charles1dad
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| Amp recommendations Hi,I’m glad that you were able to find a good local repair shop. The Klipsch would definitely meet the criteria for higher sensitivity and and easier to drive impedance speaker. They seem polarizing in terms of their sound quality. Some love them ... | |
| Amp recommendations @z32kerber, What's your budget range for speakers? New and used or just interested in new?What is the size of your room?You recently mentioned Klipsch. Do you have actual listening experience with them?Charles | |
| Amp recommendations 1 z32kerber used the Cary amplifier driving the Chapman speakers for 23 years!!! I doubt that he "fried" the Cary amplifier. 2 Agree that the Bryston, Krell or Threshold amplifiers will provide a different sound presentation, better? Maybe or mayb... | |
| 16 ohm speakers: any amp sounds better with more resolution. speaker cables less critical. Hi Elliot, I’ve been extremely happy with these speakers for over 11 years. 14 ohm impedance and 94 db sensitivity. Designed to be very compatible with SET and OTL amplifiers in addition to conventional higher power amplifiers. I originally drove ... | |
| 16 ohm speakers: any amp sounds better with more resolution. speaker cables less critical. Hi Raul,I don’t question your experiences and the subsequent choices you’ve made as a result. You have extensive exposure to many fine tube components. I’ve extensive exposure to a variety of highly regarded transistor components. For your needs/o... | |
| 16 ohm speakers: any amp sounds better with more resolution. speaker cables less critical. Hi Raul,What caused me to respond to your posts yesterday was what seem to be a rather dismissive and very broad brush assumptions. 1 "Low knowledge level audiophiles "2 You referred to "Warm, sweet,relaxed" as ridiculous adjectives used to descr... | |
| 16 ohm speakers: any amp sounds better with more resolution. speaker cables less critical. Hi Elliot, 1 My speakers are Coincident Total Eclipse II and have a 14 ohm impedance (10 ohm minimum).2 I played and studied trumpet many years ago in my youth and was not a professional trumpeter by any stretch. But this experience was impactful... | |
| 16 ohm speakers: any amp sounds better with more resolution. speaker cables less critical. Hi Raul,As a former trumpeter I agree this instrument is certainly capable of sounding harsh, bright and aggressive. Believes me that the trumpet can definitely sound "warm,sweet and relaxed" . Just depends on what the musician wants to express or... | |
| Amp recommendations @z32kerber, For me what has stood out most over time is the realism/tone of all instruments and human voice. An asset for any music genre of course but ’really’ hits home for jazz in my case. This was a step upward from my el 34 and a 6550/KT 88 b... | |
| Amp recommendations @z32kerber,Well given that story it does seem quite possibly that the Portland repair tech was overwhelmed with work and not as thorough as he might have been. I do get the sense that there’s a straightforward solution to getting your amplifier fi... | |
| Amp recommendations @z32kerber, The 300b is a marvelous output tube in either SET,PSET or push pull mode if well implemented in an amplifier design and build. You’ve been happy with your amplifier and speaker pairing 23 years, that speaks volumes for certain. After s... | |
| Amp recommendations OP ,I’m not clear on your situation. How long have you had this amp/speaker pairing and what do you think of the sound? It seems that will provide guidance moving forward. How did you end up with this combination?A, more amplifier power for the Ch... | |
| Amp recommendations @ z32berber, Iwin raises a good point. 1 How much did you enjoy the Cary driving the Chapman’s?2 Have you heard any other amplifier paired with this speaker and if yes what did you think compared to the Cary?3 What do you find are the sonic streng... | |
| 16 ohm speakers: any amp sounds better with more resolution. speaker cables less critical. I agree with lewm in that Nelson Pass used his First Watt designs to intentionally deviate from their siblings throughout the model line. The J2 was designed as a single ended transistor amplifier using only 1 output power transistor per channel. ... | |
| 16 ohm speakers: any amp sounds better with more resolution. speaker cables less critical. Hi @danvignau, Reading Ralph's clearly written explanation it isn't difficult for me to understand why this is the case. As of yet I haven't come across a contrary explanation that reasonably refutes him. An easier high impedance speaker load (Les... |