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| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? Thank you Kijanki, do you mean to say that 200 AS incorporates SMPS on-module, while 250 ASP relies on external PS, which can be traditional as well as switch mode? | |
| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? Macrojack, have you ever compared the JRDG 102 with the Wired4Sound? They seem to be in the same price range, although they do not use the same modules. The Wired4Sound seems to be based on the ICEpower 250 ASP which delivers 250W over 8 Ohms; The... | |
| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? Thank you Raquel, my PDF of the Mahler review shows "V1.5" in the title and one more in the sidebar on the MasterSet process. One further instance seems to have been elided during final typesetting. It referred to the new ferro-silicon mount of th... | |
| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? Sounds exciting Jim, if indeed the Wired4Sound are similar in sonic signature to the current Bel Canto Reference series, they aught to be excellent. I was hoping to hear them last fall at RMAF, but I lost my way and ended up missing the suite. I'l... | |
| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? Interesting. . . I usually get a little cantankerous with fellow Audiogoners by about the middle of August, when the temperature in my home office reaches the low hundreds. By mid september, I am typically back to my unflappable self. Unfortunatel... | |
| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? Jim, in the Rowland lineup, there are 3 amps that may fit the bill if you augment them with a JRDG PC-1 rectifier:Model 102 stereo -- 100W over 8 Ohms.Model 201 monoblocks -- 250W over 8 Ohms.Continuum 250 -- 250W over 8 ohms also contains linesta... | |
| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? Larryi, what you heard is probably the old Rowland 302. I agree completely with you, it sounded nice but it did not stir any emotions. That is why I was kind of skeptical when I first auditioned its successor, the 312. . . luckily it is a complete... | |
| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? "But are they in general, dryer or cooler sounding than SS?"The answer is. . . there is really no answer, because there is no longer an . . . "in general" with ICE amps. Some of the older designs tend to be on the cool side of neutral. The more re... | |
| Is too much power in an amp really a problem? Jim, even within the ICE amps, there are 500W, 250W, and even 100W PC units over 8 Ohms. There is probably no need for you to acquire a set of monos that deliver 500W over 8 Ohms, but perhaps some of the lower powered units may do very well. I am ... | |
| SLP-05, REF3, LS26, Mac C2300 The ARC Ref 3 remains by far my very preferred tube preamplifier. I have compared it favorably with a number of tube base preamplifiers and prefer it for its linearity and exposure of harmonics over a variety of them. My selection process is discu... | |
| Esoteric C-03 Break In Time Rydenfan, could you quantify "considerable time"? Thanks, G | |
| What Integrated Amps have the sonics of Separates? Audiosoul, class D amplifiers like the Rowlands or the latest Bel Cantos are not even faintly digital. They use ICEpower analog power conversion modules.The only cavieat with ICEpower based amplifiers is that they need to be very well broken in, o... | |
| Esoteric C-03 Break In Time Ah I see Bill, I clearly misinterpreted your "smoothed out" to mean complete breakin. This is what Chris means by the term, hence, here is a very direct question to you. . .. how long did it take your C-03 to complete the break in process and stab... | |
| Esoteric C-03 Break In Time Hmmm, there are clearly 2 schools of thought.1. Mr. Feil, with over 50 years of audiophilic experience on hundreds of components, a respected Esoteric dealer with broad Esoteric brand experience in his own regard, and a proud owner of C-03 himself... | |
| Esoteric C-03 Break In Time I agree with the estimate of 600 hrs to 1000 hrs of breakin. . . would not be surprised if the C-03 kept on sweetening until about 1200 hours. Guido |