cal3713
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| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? @mglik You might take a look at my system page (here on agon)... I went through this exact same journey when transitioning from Coincident Super eclipse III's to Coincident pure reference extremes. Had the 8w Coincident Frankenstein 300b set monos... | |
| Bricasti M1 vs new M3 @ddafoe Please do post a review once the dust has settled... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure Thanks for the heads up David. The 1 cubic foot sealed box DIY version will be my next audio journey and it's good to see the thread staying alive. Really looking forward to the building experience. Curious if I'll be able to pull off a high glos... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure I just ran into the damping factor thread and see the above comment was completely unnecessary. Sorry Robert. | |
| CJ Preamp Teflon Recap As stated above, Teflon caps have a sound that you may or may not prefer (as does every cap). I'd take @welcher's advice and call the former CJ tech for professional input. I personally prefer copper foil (and have duelund caps throughout the syst... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure @rwpollock Not an answer to your question, and it's been stated earlier in the thread, but just keep in mind that adjustable damping factor and adjustable levels of negative feedback are (always?) synonyms. Might be useful for expanding your amp s... | |
| Can I bi-amp my speakers with two different amps? Do note that biamp arrangements can also hurt speaker coherence. I biamp my Coincident PRE's, but getting levels/frequencies properly balanced is a real challenge. I probably should have invested in a quality microphone and done some real measure... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure @rwpollock Obviously it's *best* to just let the speaker designer make all the decisions for you, but there are a lot of subwoofer options out there that have all the basic features of the BASiS subs. The full range driver is indeed "rocket scien... | |
| Latest Psvane WE300B-Plus Tubes - Any Feedback? @tommytcg If you are listening to reproduced music or amplified instruments you are listening to distortion. And the parts used change how it sounds. Period. | |
| PrimaLuna EVO 100 DAC @three_easy_payments I think a common review report for the Amber 3 is it's "dynamic energy", so if you've got a dark or sleepy system it could be a great fit. Smooth and holographic seem to be the most common terms reported for the audio mirror (... | |
| PrimaLuna EVO 100 DAC @nquery Totally true regarding system synergy, there's often no "best" out there. No substitute to hearing components in your own system. Fortunately it's possible to get free demos of both the Amber and AM T3se (and many other dacs)... | |
| PrimaLuna EVO 100 DAC I have not heard the PL, but since the other commenters brought up some alternative options.... I just wanted to say that both myself and a reviewer compared the Lampizator Amber 3 and Audio Mirror Tubadour 3 SE. We both preferred the AM. That s... | |
| Supratek or Don Sachs - which way to go? @t_ramey I have no doubt that the Truth can be very good in some systems, but it didn't do much in mine. I had one for about a month and eventually went back to source-direct since the improvement was small. When I bought a DS preamp, that was c... | |
| Supratek or Don Sachs - which way to go? @jaymark Please do report back if you do try those competitors! I'd love to hear the report. I'd also recommend replacing the Miflex capacitors on the primary outputs if you do get the modding itch. Not sure it it's covered in this thread or an... | |
| Short List of Amps I prefer over the Pass Labs XA25 or INT 25 As mentioned above, it speaker/amplifier match always matters. Try putting 500 watts and a high damping factor on a high sensitivity full range driver, or an 8 watt SET on a YG acoustics and see what it gets you. Too bad there’s not a database whe... |