atmasphere
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| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? . . . and apparently by some SET standards, 14 or 15 wpc is a lot, as I keep reading about some of Dennis Had’s new stuff making less than 5 wpc? I DEFINITELY don’t think that would satisfy the average metal head. classical is not my thing; bu... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? @immatthewj that would only be because they didn't have the right (more efficient) speakers to go with it. So that would also mean that someone into classical wouldn't be satisfied either unless they got more efficient speakers as well. | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? @newfzx7 +1 When Rocky Mountain AudioFest was running I was regularly visited by a group of local metal heads at that show. I would play something for them and they usually had some LP for me to hear as well. There was a reviewer who was also... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? @immatthewj What you think and the reality of metal dudes are two different things or maybe many different things. My best friend for years (Earl Root, RIP) pretty well founded the metal scene here in the Twin Cities so I’ve been to a lot of metal... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? However, in that case, "more musical" may differ depending upon one's musical tastes. If one was a thrash-metal fan, one might find different equipment "more musical" than if one was a fan of chamber music. If one was a fan of the latter, one m... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? Sure, @atmasphere , but what is meant by "more musical"? @immatthewj That which is better able to sound like real music. | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? I guess opinion and taste might enter into it? No accounting for taste. As far as what makes equipment sound musical, that is very predictable, For those who do not understand engineering, their opinion will matter (to them), but that won't ch... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? My summary of this thread is that the term ’musical’ is not a good term to describe sound or equipment characteristics. It appears to have multiple different means to different people. We’ve been getting nice reviews on our products for decade... | |
| Dc voltage sent to my speakers Um, not the one's I've seen especially "high end" amplifiers that pride themselves on not having any. @erik_squires Sounds cringeworthy to me- yikes! | |
| Dc voltage sent to my speakers Most solid state amps have a protection circuit to prevent damage to the speaker in case of output section failure (which is how they typically put out DC that can damage speakers). So this is a bit unusual! | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? With more than 25 years, you can use it in good condition. What else tube amplifier could be that way? I do not know. Most competent amplifiers will go 25 years with ease. The ones that can't make 25 years are likely to put the producer of suc... | |
| Integrated amplifier for Fritz Speakers I use the Carbon 6s in my bedroom system. My integrated amp makes 5 Watts/channel. I don't run it out of gas and the system plays as loud as I want. Images float easily in space; the speakers are very good at imaging and detail. Not bad in the bas... | |
| A little deeper on amp power please.... All these years and you still assume I'm typing in the least informed context, @atmasphere , give me a little credit? I meant to say, being forced to now give an exhaustive/exhausting answer: Ralph, others have posted here and there with the ... | |
| A little deeper on amp power please.... @8th-note If I can add to that: The power paradigm I suspect that a lot of what we think of as the need for power is really the need for high current @erik_squires Current cannot exist without power and vice versa. So if the amp can make the ... | |
| Need someone to look at my Dynaco 70 @sparkymaui The weak spot in the ST-70 design is that they really needed dual rectifiers. So if you play the amp at higher power levels the rectifier tube is the most likely tube to fail. When it does so it will likely also blow the main fuse. T... |