avanti1960
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| Will Step Up Transformer Improve the Sound Quality? @chakster We ask for opinions of people who have experience with different options (in this case SUTs vs electronic gain) in order to gauge if there is a good reason to try them. That is what this forum is about ! | |
| Parasound a21 upgrades what preamp are you using?a great way to upgrade your amplifier is to upgrade your preamplifier. balanced cables could benefit too depending on your preamp. | |
| What makes speaker's sound big? You can achieve what you are looking for in a medium sized monitor and subwoofer preferably two. The differences within the speaker design (traditional box) that make for a big sound include-1) Efficiency- higher efficiency = bigger sound / jump ... | |
| Wanting to try a tube amp. good choice buy it | |
| Why does bi-amping speakers sound better? because the amplifier that feeds the tweeter and midrange is not burdened with reproducing bass - which takes multiple times the power. in a single amp configuration as the burden of reproducing low frequencies taxes the amp, the clipping can be h... | |
| Which speakers did you find bright, fatiguing or just disappointing in some way? the kef ls50s disappointed because they were not transparent enough, they sounded like midbass and treble but still very good. my psb towers were neutral, unrefined and forward to a fatiguing fault but at the same time had too much bass. the spe... | |
| I nominate this company as building best speakers! MBL | |
| Looking for RP6 insight having heard the P6 i would easily buy a new technics sl 1200 mk7 for a grand or the sl 1500c for $1200. | |
| Looking for a new phono preamp @psychoticreaction i have the ART9XA and it sounds excellent with my Sutherland 20 20. 64db gain, 200 ohms. i was previously running a much higher output .5mv mc. the low output ART9XA .2mv is no sweat for the 20 20 and it's clean transparen... | |
| Rogue DragoN or Bel Canto Ref600 M the rogue audio RH 5 tube headphone amp (yes) is the sweet spot in their linestage lineup. superb transparency and dynamics to die for. do not discount the effects and contributiobs of a good preamp. | |
| New Audio Technica ART9XA Up and Running..... @beans57 60 db with the .2mv output of the xa would be lower than i would run. that amount of gain is minimum for a .3mv cartridge. currently using 64db with the xa and that is the min i would recommend but 64db gets full performance out of ... | |
| Rogue Perseus Magnum / Bel Canto Ref1000 @thecarpathian,i have a parasoud a21+ which pairs really well with the rogue preamps, the new a23+ is similar in tone and also improved over the previous model. it is my keeper amp. an alternative would be the rogue audio hydra but i have no exp... | |
| Rogue Perseus Magnum / Bel Canto Ref1000 parasound a23+ | |
| Rogue DragoN or Bel Canto Ref600 M @cellorover have you heard either amp ? few people have heard the new Dragon based on the latest Ncore modules 1. since it is new and 2. covid effects on audio shows and dealers since the DragoN was introduced. OP there is a nice write up on the ... | |
| Next to theaters, cars are the ideal speaker environment A car interior is probably the absolute worst acoustic environment for an audio system.Consider the issues-Road noise and vibration and bass cancellations.Road noise, wind noise, powertrain noise vs. amplifier head room / power requirements. Charg... |