hilde45
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| Acoustic treatment question: do you agree with Dennis Foley that $46k to $65k is required? Carbon fiber, maybe. Annuities products....hold off. | |
| Room rearrangement. Cable question To quote a line which *must* have been in a Bond movie,@drbond "Strap in, Mr. Bond" -- https://forum.audiogon.com/search/index?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=cable+risersBut whatever you think is the *truth*, this is one of the most inexpensive things t... | |
| Room rearrangement. Cable question I have the same issue. I am going with a very low equipment rack in the center of the room. Low enough to avoid most reflection, but not necessitating other expensive changes.Here's an example of a low table but it could have two shelves: https://... | |
| Why do amplifiers sound different? There are at least three factors involved in how an amplifier sounds:The engineering of the equipment (and its measurements).The perceptual and psychological mechanisms involved (ear, brain).The interpretative habits of the listener (habits, prefe... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max I wrote Jim Salk about solid state and he didn't have many opinions, but likes Wells Audio. Anyone compare Wells Audio amps with Pass or Hegel etc.? | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max @jbuhl No worries! Clearly you like their stuff. I am open to Wyred4Sound, PS Audio S300, Rogue -- but I want to ensure I hit a level *above* Atoll, Van Alstine, etc. I know that sounds vague, and that price isn't everything, so I'm relying on fol... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max @jjss49 Thanks. I don’t listen that loud, so if my speakers are not bears to drive and the sonic signature is effectively the same, I prefer not to spend more, needlessly. The 190 appears to be overkill.Incidentally, I saw a Hegel 160 out there, u... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max @donniewn thanks. Steering away from monoblocks. | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max @surfmuz Thanks, and I see one at Canuck Audio site. Otherwise, this model is not made, presently. | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max @twoleftears Good point.Some brands are like Volvos -- tanks which run forever. If I can get the audio equivalent of a Volvo at 50% off, then that risk is acceptable. I don't need and and don't want to spend $7k on a brand new Pass Labs amp, but I... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max @donvito You expected not to pay for shipping on a return? What's that all about?Not what I meant to say. I meant to say, "It cost a fair amount to ship the amount back because of the weight of the amp, the lack of packaging in the way it was init... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max Thanks, all -- Hafler, Stratos, Coda. Good to add to the list, investigate, too.Anyone compare the Stratos with Pass, Ayre, or other smooth customers? Hard to imagine a $1500 amp kicking butt at 1/3 the MSRP, but who knows? These smaller makers ca... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max @pennfootball71 -- Belles better than Pass by a mile. Wow! I knew they were good but I never heard them praised over Pass in this way. Your sentence confused me a bit..."Ayer Signature" lines? | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max First off: no one mentioning PS Audio. Why?@twoleftears @pennfootball71Good ideas, there. I am tempted by the Belles but is it as good as Pass and Ayre? Might not hurt to try.Another vote for Benchmark — noted! Hoping for that Class A sweetness…@m... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max @tvad and @sbank -- I may have miscommunicated. I’m looking for a certain performance from the piece, with a maximum of about $3k. If I can get that performance with an expenditure of $1k, then that’s just a better value. If your view(s) is that t... |