germanboxers
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| Why do amps sound different? A very likely reason two amps can sound different, yet measure similarly on the test bench, is that the measurements typically taken are not done under the real load an amplifier will encounter with a dynamic waveform. Secondly, I'm not sure the t... | |
| power cords for Atma-sphere amplifiers? Has anyone tried the VH Audio Airsine Power cords on their Atma-Sphere amps? I am using the VH Audio Flavor 4 cords right now, but haven't seriously compared other power cords. How about the Fusion PC's?Thanks, | |
| What does more power do for Magnepans? Eldartford, 96db peaks is LOUD to me, certainly not a volume I'd listen to for more than one song at best.Also, I assumed that Maggies need power and used the Parasound JC1's for most of the 3 years I owned them. After committing to buy a more eff... | |
| Balanced SET Amplifier The Atma-Sphere amps are triode and fully differentially balanced. They are extraordinary amps and possess the immediacy, purity and accuracy of tone, transparency, and bandwidth that makes music sound right to my ears. For the money, the stereo S... | |
| McCormack DNA-500 CD direct into the McCormack DNA-500 may be a VERY bad combination. The input impedance on the DNA-500 is 10k...I would say there aren't many CD players that could drive that load without sonic compromise. Alot of very good tube pre's won't drive ... | |
| Opus 21 Exousias DB25 Power Umbilical From RSA My friend RhythmAce4218 uses this umbilical cord on his RA Opus21 and was very impressed with its effect. Hopefully he will share his findings...if I see him in the next day or so I'll suggest he join the thread. I have not been able to do an A/B ... | |
| CD Player break in period On burning in...Steve Huntley also suggested just plugging it in and running it on repeat...no need for preamp...in fact, he said you don't even need it hooked up to a preamp...just place it on the table and let run. I suspect the reason for this ... | |
| CD Player break in period Cerrot, I purchased my UX-3 used, but I'm reasonably certain the unit had not been played very many hours (mfg date was just 3 months from the date I received it). My starting point with the UX-3 is therefore somewhat unknown, but this is what I f... | |
| ARC Ref 3, Rowland Concerto, or Capri line stage? I owned the Concerto for about two years paired with Parasound JC1 amps and Magnepan MG3.6r speakers. It is a nice linestage, but it is likely not comparable to the Ref-3. I did not compare them directly, but I did compare the Concerto to the BAT ... | |
| Intuitive Summits & R.S. Audio Sasons? I own the Sasons too and they have taken me further toward musical bliss than any other speaker that preceded them...and by a significant margin! What the Sasons do for me is combine into one package some of the individual strengths I've chased in... | |
| Esoteric x-03 better buy than x-01 for 2 ch only? I purchased an Esoteric UX-3 and had Steve Huntley do a Statement Mod to it. In stock form, I found the UX-3 to be more to my liking than my previous APL3910. After the mods were fully broken in, all I can say is that I cannot imagine another sour... | |
| Lamm or OTL for Kharma CE-2.1's? I have used the Atma-Sphere MA1 MkII.2 (140w/ch compared to M60's 60w/ch) with Kharma Ceramique 1.0 speakers in the past. I have not tried the Joule's or the Lamm's, however. I ran an Audio Aero Capitole CD player directly into the Atma at that ti... | |
| Trying to extract more from my Vandersteen A month ago I would have agreed with many of the original statements regarding that perhaps the Vandersteens are veiling the overall sound. I would have been making that statement based on my past experience with the Vandersteen 2C's (and subseque... | |
| Can tube amps give true high end bass? Newbee, have you looked at the Atma-Sphere amps? You're comment: "I'm still looking for a tube or ss amp which has the best of both designs, that has warm, full, tight low frequencies with natural mids and highs allowing for great detail with no t... | |
| RidgeStreetAudio Poiema 3 IC'S? I also was able to compare the balanced RSAD Poima !!! Signature and the balanced Purist Aqueous Anniversary I/C's in my system yesterday. These were the same pairs that RhythmAce4218 (Darrin) compared above. My conclusions were very similar to Da... |