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| Sanders magtech or odyssey kismet bdp24,the correct answer is that I'm not sure...................but if I read between the lines then * if you see the electrical specs, you see 500W/ch in 8 & 900W/ch into 4 (Magtech).* if you see the weight, you see it's just 55lbs. When did ... | |
| Can SMPS based preamps/amps sound organic ? Almarg,found 1 patent application for Roger Sanders re. ESL loudspeakers (not the regulated power supply):http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=4&p=1&f=G&l... | |
| Can SMPS based preamps/amps sound organic ? Hi Almarg,please see this blurb that appeared in Stereo Times in 2013 that clearly says that the Magtech regulated power supply is patent pending:http://www.sanderssoundsystems.com/latest-news/219-january-2013-sanders-magtech-amplifier-receives-th... | |
| Sanders magtech or odyssey kismet the Sanders Magtech & ESL amps are meant to drive ESL speakers. That doesnt mean that they cannot drive other speakers........but you have to understand the difference, electrically, between an ESL & a cone-driver speaker.An ESL can be tho... | |
| Can SMPS based preamps/amps sound organic ? welcome Kijanki.the Magtech regulated power supply looks like a switching regulator but it is not a traditional SMPS (like the kind used by Rowland, Linn, Benchmark, etc) but it looks to me that it is some sort of Pulse Frequency Modulated (PFM) ... | |
| Why is an XA30.5 a bad match for Revel Ultima Salon II speakers? @bombaywalla , your calculations make perfect sense. I was just wondering if there will be any improvement if the OP uses 2 x XA30.5 in a biamp configuration ? I am not talking about bridging the amps to use as monoblocks but actually using proper... | |
| Why is an XA30.5 a bad match for Revel Ultima Salon II speakers? Gotcha. I am aware of only 3 speaker brands that are purportedly time coherent; namely: Vandies; Green Mountain Audio; and Thiels. Am I missing something? What brand did you have in mind? you're right - the 3 you cited are time-coherent.addit... | |
| Can SMPS based preamps/amps sound organic ? kijanki,Roger Sanders makes a regulated linear power supply for his Magtech amp which can drive his ESLs. Here is the link to that white paper:http://www.sanderssoundsystems.com/technical-white-papers/161-the-magtech-regulated-power-supply-wp And,... | |
| Can SMPS based preamps/amps sound organic ? I'm doing well. thanks for asking. I see that you are also doing well & growing by leaps & bounds as an audiophile. :-)thanks for your feedback, Pani. Now your original comments make a lot more sense. Would have been nice if you had stated... | |
| Why is an XA30.5 a bad match for Revel Ultima Salon II speakers? My amp drove the S8s (version 2) to ear splitting levels. thanks again for the feedback bifwynne. As you well know it’s the not ear-splitting levels we are trying to achieve. You could get that with a lesser amp too than your present ARC. What we ... | |
| Why is an XA30.5 a bad match for Revel Ultima Salon II speakers? thanks stewart0722, initforthemusic - you guys just consolidated the point I was making. | |
| Why is an XA30.5 a bad match for Revel Ultima Salon II speakers? bifwynne,thanks for the feedback re. your amp - 150W-165W/ch if the speaker is connected to the correct tap. Magneplanars are planar (mix of ribbon & planar) speakers which tend to have (really) low impedances much like some of the extreme con... | |
| Is Sound Lab Owners Group Forum Dead? Spencer,try to get in touch with Brian at Essential Audio (in the Chicago area). He is a Soundlab dealer. I think he also posts here on Audiogon but have not seen him post for a while. Usually he’s very helpful.website:www.essentialaudio.com | |
| Why is an XA30.5 a bad match for Revel Ultima Salon II speakers? Bombaywalla, How do you think my ARC Ref 150 SE tube amp would fare with the Ultima Salons? My amp has 4, 8 and 16 ohm output taps. I surmise that the 4 ohm taps would work best with the Salons given its lowish impedance in the low frequencies. I ... | |
| Can SMPS based preamps/amps sound organic ? but I always seem to hear some kind of switching noise which comes through as "digital" sounding.hmmmm.....I wonder if you are imagining this? How did you trace/pinpoint the "digital" sound to exactly the SMPS in the preamp/amp?I wonder if there a... |