cundare2
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| Kind of Blue The 4-channel version of "Bitches Brew" is astounding. Multichannel sound is the perfect medium for a studio recording that is so dense with musical ideas. I'd lived with (and loved) the stereo Columbia release all my life but the surround vers... | |
| Should Amps be plugged into a power conditioner? Direct hands-on comparison: My system includes a pair of 220wpc amps driving an easy load (Harbeths). It always sounded OK, but never quite like what was promised by the most credible published reviews. Cable upgrades, room treatments, vibration ... | |
| T+A's new R 2500 R integrated amp Sidelight: Over the last week, I spoke with two acquaintances who are both long-time highly placed insiders in the audiophile industry whose ears and industry knowledge I've trusted implicitly for years. These were short conversations, but both ... | |
| T+A's new R 2500 R integrated amp @joc3021 >My bias and preference is to support small, committed companies (preferably American) where you can have direct contact with the principals and they know who you are and will be responsive. Boy, that certainly describes Ayre. I kn... | |
| T+A's new R 2500 R integrated amp @mgrif104 Did you have any experience with T+A support? | |
| T+A's new R 2500 R integrated amp Late-breaking news: A colleague has suggested that I take a look at AVM's OVATION A 6.2 Master Edition integrated. It's analog only and comes in at a borderline 42 pounds, but wow, it sure looks like a great candidate in other ways. I need to i... | |
| 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... |