cundare2
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| T+A's new R 2500 R integrated amp @joc3021 Yes, I’m quite familiar with Ayre (the company) and hold its products in the highest regard. As for T+A, after digging deep into the company from both product & business perspectives, I’m discovering that it’s a large, stable, outfi... | |
| T+A's new R 2500 R integrated amp I’ve heard similar opinions about the the T+A D200 DAC, which is one reason why I’m considering the T+A integrated, which includes a nearly identical DAC module. The dealer comparison, however, seems bogus, IMO. T+A is currently ramping up its do... | |
| T+A's new R 2500 R integrated amp @audioman58 I wasn't aware that Aavik made an integrated amplifier. It's a strange company, though, with limited presence in the United States, and finding information about its products isn't easy. In fact, when I went to its Web site, I was ... | |
| T+A's new R 2500 R integrated amp @soix I don’t want to give you a hard time -- I think we’ve had meaningful & useful discussions on this forum & I respect your opinion -- but you just triggered a pet peeve mine. A conclusory opinion that separates always make more sens... | |
| T+A's new R 2500 R integrated amp @mgrif104 Thanks for the excellent feedback. Re: dynamics, what speakers were you using, and in what size room? My own requirements are modest: low-to-moderate listening levels, an outboard active sub, and a 14x17 room with Harbeth speakers 10... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight FINAL DECISION (WELL, NOT QUITE, BUT HERE'S THE BEST CANDIDATE YET): When I finally completed the spreadsheet nothing jumped out at me. Ayre, Hegel, Bryston, Benchmark, Devialet, Audionet, Chord, Pass Labs, Simaudio Moon were all near-misses. ... | |
| What the Best Dac have you heard or owned. How could you tell it was that good. Nobody looking at T+A? | |
| Handling Heavy Amps @atmasphere Having never heard your products, I could not with any credibility comment on your comparison to Class A tube OTLs. But please be aware that I’m not trying to criticize your amplifiers. I’m talking about the way that we perceive the s... | |
| Handling Heavy Amps @atmasphere Technical papers that discuss Class D topology suggest that the distortion resulting from the topology’s dead-time constraints is similar in effect to what we used to call TIM or SID distortion in high-feedback, low slew-rate designs... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight Update: I don’t see a lot of documentation, but I’m getting the impression that the $6-10K T+A integrateds are all Class D. I’m willing to concede that there are some really superb-sounding Class D amps amps out there, but without the ability to a... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight Oops -- one other suggestion was just made to me, and it definitely looks interesting: The Chord Ultima Integrated, $11,250. Anybody have direct experience with this box? Remember, I'm currently using Harbeths, a relatively low sensitivity, 6-oh... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight A few people asked me to post when I came to a final decision. Well, I’m not there yet, but I think I’ve finally checked out every suggestion that’s been made in this lengthy thread. Wow, it’s been complicated! My completed spreadsheet tells me: ... | |
| The Midnight Effect - Who-How? Echoing what others have said, power-line issues could explain what you’re hearing. In my case, my house had been powered by a rooftop PV system (just panels, no batteries at the time). During the day, my stereo (kinda mid-audiophile, costing a t... | |
| Has anyone heard the BACCH-SP "purifier" 3D audiophile imager? Now I'm curious and maybe I will shift things around to get more of a nearfield listening experience, I'm dubious, though. My desktop planar magnetics produce a nearly 100% nearfiedl listenign experience and I don't hear the 3D-soundfield FX desc... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight @fastfreight No, it just isn’t a good fit. Now that GTT has sent me a price list, I find that a Mola Mola system would cost 50% more than what I’m looking to spend. And even if that wasn’t the case, I don’t see it satisfying the connectivity req... |