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| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Larryi, in many cases you are correct, as I am guessing that Nvp also suspects.Many high power amplifiers have a distortion characteristic that is actually higher at low power levels; depending on the amp the distortion might begin increasing at l... | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Class A works well with an A class design :) | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Daedalus_audio, it was in Thom-mackis' room that I got to hear and see that. Duke had brought his speakers down the hall and we played them on Thom's M-60s. I pushed the system hard during that audition and found that I could play the system consi... | |
| Question for technicians Use the Radio Shack contact cleaner first! The ProGold can cause trouble in some circuits (I've seen it contaminate circuit boards to the extent that they had to be pressure washed to remove the ProGold)!! IMO/IME the Radio Shack contact cleaner i... | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Almarg, I suspect that the Daedalus efficiency is less than the 98 db figure stated. Duke of Audiokinesis makes a speaker that he claims is about 95 db, yet it is more efficient. I do agree though that a nice flat impedance curve does allow you to... | |
| Which is the best King Crimson remaster? The Mobile Fidelity remaster is excellent also. Tough to find though- be prepared for the big dollars if you find one. | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Hi Mapman, high sensitivity speakers are problematic with a lot of solid state amps because they have much higher back EMF, which tends to really mess with the negative feedback that the amp employs.If the amp has a higher output impedance this is... | |
| How big of a difference do amps make? Mrmb, if you have Soundlabs, you might want to know that Dr. West has made a change to the back panel that has resulted in the speaker being a lot easier to drive! In addition to being easier to drive it also sounds a lot better and is a more bene... | |
| Do amps degrade over time? Transistors also degrade over time but it usually takes longer than 15 years. By the time the unit is 30 years old one can expect a higher noise floor, not only from the transistors but also the resistors. Corrosion can also cause semiconductors t... | |
| New Graaf solid state amps are out They won't sound the same, here's why:http://www.atma-sphere.com/Resources/Paradigms_in_Amplifier_Design.php | |
| Looking for a power conditioner/regenerator/filter The best power line conditioner is one that was not made for high end audio. It was made for commercial/industrial applications by a company called Elgar. It puts all 'high end audio' conditioners to shame.By that I mean it can provide a perfect s... | |
| On High Current Amps and Regenerators Our amps don't seem to like the 'power regenerator' line conditioners either, but OTOH neither will our amps be damaged by AC line problems as described. I would also go with Spectron's recommendations. I am sure he knows what he is talking about :) | |
| $18k Tube preamp for large scale symphonies please Hello Grannyring, you are correct. The higher the output impedance of any preamp, the shorter the IC should be. However that does not explain bass response, but some of that depends on your speakers too, and whether you listen to recordings where ... | |
| Cary 805, deHavilland or Atma-Sphere? Anyone cares Dracule1, 6 ohms is not a problem for the M-60. As far as the ZEROs go, they should be considered a problem solver. People often try to use the amps with speakers that they were never designed for. The ZERO helps with that. But if you have an 8 oh... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Glad you got it sorted!Happy New year to all! |