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| Amplifier recommendations for 86 dB Sensitivity Speakers I have a pair of Vandersteen VLR-CT bookshelf speakers which are 86dB, my least sensitive, in a 2.1 system. I have used both a Yamaha A S-2200 (90W AB) and a Peachtree Carina GaN amplifier (200W GaNFet Class D). Both perform well with these speake... | |
| The death of ultra hiend audio I am not sure I can describe what the "ultra high end" means. I have seen systems not in shows but in brick-and-mortar stores that approach seven figures. I suspect those are sold to very few for undisclosed amounts while those products are halos ... | |
| Audio Research I/50 Integrated Amp I really enjoy my I/50, but I just replaced the left channel 6922EH driver tube. It was probably original, and I bought the amp used (it was used as a demo unit by a reviewer who must have played it). No biasing needed, only the power (6550) tubes... | |
| Studio Electric m4 The M4s are excellent speakers, but very different to the Omega SAMs. The M4 are un-ported and not as efficient as the SAM (87-88dB vs 95 dB) and more obviously 2-way vs full-range. Both are flexible enough to work with a variety of amplification ... | |
| Seeking a new loudspeaker, horn, single driver, concentric or open baffle The JBL 4349s offer excellent performance at low listening levels. | |
| Speakers for Mc240 I can recommend JBL 4349s. I think they would do well with that classic preamp-amp pair. Or go Bosch-style with Ohm Walsh. | |
| Omega speakers -- mostly sold out, all the time? The posted "sold" speakers are examples of what can be ordered. I have a pair of his SAM monitors. He occasionally builds a pair to sell off his site but I wanted mine in a birdseye maple veneer. The work is excellent and the wait is not long for ... | |
| Speakers for 2nd System! A pair of Omega Super Alnico Monitors (95dB) and a powered sub might be exactly what you are looking for. Omega Super 3 High Output monitors (97.5 dB) might also be a good HE choice. | |
| Cayin, Line Magnetic, and Willsenton with 805 Feedback @bannon I am happy with the R8, but it is not the amp I bought (AMZ). I did about 3/4 of the Skunkie mods, upgrading the signal path capacitors and resistors and swapping out the stock choke. I left the mains voltage switch stock and same for the... | |
| Cayin, Line Magnetic, and Willsenton with 805 Feedback I have the Willsenton R8, the model modified in the series on Skunkie Designs Electronics Youtube channel. The "critical" mod is a bias board pot resistor bypass to prevent a potentiometer wiper failure leaving the circuit wide open and causing th... | |
| How large (or small) is the audiophile market? Like it or not, the torch-bearer for high-grade audio, in the U.S. anyway, is Magnolia. It is a gateway to 2-channel systems. The web is the road to other dealers representing higher-end or rarer equipment. Audio shows might offer exposure if you... | |
| What happened to Yamaha electronics? I just looked at their site and nothing appears to have changed recently. Their top-end preamp and amp are there and their large range of 2-channel integrateds are there, as are their audio receivers (N2000, et al.) and their TTs. High end disc pl... | |
| How large (or small) is the audiophile market? The market probably isn't growing uniformly. HT is probably doing better than high-end 2-channel. Many don't see that as "audiophile" but the truth is that many people entering the market of audiophile products have started in HT. More esoteric m... | |
| Need New amp or integrated...have some options A budget figure might help the discussion. My vote on class D is the Peachtree Carina GaN. 200W. Has a DAC. Lovely sound. Very accommodating footprint and would have generally high WAF. Not a 2-pair speaker amp, though. $3K. But you are setting a... | |
| Unusual countries for audio gear Gano: The company is Austrian, HQ in Vienna, their production of electronics is in Slovakia. |