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| Atma Sphere Hello Josef,The Atma-Sphere amps do generate more heat than most amps, comparable to any Class A amp of a similar power rating. The big MA-2's dissipate 800 watts per chassis (idle; a bit less when playing loud), so a pair of them are like having ... | |
| flat speaker quandary Nick -The situation you describe makes perfect sense to me. Briefly, your room's too big for the SL-3's. But please read my explanation as to why this is so, because it isn't obvious at first glance. The woofers on your Martin Logans approximate a... | |
| Quad ESL 63 in smallish room ? I used to have a pair of 63's in a roughly 12 by 12 foot room, and I've also used them in a 13 by 31 foot room. Of course they liked the big room better, but were still quite enjoyable in the small room (though I had to pay a lot of attention to a... | |
| Best amp to use with ML Aeon i speakers ... I'm not sure a change in amplification is going to solve your problem.You see, an electrostatic/dynamic hybrid is challenging because the sound pressure level literally falls off more slowly with distance from the panel than from the woofer. So if... | |
| Speakers that accurately reproduce a drumset The best loudspeakers I have heard for drumkit is the Classic Audio Reproductions Hartsfield, a 3-way corner horn. I've heard a lot of other fine speakers (including several mentioned in this thread), but the CAR Hartsfields came the closest to ge... | |
| What SOLID STATE preamp recommended for the JC-1? Agree with Bryceeboy that the Blowtorch is superb, and the way to go if you can swing it. However, for quite a bit less money, the GamuT C2R is a very nice unit. I'm a dealer for the Parasound JC-1's as well as for GamuT.Best of luck in your quest... | |
| Pre-Amp for Parasound JC-1 Bryceeboy,I second your recommendation of the Atma-Sphere preamp. I'm a dealer for the Parasound JC-1's as well as Atma-Sphere, and it's a sweet synergy. Duke | |
| Counterpoint NPS + Soundlab Electrostats Hello Somut,I have no first-hand experience with the Counterpoint NPS amplifiers, but don't see the low damping factor mentioned by Mejames as a serious concern in this case. With many speakers that might be an issue, but the Sound Labs work prett... | |
| Am i missing some good and lifelike speakers ?tks Hello Ad10685,First the disclaimer: I'm a Sound Lab owner and dealer, and former Quad 63 owner. I'm familiar with both the Dynastats and M2's, and frankly the M2's are in a significantly higher league. I'd probably pick the Quad 988 or 989 over th... | |
| Which is better - Maggie 20.1 or Soundlab M-1? Okay let's start out with the disclaimers - I'm a Sound Lab owner and dealer. I've owned several different Maggies, and I've auditioned the 20's but not the 20.1's. So please take my post with a grain of salt (or two!).The Maggie 20's will be a li... | |
| High efficency monitors for ASL Waves? You might consider the Omega Super 3's. Retail $530 a pair ballpark. 94 dB sensitivity, single-driver, honest 8 ohm load. Very nice at low and medium volume levels, but they do get a bit stressed if you really pound 'em. Long break-in time (typica... | |
| Gilmore Audio planars revealed Hello Metralla -Thanks for taking the time to write back and clarify your stadium wave post. I'm a bit slow sometimes, and didn't understand that the point you were making was about the particles returning to equilibrium position, which of course ... | |
| Gilmore Audio planars revealed Planar,I'll take a shot at some of your questions, though I don't have answers for all of them. 1. horizontal dispersion. you say -3dB at 60 degrees dispersion (plus or minus 30 degrees, for those reading). At what frequency?a: The horizontal radi... | |
| Gilmore Audio planars revealed I've been out of town and/or very busy the past couple of weeks, so just now got back to this thread.Sellerwithintegrity, I apologize for mistakenly typing "3 mil" as the thickness of the kapton diaphragms; of course it should have been ".3 mil". ... | |
| Best OTL speakers In general, OTL's like high impedance loudspeakers of fairly high efficiency. Eight ohms is usually okay, but many "8 ohm" speakers dip well below 8 ohms in the upper bass or at crossover frequencies. Also, since OTL's have a high output impedance... |