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| Sensitivity 86 v 90 @lloydc Wrote: Sensitivity 86 v 90 My question is, would the decreased efficiency be a concern? No! The two speakers have the same efficiency. Changing the impedance of the speaker will change the voltage sensitivity, not the efficiency --... | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? @russ69 +1 | |
| Luxman vs. Luxman Ultimate The best vintage solid state amp and preamp Luxman made, in my opinion is when Luxman was under the ownership of Alpine/Luxman see below. FWIW: I bought brand new in 1977 two Luxman B-12 monoblock amps and a Luxman C-12 preamp. They were the Labor... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @hilde45, The Aragon Aurum is a nice balanced solid state preamp. Mike | |
| HELP FINDING TUBE PRE AMP @audiomike33 Wrote: Trying to have headphone jack and tube sound. Try this! See below: Mike https://www.schiit.com/products/lyr | |
| HELP FINDING TUBE PRE AMP Schiit Saga+ $399 https://www.schiit.com/products/saga-2 | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @hilde45, The Luxman C-12 is a great vintage preamp. I bought one brand new in 1977 along with two Luxman B-12 monoblock amps, owned all three pieces for over thirty years. They sounded great on my JBL 4430's. I presently own JBL 4435's in my mai... | |
| Emotiva XPA DR2 Gen 3 I agree with @jasonbourne52, the Emotiva XPA DR2 Gen 3 is a nice amp, but I prefer the sound of the Emotive XPA-1 Gen-2 it's class A up to 60 watts. Mike | |
| Power cord length @mceljo Wrote: The power cord is not in the signal path so I don’t see how it could have an effect on the timing of the signal. I could wrap my brain around it being possible with interconnects and speaker cables, but not power cords. That’s pos... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @hilde45 Wrote: The challenge is really $1k or less, Just a thought. Maybe the Schiit Freya+ preamp $999 with the LISST (linear, integrated solid-state tube). Now you have an all solid state preamp that can turn back to tubes at any time. With... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @hilde45 Wrote: The challenge is really $1k or less, Ok. I get it! If you want new, then it's the Schiit Freya+ preamp $1049.Try, it you'll like it. Also, remember when you buy Schiit audio gear used there is no Warranty from the manufacturer.... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @hilde45 Wrote: If not, I might just try a Saga or Freya (or something else — Parasound used? Etc.) I recommend you do a home demo of the Freya+ you must try it in your rig to know if you like the way it sounds. Mike | |
| active crossover recommendation Try to find a used Pass XVR-1. See below: Mike | |
| Power cord length My two monoblock amps, have 12’’ power cords. The shorter the better, different lengths do not matter. In my opinion power cords and speakers cables should always be kept as short as possible, that’s one of the many reasons for monoblock amps. Tim... | |
| What's the best EL84 amp? +2 Decware SE84UFO2 amp! Mike |