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Responses from 1953
| Digital Amp's Say Dlite, read my comments in another thread "New H2O Signature S250".These amps are the real deal. However, be prepared to break them in for a looong time. That's not so bad really as I found it rather fun to hear how the amp progressed every we... | |
| New H20 Signature S250 Hi guys. The Signature upgrade is definitely worth it. I'm one of Henry's original "launch customers" and early last year purchased three of his S250s for tri-amping my Apogees. Well after a few months I started bugging Henry to try taking the S25... | |
| Best Digital Amps Hey Kana813. Yeah a chum on the forum keeps bugging me about the power supply & Black Gate upgrades. Unfortunately, the 2.2X is not mine but on loan from a friend. It's an amazing piece though and once you crack its user interface it's straigh... | |
| Best Digital Amps Well, well, well..it's been sometime since I've done any posting but I can't resist this thread as this new crop of amps, IMHO, represent the future. Sorry for the length of this posting but the ICEH20 amp is a significant product IMHO.Being an Ap... | |
| Electronic crossover recommendations I used to be a Marchand-aholic. Had three of them in various configurations at one time or another. However, you guys really NEED to check out the latest crop of digital speaker management devices from some of the pro audio guys. One of the best k... | |
| ribbon or electrostatic speakers Hands down the best bass I've heard from a panel speaker was from a pair of Sound Labs, followed closely by a pair of Apogee Divas. Admittedly, there was a + 6-9 DB peak centered around the 40 HZ region of the Soundlabs, but it was tight, tight, a... | |
| SACD 2...for those who have not heard Boy, I have to agree with Kana813, it's far from over. I tend to see DVD-A marching forward technically while Sony is always reacting to the DVD-A camp, constantly trying to out maneuver them. Besides, 99.9% of the recording studios do all their r... | |
| Building a Subwoofer Slappy :This can be a very rewarding project!! Go for it. Some hints :1. Some auto subs CAN make good home subs. Go for those with an Xmax over 10mm, Fs between 18-25 HZ, Qts of .30-.45, Vas of 3 cubic feet or less and a BL of over 10. Check out t... | |
| 2-Way Floorstander, $1500 I like the Vandy 3a's as well. But I'll tell you what, if you've got the room and you can get good samples, you've gotta try and Apogee Stage (with stands, $900), Apogee Caliper Signature ($1000, no stands necessary), Apogee Duettas Signatures ($1... | |
| Anyone Bi-amping with tube high & solid state lows My experience has been that I can use different amps to bi-amp as long as I keep the x-over under 200 HZ as in an upper bass or sub-woofer application. Much above that frequency and the differences between the amps becomes apparent as I approach t... | |
| Best Stereo or Mono Amps under $1000 Based upon my experience :Forte 4a, 50W, stereo, deep class A bias, $450(get two of them)Citation 7.1, 150W x 4, low class A bias, tonally identical to the Forte but not quite as open or dynamic, nice package $850.Classe DR-9, 100W, higher class A... | |
| Best bang-for-buck purchase you have made? Just the list here :1. Forte 4a amp, $4502. Apogee Duetta Signature speakers, $9003. Paradigm Studio 20 speakers, $2504. Paradigm Studio 20 Active speakers, $6955. Velodyne FSX-12 sub, $300.6. Citation 7.0 surround pre-amp using the analog pass th... | |
| Speaker Suggestion for teenage pre-stereophile Welcome to high end audio. That's a good age to start.Second the recommendation on the Paradigm Studio 20's. For $350-400 (stands included), they're an enormous bargin on the used circuit.If you can afford to stretch a bit, go for the Studio 20 ac... | |
| Monoblocks vs Vertical bi-amping vs Horizontal bia I've found that with highly transparent & revealing speakers like my Apogees, vertical bi-amping is the way to go. Mixing'n matching amps between the bass panels and the midrange/tweeter ribbon has always lead to a dynamic discontinuity betwee... | |
| Can speakers be both "big" and "accurate" ? Can a large speaker fill the room and be accurate as well? Oh my yes. Take for example an Apogee Duetta Signature. Tall (5 foot)planar two way that goes for about $1400-1800 around here. Will most definately fill the room with sound and can be ast... |