dynamiclinearity
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| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll Almost all push/pull class A amps are really very rich class A bias AB amps. For example the Pass 30 watt class A amps are 30 watts class A but they are reall75 watt AB amps. Look at the Stereophile tests. And things get worse as load impedance dr... | |
| Amplifier for Wilson Audio Alexia V I'm leery of recommending amp/speaker combos since the results can vary a lot and the final decision must be personal. But i thought I'd comment on tube life. In general you're correct tubes wear out and add the fact the decay is slow so you usua... | |
| Downsizing for Blade 2 and hunting for smaller floor standers Sounds like you have the need a new toy disease. The Blades are great speakers. If you really like them it will be hard and costly to find a superior replacement. Remember since even good speakers vary a lot it matters that you pick one that has t... | |
| LS50 + Sub Or Floorstander? The LS50 is agreat speaker. Getting 2 subs lets you position the subs where they sound best which is often not where the main speakers are. But I advise getting subs with a built in high pass filter(not all do). That takes a huge load off the mai... | |
| Only two tracks to test your system, forever! 1. Kissin - pictures At An Exhibition(piano version) 2. Pentangle - first album called The Pentangle(but only the british version not the awful Warner Brothers American remastering) | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused The big advantage of powered speakers is when they are active, when there are separate amps for each driver. The crossover is before the amp and uses way smaller parts. But most importantly the load on each amp is way easier partly since each amp ... | |
| Why are there so many wooden box speakers out there? Wood boxes are easy to make. Complex shapes are way more costly and the question is if the complex shape is worth the cost compared to the cost of better drivers and crossovers. Also we are used to boxes and visually accept them. Other shapes woul... | |
| Power conditions for Integrated Amps It depends on the conditioner. Many impede current flow to amps(doesn't matter if it's integrated or not). A few of them don't. | |
| Cornwall IV or La Scala vs the big boys Apples and oranges. The comparison should be obvious in seconds if you understand what you like in the sound of a speaker. | |
| New Western Electric 91E 300B Tube Integrated Amp REVIEW ! Besides the high distortion and low power and lousy frequency response into reactive loads(speakers) SET amps are inherently non-linear due to single ended topology. They compress the negative portion of a wave form relative to the positive side. ... | |
| My Amp is good but probably the weak point I see a lot of suggestions to change your speakers. But speakers vary more than any component and are the most subjective piece in our systems. Yes I would not choose your speakers but what I like in speakers may easily not be what you like and th... | |
| My Amp is good but probably the weak point Sounds like a great amp for the money with better design than most amps. Try gilding the lilly with vibration control. good isolation feet and weights or something else to damp the cabinet. It's the next step for good equipment and makes a real im... | |
| Where should I go from here with my digital front end? If you haven't used good feet to isolate your gear, that can be a significant improvement. When I tried it under a DVD player used only as a CD drive it was like I bought a new unit for at least an order more magnitude. And while that was the bigg... | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? As an ancient one I'm from the days when high end speaker cable was 14 gauge lamp cord rather than 16 gauge. It took me a while but there's no question different cables sound different and they probably vary depending on the rest of your system, e... | |
| The big Gensis are back, but what about Arion? I know the Arion speakers well. They are a stunning achievement. Find another Heil type driver combo that can go down to 125 Hz and are efficient. They sound great and are incredibly adjustable for both balance and room. This is the type of produc... |