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| CAT SL1 Signature, How does it measure up ? I 2nd Daveyf - the CAT SL1 Signature Mk3 is a very good preamplifier. I used to own one for about 10 yrs - loved it each time I heard it. I "upgraded" to the latest CAT SL1 Renaissance recently. The Renaissance is better but not by a huge margin. ... | |
| Apogee Acoustics Scintilla - fair market value? if they have the bass buzz I have seen them sell for anywhere between $1000 - $2500. A full restoration the Scintilla costs in the range of $6000-$7000. Full restoration means - painting the exterior, new ribbons, new x-over parts, re-wiring, re-f... | |
| 25 watts Class A or 70 watts Class A/B ? So, Peter, what's the deal here (just trying to understand this for myself) - you have PBN Audio manuf loudspeakers & also several amplifiers & then you have Liberty Audio also manuf some power amps?? How does Liberty Audio compare to PBN ... | |
| 25 watts Class A or 70 watts Class A/B ? Abhi,from my experience it is not correct to think that just because a speaker is of high(er) efficiency that a low(er) power amplifier will do the job. I have a Tannoy studio monitor that is 94dB SPL/W/m & I use it with a 120W/ch class-AB amp... | |
| Amplifier Input Impedance help me out here, what is 1/10th of 100kohms?Audiolabyrinth that would be 100KOhms = 100,000 Ohms divided by 10 = 10,000 Ohms or 10KOhms.The general principle here is that when the output impedance of the preceeding unit is 1/10th the input imped... | |
| Amplifier Input Impedance 02-10-14: Cobra2Low input impedance is an advantage regarding noise...I might be missing something here but in an audio power amp we are considering only voltage gain & not power gain. So, how does input impedance factor into noise when we are... | |
| Amplifier Input Impedance Stickman451,it's easy to levy the blame on the low impedance of the power amplifier but your Hovland HP-100 is also to blame. It's output impedance is 2500 Ohms i.e. 2.5KOhms. That's really high for a tube amp (but maybe normal??). I've seen an AR... | |
| Looking for great cable 01-27-14: BrauserI have used Audio Magic cables through the years and have compared them in my system against highly reviewed cables from other companies. They still remain my reference.I second the Audio Magic cables. I have a full loom of them i... | |
| What is Low Impendance for an interconnect? 01-16-14: DopogueThe second quote from Mr. Sanders (all well-designed interconnects sound identical) is so bizarre that I personally wouldn't believe another word he said. Dopogue, I believe you jumped the gun all too quickly to damn Roger Sanders... | |
| What is Low Impendance for an interconnect? 01-16-14: JtcfThe dental floss that is grown in Montana would be the way to go:)Montana??!! there are no manuf in Montana so this dental floss cable does not meet the standards of Provided, of course, that the string has good pedigree and is well ... | |
| Bias for Jolida 502 P Amplifier Ejman,another important thing to remember is that the bias of a tube amp takes 30-45 minutes to settle down after switching it on. During that initial period the tube bias voltage is all over the map so you shouldn't even bother measuring it until... | |
| I don't get it I've seen this happen reasonably often in audio for speakers, preamps & power amps. A certain speaker manuf was wary of users trying anything other than the hard rubber (or was it plastic?) & very sturdy feet that were factory-fitted. The ... | |
| 2014 wish list for me, perhaps a 6:1 audio switcher so that I can listen to either my FM tuner or iPod dock. Using a Y-cable at the input of the preamp is not the best way to switch between these 2 sources.Anyone know of a good brand of audio switches that you c... | |
| Where are the female Audiophiles? 12-21-13: AbucktwoeightyI hope the next president of this country is female. just don't elect Hillary Clinton!!Otherwise, this is just fine with me personally. We elected Mrs. Indira Gandhi to be our Prime Minister back in 1971 when the USA couldn... | |
| Where are the female Audiophiles? At least most women are logical.Ngjockeyreally??? :-? to me this sentence is an oxymoron...Just to be very clear - I love women so I'm not saying this with any spite or malice, etc. |