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| New Linear Parasound Halo JC1+ monoblocks, an even more improved new John Curl design Who cares about a few speakers that are hard to drive? First overstate then understate, more than a just few, probably around 50% of what speakers Stereophile reviews would come into it. | |
| New Linear Parasound Halo JC1+ monoblocks, an even more improved new John Curl design If you have speakers like that then it makes sense that you MIGHT have to spend tons of money on big monster amps. Glad you’ve seen the light. No one should make out class-d’s can drive 3ohm and below, with -phase angle like the Alexia’s, B&W’... | |
| New Linear Parasound Halo JC1+ monoblocks, an even more improved new John Curl design Doesn’t matter what is said here above about Class-D by some that have vested interests in them.There is no way in the world it can compete against these Parasound Halo JC1 or the JC1+ when driving speakers such as the Wilson Alexia many of the hi... | |
| Integrated Amp (Gryphon, T+A, etc) or DAC + Stereo Amp for B&W 802d3 The Dev. 440 wasn’t able to control the bass well (in contrast to the loaner T+A PA 3100 HV) Because it’s class-d mosfet, they just get flustered driving those kind of loads.And I think the Diablo 300 will even be better again, as TA doesn’t publ... | |
| Integrated Amp (Gryphon, T+A, etc) or DAC + Stereo Amp for B&W 802d3 fan118 Hi fan, with a 3ohm load from 100hz to 1khz in the bass and mid bass for the B&W 802 D3’s and again in the low bass at 70hz where there’s also -64 degrees of negative phase angle for the amp to contend with as well.https://www.stereoph... | |
| Line level attenuation - active preamplifier Just get this for $49 and try it, and you can send it back after 14 days trial period. https://www.schiit.com/store/product/sys Cheers George | |
| Recommendations for electronic crossover. Not my experience. Recently went all-active with my existing Xilica digital cross-over, and it’s a bliss. Each to his own, on that.To each their own, but bridging is seriously underrated in hifiThat’s because all you get is more wattage, everyt... | |
| New Linear Parasound Halo JC1+ monoblocks, an even more improved new John Curl design Hypex NC1200 amp module does 1200 watts into 2 ohms Please please! show "independent" testing of the rms wattage’s for 8ohm, 4ohm, and 2ohm loading, that will show, instead of this smoke screen you’ve thrown up.Here are just from 8ohm to 4ohm hard... | |
| Big source improvement using CD player Actually the above is inaccurate and tells me you don’t know what you are talking about here. I think it’s the other way around.Sorry?? but that’s very rich from someone that has these sorts of hearing problems!!https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/... | |
| Itching to upgrade preamp... I used to go direct from the DS Sr to the XA60.5, but inserting the preamp added quite a bit more space and drive. Sorry but it’s impossible, for the XA60.5’s 1.1v input sens, 30khom input impedance to "load down" and reduce the "drive" from the ... | |
| New Linear Parasound Halo JC1+ monoblocks, an even more improved new John Curl design even Alexia 2 that seem to be your often touted punish load speaker don’t need anything near 180amperes of power, even for peaks. 0.9ohms epdr is almost a dead short, there is no "don’t need anything like" that’s why they sound sooo good into the... | |
| Itching to upgrade preamp... PS audiojan OP: Also to try what I posted above, try putting everything through the PS Audio PP12 except for the XA60.5.In every A/B experiment I've done with conditioners and power amps (especially Class-A) they always sound better direct in... | |
| New Linear Parasound Halo JC1+ monoblocks, an even more improved new John Curl design vmk The ML 33H’s were a good wattage doubler, and should drive even the Wilson Alexia’s 0.9ohm without stress being able to do: 300w-8ohms500w-40hms900w-2ohmsI think it would have more come down to the character sound of the amp you liked. Do you ... | |
| Itching to upgrade preamp... audiojan OP I’m thinking the preamp might be the weak link at this point... Today I’m using a Pass X0.2 preamp. I would go direct, as it’s the most transparent, dynamic way with no coloration distortions from any preamp. You can connect direct t... | |
| New Linear Parasound Halo JC1+ monoblocks, an even more improved new John Curl design Not knowing this amp because of lack test measurements, the best thing I think Bongiorno did was the old Sumo Nine and later Nine-Plus ss circlotron type Class-A amps.(needed the input opamp changed to something better, also the output transistors... |