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| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? george, you just proved Ralph’s point with help from Nelson. Noise is audible. You need read and absorb better. I did nothing of the sort, I have always said the only advantage balanced has over single ended connection is for the cancellation o... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? tweak1 It could be that my system is 100% balanced, Isn’t everybody doing that by now? Here is Nelson Pass’s take on balanced vs single ended. When asked by an owner what sounds better on his X350.5On diyaudio.com Nelson Pass The one and only J... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? balanced lines offer less coloration even if they are only 6" long 6" This is false, your either hearing things or your biased toward your own retail preamp product.In many cd players or dacs I've seen the balanced output is just an added opamp... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? When I inserted a Hattor XLR passive (sans buffer) between my Oppo 105 and my then EP 100.2SE amps(newest AA amp on its way) everything improved, especially bassIt could be that my system is 100% balanced, Isn’t everybody doing that by now? It wa... | |
| Matching Speakers to amp Yeah, I’m not overly impressed with them after seeing what those monoblocks models were, and it wasn’t mentioned in advertising that they were just bridged stereo’s. But the stereo one we heard did sound "ok", on old reasonably hard to drive Infin... | |
| Matching Speakers to amp Odyssey Khartago on eBay with larger upgraded power supply, current bid $500. Consider a Odyssey Khartago stereo amp used. These pop up for $600 occasionally. These could also be good, as I believe they also use bi-polar output transistors as we... | |
| Matching Speakers to amp auxinput I would think that you would want as hefty of a power supply as you could in the amp.That’s a given, along with bjt’s to back the power supply for good current into low impedances. But as he said he’s looking at " $500-600 level" maybe... | |
| Matching Speakers to amp The Parasound A23 above that George recommended could be nice, but it's only 125 watts per channel. Yes but the speakers are both over 90db so that 125w @ 8ohm is fine and being John Curl design with BJT output you can bet it no slouch into lo... | |
| Tried CD player Cary 300/300 and LOVED it, now what? Please help with a list of all the CD players from Cary brand Look at the Vasiltech above for all the models, the put them in here to search for the prices being asked. https://www.hifishark.com/or herehttps://www.ebay.com/Cheers George | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? 1graber2 @georgehifi : in addition to the Schiit you listed above, there now is the Schiit Freya PreAmp: its a real "swinger": can play as 1. Passive Pre2. Active Pre with tubes3. JFET buffer Yes I know, if you look at my posts going back f... | |
| Matching Speakers to amp George. That old parasound will crumble in camparison to the newer hypex and icepower amps... Not when they load gets to around 2ohms like with the OP’s two speakers do , that’s where Class-D’s Achilles heel is, they start s**ting themselves belo... | |
| Matching Speakers to amp so I now need to search for an integrated amp around the $500 to $600 range to push these things. I don’t know the used prices in the US a used John Curl designed Parasound Halo Integrated, it will try to push those low impedance’s in the bass (f... | |
| Matching Speakers to amp Your Dynaudio 160 have never had an impedance graph done on them, but the 140’s do which is the same family. And yes they are far more easier to drive than the Focals or the Quads of the OP's. https://www.stereophile.com/images/archivesart/506140F... | |
| Matching Speakers to amp johnkent316 posts07-06-2018 9:56pmGeorgehifi is totally incorrect with his response.I have dynaudio focus 160s being driven by a stellar s300 I understand, you love your amp and are sticking up for it. But like I said into the OP’s speakers " it ... | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? No they have not. What in you imagination could make them offer less then they do You have not referenced your statement to any post, so it means nothing.BUT IF it is to the post above yours, then I’m afraid you clearly have no idea what talking ... |