georgehifi
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| Are big subwoofers viable for 2 channel music? smodtactical OP Are big subwoofers viable for 2 channel music? For movie, theater and HT big 15" subs are great.But for 2ch hiend stereo system for music I find smaller faster drivers twin 8" or 10" are more precisely controlled and faster t... | |
| Lively, fast & open sounding integrated under 3k? Parasound Halo is voiced just slightly on the warm side of neutral Not from what I’ve heard, that may apply to the Halo JC1’s etc, switched into high Class-A bias mode, but the standard a/b lower bias mode is definitely a cooler more etched sound... | |
| Integrated Amp (Gryphon, T+A, etc) or DAC + Stereo Amp for B&W 802d3 I’d also need to factor in my longer term plan for upgrade (or not!) and ’approval’ by partner for the ’look’ of the amp. Gryphon’s look awesome in an "Art Deco" sort of way, very WAF (wife acceptance factor) friendly.It's been a while now but I ... | |
| A warm DAC? If he wants R2R instead of Delta Sigma then Holo Springs or Denefrips Ares are worth looking at. +1 on that both very good sounding R2R.PCM, Redbook, 16/44, 24/96, or DXD. is bit perfect when converted by R2R Multibit. DS (Delta Sigma) can only... | |
| Lively, fast & open sounding integrated under 3k? zuio OP Lively, fast & open sounding integrated under 3k?The Triangle signature Theta’s can go down to 4ohms, and to me sounded like they needed to be livened up A used John Curl designed Parasound Halo Hint integrated, you should be able t... | |
| speaker recommendation for 35watt tube mono blocks speaker recommendation for 35watt tube mono blocks I’m looking for a fun exciting speaker Yamaha NS1000 or 1000M or 1000X these luv 35w of tube.Very detailed, exciting, and put you through the wall tight bass with slam.Should be able to pick up ... | |
| Integrated Amp (Gryphon, T+A, etc) or DAC + Stereo Amp for B&W 802d3 I’m going to audition both Essence and Diablo 300 paring with the 802 D3s over the weekend! This is getting done at your place I hope? As you know the sound of your room and setupLooking at the differences, the Essence should be even sweeter usin... | |
| Recommendations for electronic crossover. Some redundant info here Not in the least, still fact with Class-D's today. | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load I wouldn’t believe any manufactures, specs only independent ones. | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load Here are independent 8 and 4ohm tests done at 1% distortion and 10% distortion, 2ohm test mysteriously missing.https://www.soundstagenetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1554:bhk-labs...No better than any other of the b... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? Into speakers that are totally SET friendly that don’t tax them at all. Pass Labs XS and XA amps, and even more so the old Mark Levinson ML2 monoblocks.Cheers George | |
| A warm DAC? To me the good R2R Multibit dacs usually have a bigger fuller sound with more weight behind them, I suppose you could call that warmer without being soft.Cheer George | |
| Recommendations for electronic crossover. In general Bridged AmpsPros=More watts.Cons=Worse damping factorHigher output impedance (has relevance to damping factor)Lower stability (especially into low impedance's)Current ability is reduced (especially into low impedance's)Higher distort... | |
| Choosing a tube amp for bi-amping just the mids and high frequency. EP4.7s flavo OP Emerald Physic EP4.7 I'm looking for warmth, air, none aggressive highs and sound stage. At 95db the mids and highs of these are going to be very susceptible for any noise from an amp or electronics. I would seriously look at a linear... | |
| Recommendations for electronic crossover. Sounds to me mostly like theoretically-based conjecture. Have you listened to bridged configurations to form an opinion this way? Yes, and if you search you’ll find all the info I’ve heard/measured and found on it. Like I said above , bridging am... |