elliottbnewcombjr
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| Integrated Amplifier Recommendations Needed Tubes, consider a pair of dedicated mono-blocks, or bridgeable stereo amps that can be run in MONO, you can see if one is enough, get the 2nd one if/when needed. | |
| Integrated Amplifier Recommendations Needed belles soloist 1, listed 3 days ago, evidently highly thought of, 125 wpc https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/650163985-belles-soloist-one-integrated-amp/ photos of impressive innards here https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/belles-soloi... | |
| Integrated Amplifier Recommendations Needed Musical Fidelity (don’t know anything about them) same seller, 220 wpc, has DAC, MM and MC Phono looks like one of the AUX is ready for HT, I PRESUME home theater bypass | |
| Integrated Amplifier Recommendations Needed Rotel Factory Refurb, 200 wpc, has MM Phono, DAC, 2 yr warranty, free shipping, 30 day returns, in Florida listed today | |
| Integrated Amplifier Recommendations Needed where are you located? finding used you can pick up let's you check it out and save cost and risk of shipping. budget? you say integrated, thus you do not have a preamp you love, correct? tubes or SS? | |
| Subwoofers - Final Thoughts with Martin Logan ESL 13A m-db Carver Amazing Loudspeakers 2 Adding more than a single woofer Stereophile Review, I’m gonna read it now A quick read revealed t was not a finished product when reviewed, an excerpt: "Finally, I want to make it perfectly clear that, as... | |
| Subwoofers - Final Thoughts with Martin Logan ESL 13A I just saw your Virtual System, those are awesome looking speakers in a beautiful space. I can imagine their sound, and suspect you are chasing something you don’t really need as audiophile1 implied, or said, not needed for him. I mentioned my fr... | |
| Subwoofers - Final Thoughts with Martin Logan ESL 13A I mentioned a dedicated crossover, a separate. It was more prevalent many years ago, self-powered subs with variable crossover frequencies and slopes have progressed as well as all forms of DSP which goes in/out of favoritism. my friend, from my ... | |
| Subwoofers - Final Thoughts with Martin Logan ESL 13A I am no sub expert, others here are far more experienced and knowledgeable about subs and everything else. You need to hear options in your space, with enough trial time to experiment and not rush to judgement, AND, you need return/refund options... | |
| Subwoofers - Final Thoughts with Martin Logan ESL 13A here is a 3 LP set, wonderful music, not just demo tracks The BASS, 3 LP Box Set | |
| Subwoofers - Final Thoughts with Martin Logan ESL 13A a few bass tracks that you might enjoy and help you figure something out. I just moved my Sumiko Talisman S Cartridge with it’d stiff Sapphire tube cantilever to my ’fixed’ long arm. I’m gonna listen again to ascertain if it has a speck tighter ... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode OP wrote @elliottbnewcombjr I remember a convesration we both particiapated in about someone's SLI80. I believe you made a reference to face slapping when I stated I preferred my V12 in triode. I have no recall, was I rude? Mean? I've regress... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode I prefer my Cayin A-88T's ultralinear 45 wpc to triode 22 wpc. My horn speakers are very very efficient, so I do not think it is related to the extra power, there seems to be a fuller more natural sound, similar to the change from 6550 tubes to KT... | |
| Are using hearing aids for stereo listening like trying to push a river through a straw? I hear better, and maintain directionality and imaging listening to music with my new hearing aids. My recent and initial experience (after having ears inspected/cleaned by doctors, then tested by two audiologists, take the charted results with y... | |
| Large speakers plus EQ, what have you done? You may think this is another method, in any case, it's relative to the bass. ’Good Enough’, don’t try for Perfection, just adjust what you already like. Document what you have to start, and results of changes. Patience!!!! Start with test tone... |