daveyf
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| Overkill for small room I would also suggest going tube preamp and ss amp. Tube amps can sound amazing, but they do require more in ongoing maintenance and cost ( usually).and they typically run hotter ( this is something to consider...heat is not your friend in a small ... | |
| Overkill for small room A small room can actually be your friend. My system resides in a smaller room than you are working with, but like stated above, with the correct room acoustic treatments, the system can sound great. I use two small subwoofers to smooth out the res... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @lonemountain While I would agree that sensitivity alone is not a indicator of quality or sonic virtue in loudspeakers, it certainly is an indicator as to what one can expect as to choosing an amp that will work well with said speakers. As such,... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @rauliruegas I think we need to be more clear as to what we are discussing when it comes to lower sensitivity. There is little question that a lot of great speakers are in the less efficient camp, meaning that they are not in the 100db/w mode, bu... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @rauliruegas Which other gentleman are you referring to? I don’t think anyone on this thread is totally wrong…except maybe you, lol😁. just kidding..😎 | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @atmasphere :0) @rauliruegas If you are happy with owning an arc welding machine, more power. Personally, I prefer to listen to music, and as such I generally prefer the lower powered amps, most particularly of the tube variety. I am in 100... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @rauliruegas Presumably by now you have replaced the caps in those ML 20.6's?? Yes? | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @rauliruegas I suggest since you are such a big fan of the Parasound JC1+'s sound that you go out and immediately buy a pair, if you haven't already...That's what I am talking about...;0) | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @rauliruegas While the speakers in my OP were indeed not the same as the ones in my example with the Parasounds, the speakers in the OP were in the same category ( and actually the same maker) as the ones in my example. I suspect that the Parasou... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @deep_333 LOL, there are a number of well respected speakers that drop down to 1ohm. I won’t consider them for purchase; but I suspect that most folks will not label their designers...’lazy low IQ individuals’! The speakers I was listening to in ... | |
| 12AX7A preamp tubes - ribbed vs smooth plate I have tried Smooth plate and Ribbed plate Tele's in my CAT preamp, much prefer the Smooth plates. The Ribbed plates are a little brighter and tend to be less resolving. Perhaps in a different position, or component, this might not be the case?? | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @rauliruegas I cannot comment too much on the sound of the Parasounds and the speaker at this fellow’s room. I heard the combo briefly, but do remember thinking that the synergy was not there between the components. Keeping in mind that the spea... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @rauliruegas Funny you bring up the Parasound amps. A fellow a'phile whom I know well, decided to buy a pair of very expensive and very difficult to drive speakers, reasoning like you, that the Parasounds would be the answer. His budget was limite... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @atmasphere Thank you. If you would have told the dealer exactly what you posted, he would have belittled you just the same. Some folk have agendas, and in this case, the guy was only interested in selling this speaker....not in discussing in an... | |
| Warped record Today, like in the past, most warps are caused by the dreaded shrink wrap. I thought the record industry had learned its lesson, but apparently not. I generally return warped records, but once in a while, assuming the warp is fairly minor ( and th... |