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| Is this clipping? " If it is clipping on rock then it will clip on jazz too... "Wrong.A primer on clipping and other challenges in faithful reproduction of musical peaks was written by Simon Thacher of Spectron and published in EnjoyTheSound:http://www.enjoythemusi... | |
| What amp/pre-amp would you buy for $12-15k? I have B&W 802 and, as I am sure you know, to see their full potential you need very powerful amplifier. After many, many combination I am immensely happy with Joule-Electra preamp and Spectron amplifler.Keep your current CD Player and later o... | |
| pass labs xa100.5 or pilinius sa 103 Thesoundhouse.If you want to compare Spectron with Pass Lab amp - and I love both (and I love Plinius too) but preferred Spectron - then compare them in "apple to apple" manner.Pass Lab X350.5 or 200.5 or 100.5 cost much more then stock $3.9k Spec... | |
| balanced connection, better than single ended? Hello Arthmaspere." The raison d'etre of balanced line is to be able to use any balanced cable cable of any length (or cost) and have that cable have zero sonic artifact. So it does not matter the length (nor price); there is always an advantage t... | |
| Amazing ''Overachieving'' products...your pick? Joule-Electra LA-300 Marianne-Electra Memorial Preamp.Just listen to one and you will know everything you need to know... | |
| Bryston 28B SST Hello Dev,Joule-Electra Destiny (VZN-300) cost is much less then $70k - I believe its about $20k but can't be sure.What is interesting that Joule-Electra is experiencing "Renaissance", now, and have so many orders that you will have to wait a numb... | |
| Thought on OTL tube amps To Jj2468," Every amp I've owned, including Joule and David Berning, sounded best with less, not more, negative feedback dialed in no matter what speaker I paired them with" and ".... matching a less or no negative feedback amp with the right spea... | |
| Current production "budget" warm/dark SS amp? Audio Research 100.2 is class D amplifier. See review in TAS Nov 2008 issue | |
| Need help fast - Unbalanced Preamp to Balanced Amp Thank you Mitch.What a useful information! I also have single ended preamp (Joule-Electra LA-300ME) and Spectron balanced monoblocks.I did not understand your comment exactly:"single-ended IC's to two separate single channel Jensen input transform... | |
| Digital Amps vs Solid State Amps Hello Alan,While I myself own class D amplifiers (Spectron) and enjoy them immensely (with carerfully matched associate equipment) I absolutely diagree with your statement:"...the Pass amps don't have the control in the low end that class D amps g... | |
| Dynaudio C4 vs B&W 802D Your amp, Musical Fidelity 550k - Monoblock, is a poor match for B&W 802D - sound will be bright and you will experience something that Missioncoonery described.I am exptemely happy with my B&W802D but it took me literally years to find ri... | |
| Ice h2O S250 digital amp vs Levinson 333.5 Hello Lev,I know these speakers a bit. The impedance there drove to almost 2 Ohm and they gace terrible phase performance.You need not only powerful amplifier but one which control speakers with "iron glove"I am sure new Levisnson 53 will do the j... | |
| Ice h2O S250 digital amp vs Levinson 333.5 if you want even semi-qualified answer then disclose the load the amp you serach will have to drive | |
| Is MF 550k good enough amp for B&W 802D ? I have B&W 802D Great speakers, indeed. I own them and enjoy immensely! Be aware that they are extremely power hundgry and also as Audiofreak said a bit aggressive at the top. I tried a number of amplifiers until I settled on Spectron. Note, y... | |
| BAT VK-600 vs Pass XA100.5 "I love my Joule LA-150 SE but I do wish the bass was better... "Hello Madfloyd:You should have very good bass. Check you impedance matching (already mentioned above) and cables.If you can afford David Elrod Gold Statement then you would improve y... |