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| Is there such a thing... I agree with Herman's suggestion that you give the Unison amps a try on your speakers if possible. Your speakers are certainly in the ballpark.There are many 845-based amps that I'm not familiar with (the Unison being among them), but among those ... | |
| Is there such a thing... There is more to it than just the tube, I'm afraid. Single-ended topology has sonic advantages over push-pull topology.What are the efficiency and impedance (minimum as well as "nominal") of your speakers? Some 845 amps are specifically designed t... | |
| Best speakers for off-axis listening The ear localizes sound by two mechanisms: Arrival time and intensity. Arrival time is a bit more dominant below roughly 1.5 kHz and intensity a bit more dominant above, but both are important.If you are seated off to one side of the centerline, t... | |
| Eben loudspeakers I was very impressed with them. I know at least one highly respected high end cable manufacturer who bought Ebens for his own system.Duke | |
| The Shape of the Watt / Puppy and Others Getting back to the configuration used in the Watt/Puppy and others, it's a very intelligent way to meet several design goals.One thing designers often try to do is minimze the baffle width. Midranges are narrower than woofers, and tweeters narrow... | |
| Is there a modern equivalent of Allison Ones? Aktchi, if a rear-ported speaker is designed and tuned for corner placement, that can work well. The AudioNote AN/E is an example of a rear-ported speaker that's intended to be placed in a corner. What they do is tune the speaker quite a bit lower... | |
| Is there a modern equivalent of Allison Ones? The Gradient Revolution has been suggested, and I'd like to toss out a few comments.The Revolution can be placed up against one wall, but Gradient recommends keeping them 6 feet from corners. Springbok's original post mentiones corners, unfortunat... | |
| Single-driver speakers for 2W 45 SET monoblocks Hi Paul,The standard answer to your inquiry would probably be the Klipsch LaScala, which is a darn good speaker for the money.However, I suggest that you also contact John Kalinowski, aka "Johnk", a custom speaker designer who specializes in very ... | |
| What do you look for in damping factor? Damping factor is just part of the overall gestalt of a sound system. I used to look at it in isolation, and assume higher is better. But high damping factor usually calls for large amounts of global negative feedback, which introduce high-order h... | |
| Maybe MartinLogan not best for AC/DC at 96 db..?? As a longtime electrostat owner and dealer, I'd have to say that this is not the ideal technology for hard rock at high decibels. In my opinion, one effective way to get where you want to go is to use a high-end speaker with pro-sound drivers. Exa... | |
| Any UFC fans out there? I enjoyed watching skinny Royce Gracie in the early no-weight-classes, one-night tournaments. I guess I had more appreciation for a martial artist who could subdue his opponent without beating him to a bloody pulp and leaving him possibly damaged ... | |
| Best amps for rock and heavy metal Bomberman, I'm afraid you'll end up with as many opinions as replies! If someone told me I could have any of the amps on your list as a birthday present, I'd go with an Accuphase. I'm not familiar with those particular models, but every Accuphase ... | |
| Best amps for rock and heavy metal I think Audphile1's post is right on the money as far as this being an amp/speaker issue rather than just an amp issue. Dyanmic contrast is at least as much a function of the speaker as of the amplifier.You see, we're used to thinking that our spe... | |
| Best Tube Tester for 6SN7 & 6AS7 You might try posting your question at the OTL Asylum, as both of these tube types are used in OTL amps so there's a good chance some of the people there will have experience with suitable tube testers.http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/otl/bbs.htm... | |
| Gallo Reference 3.1 vs Zu Druid A large, hard-surfaced room means that the reverberant field will be stronger than is normally the case. This places higher priority on speakers that do a good job of generating a reverberant field that has a realistic spectral balance. In my opin... |