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| Best speakers for my system Geoch and Countingbackwards, you both recommend Proac's, which are a speaker brand I have high regard for. I have not heard them with the Levinson gear of this genre (or with any Levinson amp for that matter). Have either of you? I would be intere... | |
| Thiel CS 3.6 amplifier selection Monarchy SM 70? Unsound, thanks for that follow up. I was not aware that Jim is "no longer with us". I can't believe Shari has been gone a few years (I mean I believe you, but it doesn't seem like it was that long ago that I actually talked to her on the phone - ... | |
| Bel Canto Ref 1000 vs. Spectron Musician III Mk 2 Dan, thank you very kindly for your thoughts and comments. I had tried class D in the past, initially liking the positive side of what they delivered, but within just a few months, ultimately determined that they lacked too many attributes that I ... | |
| What CD Palyer NorthStar DAC and Transport, used is about in your price range. Like KL, I have owned some good digital (Esoteric, Levinson, Audio Aero - still own these 3)(DCS, EMM Labs, Wadia, Resolution Audio and others - formerly owned).I agree with his asses... | |
| Thiel CS 3.6 amplifier selection Monarchy SM 70? Having owned thiels, I gotta agree with Unsound on this one. I too have run tubes into the Thiels via low ohm taps (4 to be precise, while not quite 3). At more than twice the power Kenny references, it was clear to me that the power available was... | |
| Best speakers for my system Based on your follow-up answers, I would suggest that you at least consider the following:Wilson speakers - Watt Puppy or Sophia's (assuming used is acceptable)Thiel speakers - 3.7 would be very niceBoth of these, in my opinion will deliver very m... | |
| Bel Canto Ref 1000 vs. Spectron Musician III Mk 2 "Come on!! As everyone knows, circuit wizard John Ulrickfounder of Infinity, built the first class D amp back in'68 and put in a Infinity active subwoofer. Brilliant!!"The first class D amplifier was built long before this (a simple google search ... | |
| Wyred 4 Sound.....Anyone????? So Unsound and Dob, are you saying that the Class D amp manufacturers typically provide ratings on their peak maximum power output or on a continuous output? I know and understand that most power amps are running at an average of 1/8th of their ra... | |
| tube pre/amp with ss amp vs multi-channel ss amp Dynguy, I think you are in the right direction. One thing that you may consider is start by adding the preamp (but if you have a list of 2-channel amps, you would want to make sure the pre amp would match with those power amps on your list - outpu... | |
| Bel Canto Ref 1000 vs. Spectron Musician III Mk 2 Sorry Audiozen, the Class D amp has been around long before 1968! Not knowing the age of your Godfather and perported "inventor" of Class D Amps, my guess is that he may have been an infant at best when Class D amps were first invented. Not that s... | |
| Novice seeks help with hooking up components... Not familiar with the operations of this existing preamp, but I would want to check for HT bypass setting or unity gain settings, that neither are activated.I have a spare amp with a gain control for each channel. On the rare occassion that I use ... | |
| tube pre/amp with ss amp vs multi-channel ss amp I have yet to hear a mutli-channel (3,5,7) HT amp sound as good as a comparable stereo or mono amp for music/stereo listening. I have owned a few multi-channel amps, in fact some of the more highly acclaimed ones. Theta Dreadnaught II, Krell, Conr... | |
| Go for sub or larger speakers? I am with Stanwal for the most part, though I haven't rolled any sub off as low as 25 HZ.To me the integration is the different speed characteristics. A "slow" sub is very difficult to mate with speakers. This is the area that is most noticeable a... | |
| Speaker choice for BAT VK3xi/VK250 While I am sure the OP has made up his mind, my preference is the W/P 5 Series over the Sophia Series (either model). I am not saying the 5s are better speakers, but for my personal preferences I like them better to deliver what I am seeking. Whil... | |
| Von Schweikert vs Wilson Lube3 and Mtdking, I too am interested in hearing your (both) impression of the W/P 8s and your ancillary equipment supporting them (amps/preamps). While I am a multi-time owner of the 5 series (which I actually like better than the 6s for me - no... |