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| Capacitor-less amps I think what he meant is that no caps in the signal path. I think Arcam Diva series do not have caps in the signal path either. They use some kind of servo circuits on the output to remove any DC residual.But for the power section of the amp, ther... | |
| Best speaker for $1500???, Have Cary SLI-80 How about a pair of Living Voice Auditorium -- I think their rating is in the 90's db? I have the Avatar and they are really good. Just a word of caution though. If you're looking for bass then these are probably not for you. | |
| Help me pick a tube amp for Thiel 2.4's If you're thinking of using tube with Thiel, you might want to try the Zero Autotransformer which can double up the impedance of the speakers. | |
| What is the benefit of low efficiency speakers? At least in theory, a 4 ohm load can source twice as much current as a 8 ohm load given the same amp. Twice the amount of current mean into a 4 ohm load means the speakers can handle twice as much power in wattage.Nowaday, a lot of speakers manufa... | |
| Trade-off between soundstage vs. PRAT PRAT actually stands for pace, rhythm, attack and timing.But I think "timing" covers all others three.It all has to do with how a speaker handles transient sound. There are usually three things associate with a note being played. First there is an... | |
| Trade-off between soundstage vs. PRAT My system as followed:VTL Deluxe 120 MonoMF CD Pre24Spendor S8Harmonic Techc pro9+ and pro silwayII | |
| Von Schweikert vs Meadowlark vs Triangle I had a chance to listen to the Osprey's driven by Aragon Pre-Pro and 5 channel amp, but the system and the room was not optimal for a two channel setup.I came from the British type of sound and the Osprey sound a little bit different that was not... | |
| Noise when turning on/off tube amp? I thought one should always turn off amp prior to turning off preamp. This to prevent any spikes from preamp making their ways to the amp. | |
| B&W 805 versus Dynaudio 52SE No doubt the 805 are much better and much more musical and of course they cost much more. Just be sure not to partner them with bright equipment since they are very revealing. | |
| Arcam A85 / EPOS ESL3's sounding too Bright I agree with Bundee1. The A85 might be too neutral in the upper mid and treble region. The most Epos speakers are voiced so that the upper mid is emphasized. Together, I can understand your complaint. | |
| Need Recommendations On Surround Speaker Package Try Totem Dream Catcher 5.1 package. I think they cost around 1500. | |
| SS amp mosfet 'haze' - ever experienced this? Mosfets tend to have a sound that are tube-like where as bipolar transisters tend to be punchy and snappy. This has been taken advantage by desingers who want their amp to emulate the sound of tube. So what you experienced is not unique in that re... | |
| Vienna acoustic vs Thiel vs ProAc vs Paradigm I would stay away from Paradigm if you're after true music reproduction. Any of those other four you mention are just fine.In my opinion, Paradigm is the Bose of true hifi loudspeakers. They are good only if you like to your music to turn into wak... | |
| Douglas Self on Negative feedback and distortion Sean: Let's do a thought experiment. Suppose there is an amp that everyone would agree it has nice and tight bass. A set of measurements are then made on this amp and these measurements are to be taken as benchmark specs for tight and tuneful bass... | |
| Douglas Self on Negative feedback and distortion Sean: what kind of specs that can tell you how good tight and tuneful the bass of an amp? |