charles1dad
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| KT 150 Amp Options Mapman,I agree concerning one's perspective. It can make one very happy and willing to explore/appreciate alternative paths. It can also result in chronic frustration and bewilderment as well. | |
| KT 150 Amp Options Tubegroover,It's certainly within reason that the QS may suit your needs better. Rebbi's experience is very adamant based on extended listening. Brownsfan also reports very similar impressions with the De Capos. He used two 8 watt amplifiers, Coin... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps Rob,You make a compelling case forTekton. Y ou have actually listen to it and the De Capo in direct comparison. It has accumulated a growing body of diverse reviewers who reached similar conclusions about its sound quality. Rebbi wonders if the Te... | |
| KT 150 Amp Options Tubegroover,Well you certainly had a very positive audition with the Quicksilver amplifier. Given your results and Rebbi's terrific impressions using the same speakers is interesting(very different amplifiers). For pure curiosity I'd love to hear ... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps Al,Your point about the wide ranging standards regarding speaker bass specifications are well founded. I will say though that the Tekton bass performance seems to be verified by numerous reviewers and many owners of these speakers. So perhaps thei... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps Rebbi,I will email you regarding my personal experience with 300b SET, OTL and speakers with sensitivities of 92-95 db. Believe me you have a fine amp with many good options. Trust me.Charles, | |
| KT 150 Amp Options Tubegroover,As you know, Rebbi reports fabulous results using the same speakers as you have. He uses an 8 watt SET, and enjoys all genre of music with this set up. It would seem that the silver 88 amplifier with 80 W of power would be more than su... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps The Tannoys are an enigma to me, some of their models appear to work beautifully with low-power S ET amplifiers. Other owners Of these speakers however say that the speakers require more power to bring them to life. It makes me wonder if it really... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Rebbi,I can feel your new found joy! The good news is it will be long lasting and actually increase over time. Keep listening and enjoying your music.Charles, | |
| Most overrated audio manufacturers? Serge,I have noticed that as well. This is a complete reversal from former comments concerning Wytech . | |
| KT 150 Amp Options Yes,This should be a very good pairing with the Siilver 88 KT150.Charles, | |
| KT 150 Amp Options Tubegroover,What are your current speakers? | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Rebbi,The Frankenstein has very good parts quality, no question. However sometimes strategic use of premium level parts can elevate an already excellent component. I put Duelund CAST caps in my DAC and speakers and they improved a component that h... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... 60 x 4 =240.00 USD, much less than the top tier 300b tubes. But as with the tubes you don't know which capacitor is better for you until you hear them. Jupiter copper foils are considered to be amongst the very top level capacitors per reviews and... | |
| KT 150 Amp Options Weebeedad,I haven't heard these two QS amps in any form of direct comparison so I can't offer an opinion in that regard. Based on principle and personal listening I agree with your premise. If power is sufficient I'll choose the amp with the simpl... |