ghdprentice
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| 15 amp vs 20 amp Hmmm. Good question. Ideally, a separate direct line, or if that is more than you can do, along with the amp. But, I have never experimented with adding a sub to the amp circuit. The sub is an amp… you don’t want to constrict flow. I am sure the f... | |
| Integrated amp for tube lover @audphile1 +1… and the Pass Inc’s have much better rhythm and pace than they used to. Not tube levels… but pretty good. | |
| Integrated amp for tube lover I know you said 100wpc. But I would seriously look at the Audio Research I/70. I have heard the I/50 power with a number of speakers and it is simply beautiful sounding and way more powerful than you would think.. The I/70 is going to be released... | |
| Pass Labs XA-25 vs XA-30.8 amplifier @curiousjim Nice speakers. I have Amati Traditional and power them with ARC Ref 160s in triode mode... so 70 wpc instead of the 140wpc in linear mode. They are not compromised in any way... but this is a tube amp. While you could probably "get... | |
| Why the huge increase in the price of Sonus Farber Amanti G5 speakers. Research and development. I was reading about the design of the Audio Research Reference 330m. The announcements was released about two years ago. When the new owner heard it, he said stop. He hired a team of seven engineers and they spent two y... | |
| MacIntosh c12000 preamp - Can not tell a difference between tube and solid state sound Interesting question. I recommend doing this. Put the toggle in one position... tube or solid state. Forget about your system. Listen to music (not the system) for a couple of weeks. Then flip the switch. Don’t sit down to see if you can hear a di... | |
| Repair or replace my subwoofer I think the question would center around usage. Is it exclusively for home theater? Home theater is a less exacting application where volume of bass is of higher priority. There have been advances in subwoofers in twenty years. So, if it is for tw... | |
| Footers under new speakers I read a review of Podiums and they are said to work on all surfaces including carpeting as is, without spikes. I was unable to resist. So I ordered a pair. I've known a number of audiophiles with great systems and for all of them the improvement ... | |
| Phono Stage - The great analog tragedy The ARC SP6 is a legendary preamp, with an internal phonostage. | |
| 15 amp vs 20 amp Best practice is to run two direct lines, one for the power amp without a power conditioner and one for the power conditioner with the rest of the components plugged in to it. I can't think of any reason you would want a power conditioner rated fo... | |
| use of ChatGPT for HIFI I alway take a look at the answer and do a little verification if models are involved. They seem to be good at general and not good at specifics. | |
| seeking pure streamer.....Aurender A1000 vs N150 as a streamer only? @theaudioamp +1 The Aurrender N200 is a top notch streamer. Highly recommended. You do not want to get Axxx series... you are paying for something you don't need and compromising the sound quality by having the DAC packed in with the streamer. | |
| Problem with system Sorry to hear all the trouble you have had with your system. I haven't heard of a DAC compromising a preamp. It would be great to see your system and see all its components. It is much easier for us to make an informed estimate of possible pr... | |
| Phono Stage - The great analog tragedy I never followed the history of phono stages. But I did climb the progress of improvement. I owned one integrated in my preamps in the seventies, then a separate in a ARC PH2, then I upgraded to PH2SE, then PH3. Each time a big improvement in soun... | |
| White cabinet popularity? Wife Acceptance Factor or Wife Approval Factor. |