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| an amp without "electronic" sound No, not at all Chris. I think we're actually on the same wave-length, so to speak and no pun intended. I myself want TOTAL resolution, with no added "hyperdetail" or unrealistic treble, but also no euphonic colorations. With my recent move to Rowl... | |
| Wilson MAXX musicallity and sound 05-15-08: Rgs92 said:"Reading this could scare anyone away from high end audio..."Yes indeed, as would the prospect of spending tens of thousands on speakers and having them perform marginally.You can spend all the money you want on equipment, but... | |
| New to the game. Please help with set up. Welcome.The answer is yes, it should work reasonably well.You might even consider going simply two channel. The B&Ws are good enough that they might pull that off. Of course, if you need helicopters flying over your head, then you'll need surr... | |
| Dali Helicon 400 or Acoustic Zen Adagio? Bondmanp, well I haven't heard the combo that your refer to, but I can't imagine that the subs couldn't take care of the low-bass issue that I had. I think you could cross-over at 60 Hz and end up with a stellar setup. Of course, you have the issu... | |
| Wilson MAXX musicallity and sound 05-15-08: Flkin said:"In addition to speaker placement (so critical for Wilson speakers, need to get them right down to the last 1/2 inch), ..."Some of us believe that you need to get it down to 1/16", really, it's that critical. However, the rewa... | |
| an amp without "electronic" sound 05-14-08: Toufu said:"Is it possible to go tubes but also having clean sound? I just got a 845 tube amp, sounds warm, but it's very muddy... "It's probably just a mismatch between the amp and your speakers. The best tube amps really don't sound wa... | |
| an amp without "electronic" sound Chris, be careful of generalities. When you get into the top echelons of each design technologies, the characteristic benefits and difficulties narrow.Dave | |
| Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use? Pioneer Elite DV-58AV modded by Ric Schultz with a Superclock 4 and beefed up and cleaned up input and output stages.Dave | |
| Will adding a preamp dramatically change my sound? Generally the problem with CDP-to-amp direct is the use of digital volume control, which can greatly compromise the sound. However, since your Cary is providing analog volume control and Cary generally uses high quality parts, I doubt you'll gain ... | |
| an amp without "electronic" sound All the Jeff Rowland Design Group's amps with Power Factor Correction. These noise level is exceedingly low and the response is neutral yet robust and super dynamic.Dave | |
| Wilson MAXX musicallity and sound No matter how great the speaker and electronics, the speaker must be properly placed in the room. Given the weight and size, these babies are often just "plopped" into an approximately good position and left to disappoint the owner forever.IMHO, y... | |
| Amp's suggestions for B&W Nautilus Prestige? Jeff Rowland Design Group MC606 easily covers six channels for $12,800.http://www.jeffrowland.com/MC606.htmI would stay with Rowland for all 8 channels, finishing off with a couple of 501 mono-blocks, although you might go with lower watts for the... | |
| Well here's my entry level $2500 system Ok, time to post your Virtual System. I'd love to see it over there. We need more highly effective, low cost systems posted.Dave | |
| speaker suggestion Generally you'd pick the speakers first and then pick the amp. Anyway, the PS Audio 100 integrated should cover you well with a wide range of speakers. I haven't heard the Totems, but I've seen lots of good comments. I suggest trying to hear what ... | |
| Music for Organ, Brass and Timpani on Sonoma Uru, have you got a link or a particular recording name?Dave |