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| Should I switch to a preamp with balanced outputs Skipper320 hi, I believe you want to know is there an advantage using balanced (xlr) over single ended (rca)?The short answer is NO, if the interconnects are around 5mt or under, and not passing next to any heavy noise noise generating equipment E... | |
| Naim Amp Wattage Ratings The Sophia's aren't as bad as other Wilsons, sure they drop to 3ohms at 150hz but the - Phase angle at that frequency is almost 0 degrees. So the load is not that bad for an amp. And they're average efficiency as well. The Naim NAP-300 will be qui... | |
| What is the best type of preamp for a class D amp? Many far more technical than me say none yet can be called true hiend, as technology is not yet developed to allow the switching frequency of Class D to be high enough which then has to be filtered out at the end, and that filter not to have an au... | |
| How to split a signal to inlcude subwoofer? Take your pick.http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xgold+rca+y+adaptor&_nkw=gold+rca+y+adaptor&_sacat=0Cheers George | |
| Mcintosh mc601 vs Pass Labs XA 100.8 Your speakers in the bass have a 4ohm load and a nasty -50degrees of negative phase angle, which together the amp may see a combined EPDR (equivalent peak dissipation resistance) of around 2ohms or less. This is not the kind of load that I would l... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers Now that the OP has disengaged from his thread.Get this into ya!! as a bit of wow factor!!!!! Us Ausie's are a mad lot. Just press play. http://www.networka.com/stories/34030/big-wave-surfer-ryan-hipwood-surfs-the-rightCheers George | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers Beside the tube amp Clio09 came up with Music Reference RM-200, this tube amp also has 1ohm 2ohm 4ohm 8ohm and 16ohm speaker taps, Audio Research VT200, and it has more wattage to start with so volume level may not be as critical as the Music Refe... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers I think Clio09 came up with the answer if the OP really wants a tube amp, the Music Reference RM-200. In that it has 1ohm or 2ohm speaker taps, there is a proviso though, will it still have the watts to get to a reasonable level when driven off th... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers Can find one, but the Martin Logan Montis looks to be very close and in vintage also.That EPDR looks real bad from 3khz to 10khz being -70degrees to -55 degrees phase angle between those frequencies.http://www.stereophile.com/content/martinlogan-m... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers Yes Bruce and Al, I'm trying to find a Phase Angle graph on the OP's Ethos to see if they are even worse for an amp to look at than just the impedance graph shows they are.Cheers George | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers Hi Bifwyne even the Magico S-5s are a hard load, just because they are a quite flat impedance, they are still 2ohms 50hz-80hz and then 3ohms 7khz-20khz.But this isn't the only reason that them a heavy load. It's the -phase angle at those impedance... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers As I said Ralph, I have had a pair of Zero Autoformers given to me, and used them a few times and regarded them as banaid fix for mismatched amp/speakers combiations.As for your continued accusations of me trolling you (again popycock) and if I we... | |
| Best Preamp for me They look the same, specs look the same, weight is the same, the K-03X is only mentioned in Japan, some times they do this, it maybe a new tweaked version, of the K-03.Cheers George | |
| Best Preamp for me Hi Pete, Seeing you don't need a phono section, The K-03 has a fantasic low output impedance (47ohm rca & 100ohm xlr) at 2.45v, that will drive anything perfectly without any added colourations that a preamp will introduce, you should give it ... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers Please don't accuse me of trolling on these forums Ralph, it's fact and that's that. I'm just keeping things honest here, in that Autoformers are not the magic bullet that you portray they are. And that your better off saving the $700 odd dollars ... |