charles1dad
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| Amp for Acoustic Zen Crescendo 2 ? Wlutke, Audiogon member named "Wig" has these speakers and has driven them with Vac mono blocks and then the solid state Vitus amplifier. He currently uses the Line Magnetic 508ia and finds them the most satisfying thus far. I’d get in touch with ... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Kenny wrote "I think I have found the Holy Grail "Well the key point is you know what you want. This is important as there are listeners who aren’t sure of what they ultimately want. Kenny I’d say that the chances of long term success and happines... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts My post beat Kenny's by 1 minute 😊 but we've made the same essential point to LP. 90% of my music listening is acoustic jazz with groups of varying numbers of musicians. The vast majority of these type of recordings are well executed and have ver... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Hi LP, Keep in mind that Al’s litmus test is minimally compressed large scale symphonic music capable of peaks of 105 db at his sitting position 10 feet away. He knows the sensitivity of his speakers and then calculates the power needed to achie... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Enquiring minds do want to know, no argument there. It will be interesting to see your testing results Kenny. It was a pleasure speaking with you on the phone yesterday. You have a wealth of experience and knowledge my friend. You have owned and... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Al,I agree with you that the Truth isn't a passive in the strict sense of the term if it utilizes active circuitry. Charles | |
| Tekton Double Impacts No ripples Bullit just wanted you to know what others have actually heard with that specific amplifier and speaker match 😊Charles | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Hi Ipretiring, Gain is related to volume level potential. The more sensitive your speakers (increasing db for a given output usually 1 watt@8 ohms) or sensitive the power amplifier (the lower the value in volts the more sensitive). As sensitivit... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Hi Al, So although the Truth has an active output stage it’s still considered a passive preamplifier due to zero gain? Is this a "buffered" component?Charles | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Hi Bullitt,Your conclusion/speculation regarding the 2A3 Triode Labs amplifier and Double Impact pairing is interesting and the polar opposite of what Teajay achieved in his main/reviewing system ("best combination yet in his system "). Another p... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts II woul get in touch with Triode Labs and ask them how much gain does the 2A3 SET provide (knowing your current amplifier has 26 db as a reference). With the much more sensitive Tekton speaker you may be perfectly fine using the Truth.Charles | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Two excellent products based on word of mouth , the Truth and the M2Z-S. Given the "many" exceptionally positive comments on the M2Z-S it seems like this is about a sure a bet as one could probably find. There appears to be much evidence to sugges... | |
| DIY Pass Labs First Watt F5 amp impressions Whitestix, I’m not surprised that the Mc Carmack sounds 2 dimensional vs the First Watt amplifier in direct comparison. I just happen to believe that lower power simple circuits running exclusively in Class A offer superior sound quality. Tube or ... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Porscheracer, Congratulations on acquiring the Double Impacts and please continue to post listening impressions as you fine tune your system. It will only get better with additional hours is my belief. Bullitt, I don't doubt for a moment that yo... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Shayne,This is a high quality thread. Different perspectives stimulate dialogue. You can disagree with someone yet respect their input based on their unique experiences. That has been displayed here on more than a few occasions. Charles |