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Need a new Class AB SS integrated...$2-3k due to hurricane
I would go with Schiit Tyr mono’s $1599 each and Kara Preamp $699 With Remote Control or Ragnarok INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER $1499. 😎 Mike  
What Horn loaded speaker/ speaker system for $10k'ish and under
@glennewdick Wrote: I’d like to have efficiency above 90db, FWIW, The JBL 4435's have an efficiency of 2.7% and a sensitivity of 96 dB @1 watt @ 8 Ohm's. 😎 Mike  
Is low cost DAC worth it?
+2 On the Schiit DACs! Mike  
The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often
@erik_squires Wrote: @fleschler - Not only is the topic of room treatments off-topic in this particular thread, but I can find absolutely nothing mentioning J. Gordon Holt and carbon wall panels. See: Dennis Foley Acoustic Fields Mike  
Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It
@brianlucey Wrote:  There is no contest between stereo and atmos/spatial, they are parallel deliverables, so please leave me out of your agenda :)  I agree! 😎 Mike  
I'm going to buy my first tube amp. I need honest blunt opinions
+3 Quicksilver KT Mono amps! Mike  
The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often
@fleschler Wrote: So it is rather rare to build foam core drivers then. I would say it's not new. Electro-Voice Patrician 800 Had 30'' foam core woofer cones. By late 1961, Electro-Voice was ready to announce a 30" woofer incorporating a radic... 
The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often
@fleschler Wrote: speakers which have unique design and fabricated in the shop drivers, such as the Zellaton. Who else makes a foam core driver? JBL does with the 1501AL-2 ALNICO woofer, 3-layer pure pulp sandwich cone with foam Injection core... 
The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often
@mijostyn Wrote:  A properly set up system does not need a center channel, even for movies.  I agree! 😎 Mike  
The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often
@phusis+1 Mike  
noise on the line
@cdtd Wrote: noise on the line See article below:😎 Mike https://www.w8ji.com/power_line_noise.htm  
Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile?
@dabel Wrote: Movies, you say? These days I’m incapable of sitting still for one track …. And don’t even get me started on Cable, complete garbage. Adios like a rotten fart down wind! I agree! Mike  
Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile?
@cleeds +1 Mike  
Best speakers for classic rock
@tablejockey Wrote: "Genre" speaker/gear is a ridiculous premise. I agree! Mike  
Do I REALLY need preamp and what do I upgrade the amp too?
@sholladay Wrote: BTW, is there a pre with DSP available other the from miniDSP? See below Pre-4 Preamp: Mike https://www.deqx.com/products/#features