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| Is D for Dry? Class D... @chronicle.. I have the S-500, a single chassis stereo amp. The other amps are a mono block and a mono block with a tube input stage. I have heard the mono blocks with the tube input stage, and they did sound warmer and smoother, but the system co... | |
| Is D for Dry? Class D... @chronicle... I went from a trouble-plagued but highly regarded class a/b amp that weighed 64 lbs and was rated at 150 watts/channel to my Arion, rated at 500 watts/channel. In my case, this was no compromise for lighter weight. Dynamics, soundsta... | |
| Is D for Dry? Class D... My back and I love our Class D Arion Audio S-500 amp. Not dry at all. Neutral and squeeky clean top to bottom. YMMV, but never underestimate the ability of a talented designer to get the sound he wants from any topology. | |
| Interesting thought FWIW, I think audiophiles obsess too much about the lack of new young blood in our hobby. Think about your own audiophile history. How old were you when you first subscribed to TAS or Stereophile? How old were you when you bought your first piece ... | |
| Class D amps that are superior to all or most? @jbhiller I don't know off the top of my head, but the S-500 I own sells for about $2500. The web site has prices. Arionaudio.com | |
| Class D amps that are superior to all or most? I own and enjoy an Arion Audio S-500 class D amp. Very affordable, powerful, and very clean sounding, but not bright. Dead neutral in my system. Mike Kalellis of Arion knows how to build a class D amplifier. If you buy without auditioning an Ar... | |
| What Makes your System Special? Nice topic, mapman!For me, it is that my hodge podge of components, wires and speakers all work together synergistically to make music I love listening to, even when the source material is not up to audiophile standards. I have heard many systems... | |
| What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile? I dunno, but I have been told I am more of an audiopile than an audiophile! | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? Um, maybe because many audiophiles just want to enjoy listening to well-reproduced music on their rigs, rather than turn their hobby into a quasi-scientific research experiment. YMMV, of course. | |
| McIntosh FWIW, I had a disappointing experience with Mcintosh late last year. My preamp was sent to the dealer, Audio Classics, for a simple repair that required a $10 set of output jacks. Audio Classics was great, but they were unable to get this part ... | |
| Are the new Ohm Walsh speakers Audiophile quality? @mapman...I knew I forgot something! Yes. The misconception that omni speakers can't accurately image, in spite of huge successes in this regard from MBL and German Physics, as well as Ohm, persists. | |
| Are the new Ohm Walsh speakers Audiophile quality? @mlsstl ... All good points, but I think many audiophiles don't give Ohm a fair chance for several reasons:1. They are not expensive, so how could they be any good?2. No fancy adverts in the audio rags, which leads to...3. No glowing reviews in th... | |
| Suddenly...one third of my tracks are 'unavailable' using Qobuz I am soon going to start a trial of Qobuz, now that my SBT can sign in to it (oh, yes, it can!). I expect I can stump Qobuz as easily as I have stumped Tidal (I listen to some pretty obscure stuff). But this will be my first time paying for music... | |
| Are the new Ohm Walsh speakers Audiophile quality? I have said it on other threads, but it bears repeating: The current Ohm lines are capable of very refined sound and will respond well to upstream improvements. My 2000s, purchased new in 2009 have never sounded better. I have upgraded most of m... | |
| system/room equalized flat from 20 to 20k cps--is yours? No, thank goodness. As a result, I enjoy listening to recorded music. |