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| Best used 5 channel amp for under $3k? Hey Cytocycle - I hate to tell you, but if you don't like bipolar amps, you shouldn't like your EAD either. The EAD amps are fully bipolar - input and output. As you have proved to us, bipolars can indeed sound quite nice! I agree with you, system... | |
| Best used 5 channel amp for under $3k? In answering Hockey's question: yes indeed sonic signature - the same reason many people here like tubes better than solid state. Personally I like how certain SS amps like the ones I mentioned manage to get the best of both - good bass with silky... | |
| Tube or solid state for Paradigm Studio 100 V2s I only really liked SS with my 100.2s but the Cary SLI80 did sound mighty fine. If you do go with tubes, I would try to get at least 60W or so from my experience. BTW, if you like the tube sound, I wouldn't give the Bryston top priority. Good luck... | |
| Matching Amps and Preamps--any Combo? No way. Synergy makes or breaks any system, even the $100k ones. Room too for sure. For the components, you have to watch for impedance matching, capacitance matching, level matching, and tonal characteristics, all of which are only obtained by tr... | |
| Best used 5 channel amp for under $3k? If you like the Classe, definately check out the McIntosh 7205 - it is very impressive. If you are stuck with these two, I would go with the Classe since it has more soul than the Bryston IMO. | |
| Mcintosh mc 352 or 602 overkill? Glad to hear someone else find the 402's new front panel ugly! We should sign a petition so that the next amps won't have that same treatment! | |
| Here's why amps can be more important than speaker I disagree as well. Ditto Bomarc. I am surprised B&W said something like that - oh well...glad I sold mine! | |
| Speaker recommendations please Check out Coincident Technology speakers. Really really nice. | |
| Mcintosh mc 352 or 602 overkill? I would go with the 352 also. One of these days I will have one on my Paradigm Reference 100.2s as well. I auditioned these speakers for the first time with a MC602 and C42 and I can tell you they will handle the power - every bit of it! The sales... | |
| best speakers under $1000 for classic rock? I second the Paradigm Reference series speakers. It is nearly impossible to beat economies of scale in this price range and my ears can attest first hand to the fact that Paradigm pulls it off supremely well. Simply great speakers at a great price... | |
| Who makes good quality bananas ? Try WBT. They are some of the best I have seen. Arthur | |
| capacitor explanation? Herman - Great minds think alike, but can't clearly get the point across either! LoL!You are right, the micro-level interaction would make for very interesting research. A couple of my classmates are part of a research team doing parasitic researc... | |
| capacitor explanation? Herman - Actually, re prime changes with emitter current which changes the gain which poses big distortion problems - moreso than temperature. You are correct: the swamping resistor stops this negative effect. However, the little detail I should h... | |
| How to spot a high current amps? I think this is simple: there is no answer. I would not even go so far as to believe the power-doubling-into-half-load being a good sign because there is no standard in how the power is measured. There are all kinds of tricks - don't understimate ... | |
| Looking for a better CD changer A DAC is a good solution if you want a CD changer and have the money. That way you get many more options. For now, I stick with the Sony ES changers and love them. Amazing quality sound for the price and no DAC is really needed. I found the 222ES ... |