe that's why i can't understand half the stuff on most sites and their ''audiophile'' lingo.

anyways, on topic, i never read much of his stuff. i knew he did CSD plots cause i remember reading few articles and remember reading a review on the bookshelf version of my towers: the pioneer sp-bs41 or something. never did review on the fs-51 towers though i believe. have to double check. i think his stuff is pretty good and nice read.

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Re: Stereophile and decay
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2012, 06:54:50 AM »
His section is really the only part of their reviews I usually read.  This one's crazy:

http://www.stereophile.com/content/zanden-5000-mkivsignature-da-converter-2000-premium-cd-transport-measurements
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Re: Stereophile and decay
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2012, 03:32:56 PM »
Quote from: n3rdling on May 02, 2012, 06:54:50 AM
His section is really the only part of their reviews I usually read.  This one's crazy:

http://www.stereophile.com/content/zanden-5000-mkivsignature-da-converter-2000-premium-cd-transport-measurements

I remember seeing those measurements, I never thought in my lifetime I would see a DAC measure that poorly  :'(
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