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was this mentioned:10 GBE from QNAP https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/qsw-1208-8c  
REL Subwoofer. Your input requested
@strenckr i currently have twin JL E-112, which are incredible for home theater/theatrics; explosions, super low bass tracks, rendering Jurassic Park dinosaurs into super huge menacing monsters, Transformer battle scenes into ballistic aural ons... 
unman M-900u for Focal Sopras 2 and 3
@jbrrp1 I hear you, the m-900 is amazing, but it is not neutral; It has a character, a beautiful one, but it's there; be careful trying to optimize your sound to one piece. Before long things will begin to sound about the same;If you like/love att... 
unman M-900u for Focal Sopras 2 and 3
@yyzsantabarbara did you audition that excellent collection of components in your own acoustic space?  
unman M-900u for Focal Sopras 2 and 3
..yes; Almost like an amp for every mood and album--I once had a dream where speakers were mounted on a 2-D gantry so that the speakers could be optimized per track...sigh.So I know what you mean about texture in the upper-mids; I still have an XA... 
unman M-900u for Focal Sopras 2 and 3
@jbrrp1 " I’ve run an M900u on my TAD CR-1’s and it gets them plenty loud (86 dB/2.83V/m). Prior to that I was using the BHK 300 Mono’s, and I have not felt volume constraint. Now, they are not the best match for the TAD’s, tonally (too light and ... 
Grimm findings on streaming audio
yikes. This could explain some bizarre and maddening system variability; I swear i've been hearing something like a double echo on treble at times; Tidal and Qobuz; There are times where the sound just is not right either--as in reduced sense of t... 
Stereophile, Pass Integrated and personal taste
Erik,Thank you; Hilarious about the beer; I WAS purely an IPA guy but have been gravitating towards sweeter lagers but I still like Bells Two Hearted Ale; Horses for courses, they say :)I’ve been listening to Dynaudio ever since 2005 when I first ... 
Smoke on my power amp
Ihcho, Have the transistors been destroyed? It’s really grainy from the photos;Since many of them are connected in parallel they all experienced significant current ( if actually shorted at output), but due to device tolerances, in the event of a ... 
Stereophile, Pass Integrated and personal taste
Holy smokes; why are people jumping to conclusions that Pass knowingly rushed an inferior design to market? Fsonicsmith please list your sources otherwise we might conclude your summary may be based on phrases taken out of context. I read the arti... 
Stereophile, Pass Integrated and personal taste
Eric,I’d love to hear an INT 25; I really like the approach they took with the output stage topology; reminds me of Gamut or Dartzeel;My speakers are probably not best load for that amp, but I have to admit I was shocked by how great my XA 30.5 so... 
Stereophile, Pass Integrated and personal taste
Hi @erik_squires thanks. I keep what I like and sell what I don't; In this case Pass won me over compared to the best Luxman had to offer; Pass Fan boy? Absolutely!! and thank you for the compliment :)Good luck on your quest of trying to understan... 
Stereophile, Pass Integrated and personal taste
Last year I went on a turbo mission to find the best amplification that makes the most music to my ears; I purchased and lived with top Luxman solid state: 509x, m900/c900 combo; numerous ancillary equipment swaps in the process so I could best di... 
Audiophile speakers that get loud
Get Dynaudio contour 60s. You will not need subs. These speakers are incredible for loud dynamic playback with bass that is palpable, super deep and highly impactful;  
Luxman M-600A
Properly designed amplifiers, any class, will be sure to manage the internal heat such that the capacitors see the least heat; In the case of modern Class A or AB amps of 30 watts or more, the semiconductors are interfaced tightly to large heatsin...