helomech
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| Any Rogue Pharaoh or Musical Fidelity 5 or 6 si sound differences. Having owned the Pharaoh but not the MF, I'd take a gamble on the 6Si. There is nothing remarkable about the former other than weak bass extension. | |
| Omega 8xrs or spatial m5 need thoughts on integrated amps The Rega Elex-R should sound excellent with either speaker. | |
| For audio advice, which channels, if any, do you think are worthwhile on YouTube? SG has plenty of experience but lacks some technical knowledge and his reviews are getting too short IMO. I like the depth of Sean's reviews on ZF but I question his ears. Personality wise he's not the type I'd want to have a beer with. Thomas is ... | |
| Purifi Based Amps - Any Opinions? I think it will depend on the Maggies in question. I drive .7s with an amp that's specified as having a max drive of 18 amps/ch. It's plenty of power for most music in a large room. The real concern is whether these Purifi amps can remain linear i... | |
| Speakers suggestion help The B&Ws have the better midrange and treble so if you don't care about bass they're the clear choice, pardon the pun. | |
| Waiting for FedEx Must have a healthy fixed-income. | |
| Preamp suggestions, yes again The Quicksilver HP amp used as a pre continues to impress. So much so that I don’t think I can return to the Freya — sucks in a way because I’ve amassed a collection of 6SN7s. I’ll be placing a call to QS next week to inquire whether I can expect ... | |
| the dB/octave specification of the crossover? That’s a weird and misleading analogy. A steeper slope will result in fewer competing frequencies which can allow a driver to sound more refined in some cases, i.e. filtering low freqs from a midrange unit that would otherwise be subject to high e... | |
| “Insides” of tubes As long as the outboard pins correspond to the same leads inside the glass then all is well. Otherwise the plate orientation to the glass doesn't matter, the glass is cylindrical after all. | |
| Preamp suggestions, yes again Yes I am thinking the AVA non-tube "SLR" all solid state version to pair up with the Aleph. An all class A pre and power is appealing in general to me. I had entertained the FET Valve but at an extra $800 over the SLR Im not sure I want to go ther... | |
| Tweeter Upgrade https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/scanspeak-soft-dome-tweeters/scanspeak-discovery-d2606/9220-1-textile-dome-tweeter/ | |
| Preamp suggestions, yes again The Don Sachs would be an excellent choice but it appears the OP has a budget closer to $1K. | |
| Phase inverted preamps and Rel Subwoofers. Sub inputs should be too high an impedance to cause the amp additional stress. | |
| What Combinations of Components Have You Put Together That Sound Good? Stirling Broadcast SB-88s driven by a Benchmark AHB2, connected via Mogami cables to the TRS jack of a Quicksilver Headphone Amp. Source is Tidal through a Topping D90. The resolution approaches some of the cost-no-object systems I've heard. The 8... | |
| Phase inverted preamps and Rel Subwoofers. First question that needs asked: did the bass of your main speakers improve when you reversed polarity of the cables? |