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| What music do you want to play really loud? Mahler 8.Impossible to do in closed in urban surroundings:( | |
| Upgrade for Thiel 1.6 - Or a waste of $$ You know, there are three multichannels amps i've HEARD good things about: Butler, Outlaw, and AKI.Their power ratings, their weight, and the selling price, all are quite good. They may not be prestige brands -- but maybe they may do the job well.... | |
| alternative You can get the FM Acoustics 266 with 2outputs. It may cost you another $50 -- but probably not. It's an outstanding preamplifier. | |
| Magnepan-how much push/pull tube power needed Maggies don't come alive at low or "background" listening levels. So if your "2nd system" will mostly be running that way, forget Maggies, they'll sound thin no matter what amp(s) you use.Exactly. I would also repeat another point: you do need a s... | |
| Gryphon Mikado Kops says:if you can find a good deal with Emm Labs stick to it IMHOI second that. Good as the Gryphon is, the other one is better.2) Problem is, with the EMM you're also buying switching and pre capabilities which you don't need...3) You'll alway... | |
| watts or joules? In those applications there is little to no difference -- just the way it's expressed.Joule is a unit of energy (i.e. it takes 1 joule of energy to exercise the force of 1 newton for a displacement of 1 metre). In electronics it related to Watts a... | |
| Active Placette pre sound better than Passive? In theory, you will only get better results fm the active IF the buffer it has helps transfer energy into the amp (i.e. if it "MATCHES" better). Also, to give my biased opinion, none of us here can help you in this case UNLESS we're playing the sa... | |
| "Reference" Preamps Requirement for a remote limits my (already limited) choices here. As ALbert notes, given the wording and the clues in yr wuestion, the AR-3, the VAC (above)would be possibilities, as would be the big Aesthetics (many tubes there).Generally speaki... | |
| Have you used a frequency/tone CD w/SPL meter ... I will be more than glad to help my fellow audiophiles where I mayNow, THAT is a princely offer...B&K's, calibrated mics + pres... wow! This is serious stuff... | |
| Need help understanding tube wpc Pauly, No, no: As opposed to it sounds good but measures bad then you have a bad system?Not at all. You surely know the quote: "if it measures well and sounds good -- it's good. If it measures bad and sounds good -- you're measuring the WRONG thin... | |
| Can I ever stand to listen to our system again I wish you all the strength you will need, and courage my friend.When we come to such serious turning points in life, few things can provide real support. I think music is one of them. You MUST bring yourself to listen and overcome the grief...I w... | |
| Placette RVC review in Stereophile Source: typically the more energy your source outputs, the (much) better. Output impedance is part of the equation (W=V2/R, remember) -- but as usual line sources have a sort of standard 2V spec, the impedance is good indicator.On the amp side, a ... | |
| Need help understanding tube wpc Czbbcl: ???All that article seems to say is, what Sean mentioned above + that tubes are current "power" devices whereas SS are voltage devices. They act differently under load.However the basic spec of "power" remains the same.You, yourself as wel... | |
| Whats more important? Speaker or the Amp often the most powerful monoblocks are sitting on the floor where they are less likely to overdrive the speakersWhich, in turn, explains why some people have their giga amps in the basement: use gravity to restrict --in a natural way -- the energy... | |
| Symphonic Line RG3 and built in phono amp Hi R, ...it would have helped even more had they explained HOW you do it.Oh well! |