cooljazzcat
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| old vs. new , wich one is better? What happens to specific components as they age? What are the effects of dust and smoke over the years? Any techs out there who have seen a lot of stuff? | |
| Tube Monoblock location? - Rack or near speakers? Minorl, thanks for your reply. So what is the maximum length of speaker cable before you start to have issues? I was told 10ft is typical. | |
| Crossovers, why so few options? Bob, I wonder if the NHT preserves the analog signal for the mains. If so, this is interesting. If it adds an additional stage of digital processing before output to mains, I would not be so pleased. Sub out doesn't matter so much (whether there i... | |
| Tube Monoblock location? - Rack or near speakers? Minorl, what would you consider as an acceptable run of speaker cable (length?) thanks | |
| Crossovers, why so few options? This is my dilemma. I need a preamp with sub out and adjustable high pass crossover. While some have the sub out, most do not have the crossover, where you can employ a highpass to the mains.Sucks having to choose between only a handful of preamps... | |
| Tubes vs. solid state. Phd, thanks for your input.I have heard some of those amps you mentioned however they are still different than my amp with EL34's which is known as the ideal tube for mids. There is a harmonic bloom to them that I have not heard in SS setups.Secon... | |
| Tubes vs. solid state. Phd,Would you care to list those solid state amps which have a reputation that rival tubes in terms of harmonics, mid range excellence, and 3D sound? The common understanding is that you need to look at amps which cost over $10k on a SS amp to eve... | |
| Entry level dedicated preamp vs. reciever preamp Thinks for the link for the preamp.Regarding the match of S2 and tube amp, you wrote:"Based on the impedance curve of your speakers: http://stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/705paradigm/index3.html it seems that they would be a relatively poor mat... | |
| Tubes vs. solid state. For me, a tube amp crossed over at around 80hz to a quality sealed servo sub is audio-nirvana. All of the slow, flabby bass arguments against tubes go out the window with this setup. | |
| Entry level dedicated preamp vs. reciever preamp I think I understand Macadtexas. You are saying that the denons sound alike instead of the 3803 being better than the 3803.That's an amazing cary preamp you have there. I am sure it cost over $3k at least.So we know now that preamps at that price ... | |
| high end subwoofer...which one tho? My rythmik 12" seamlessly integrates with my paradigm signature S2 bookselves. My crossover is at 100hz. This sub will be as transparent as any other sub out there, at any price. The only thing to consider is the headroom. I believe the JL will pl... | |
| Tube Monoblock location? - Rack or near speakers? I figured there would be a split in opinions here.Blue Jeans cable for instance admit that if you are using speaker runs of less than 10 ft, just use decent oxygen free copper because there is no measured difference compared to very short cable. I... | |
| Entry level dedicated preamp vs. reciever preamp Macdadtexas, Would you care to compare the sound between the 3803 and the 3808? Had denon really inproved the 2 channel that much? Have you compared any entry level preamps to the 3808, if so how do they compare? thanks | |
| Entry level dedicated preamp vs. reciever preamp I tested the Audyssey in various high end receivers and the result was much less effective than the manual control I had over the BFD. Second, the Audyssey affected my tone in the mids and highs because of the additional analog to digital to analo... | |
| Tube Monoblock location? - Rack or near speakers? Marakanetz, you mean follow Mike's or Lloyd's advice?thanks guys. |