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| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? But you will not get the best from them until you hear it driven properly with a solid state amp that can drive this sort of load with current. George, maybe you can clear something up because as far as I know, the above statement is outright f... | |
| power conditioner Could you please provide your opinion (succinctly) about balanced power conditioners, with an emphasis on whatever advantage they bring to the table in comparison to non-balanced conditioners?Balanced power is nice if you can pull it off without... | |
| power conditioner I read many threads guys claiming that plugging their amp into anything other than the wall outlet "sucks the life out of it" whatever that means?Power conditioners are tricky. Many of them force you to use its power cord which is not good if yo... | |
| Open Baffle. Why are they mostly limited to DIY? I just recently built a pair for the first time using the Tang Band W8-1808 full range drivers and they sound real nice but only with jazz, blues, folk vocal type of music and at moderate volumes. Could be my amplifiers since all I have are hi... | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? The way each amp handled the paired speakers was fairly evident too in that the sound was tight. Quick. Clean.Harmonics and dynamics differ from one setup to another but the speed and pacing were taught and pronounced. IMO those attributes are... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? it’s also how this ability (not least as a product of much higher sensitivity) translates into a sense of effortlessness not only at elevated SPL’s, but at more "sane" playback levels as well.+1 When we first got our Classic Audio Loudspeakers, ... | |
| Need HELP-Troubleshooting weird balance and hiss issue on Parasound 2100 preamplifier If the preamp is balanced it could be missing a phase. This would explain the increased noise floor and less volume both at the same time.Sounds like something to do with the balanced control is damaged- possibly a broken trace or solderjoint on t... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? Dynamic speakers absolutely smash horns into the ground in terms of volume of media attention, sales, and conversation. Why do dynamic loudspeakers practically own the speaker market at every price point? You can't understand the controversy if... | |
| Getting The Most Out Of A Koetsu Urushi This manufacture utilizes a very low output (mV) design strategy. What is your current loading and gain setting on your phono stage?The loading is for the benefit of unstable preamps and does not affect the cartridge. If the phono stage is stab... | |
| Ekco EV55 using 6550's in place of KT88 No worries!The difference is that the KT88 is supposed to be more linear. But if you have real GE 6550s, they may work better simply because they are a better tube. Have fun! | |
| Fix it or not, my CJ Premier 11a Amp? Sounds very much like its worth fixing! | |
| What makes tape sound better than vinyl ? The signal to noise ratio of Dolby SR is around 90dbs.Right. Lathe cuts are better than that; so far the only pressings I've found that get into the range come from QRP, the pressing plant owned by Acoustic Sounds. Quite literally the playback ele... | |
| What makes tape sound better than vinyl ? Conversion of electrical into magnetic and back to electrical is not the same as conversion of mechanical into electromagnetical. Ralph, you know it better than I do. As for if something is altered in any case - probably. To use an analogy, con... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? Like I said, if somebody has a great pair of horns for me to hear, let me know. I'll listen. I like a tight, physical kind of sound. That's why I like my Focals. It's what I've liked about horns. I don't like that in-your-face way so many proje... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? Also, looking the specs of most tube power amps it seems the S/N ratio isn't nearly as good as SS amps. The THD numbers aren't as good either with 1% at full power not uncommon. SS amps' specs look considerably better. Is this typical? The ... |