hilde45
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| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? You have enough power? Well, that's what Jim Salk said about my speakers, too. Need 100w SS or 30 watts tube, to start safely. Of a well made amp; because it doesn't come down to watts. But he also mentions not to expect that much grip on bass, be... | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? Lots of theory here, but talk to the maker, Jim Salk. He's been exhibiting with tube maker McGary audio. Here, the speakers are 87 db driven by a 30 watt amp.https://theaudiobeatnik.com/california-audio-show-drews-picks-for-the-5-best-rooms/I aske... | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? I demoed Dynaudio Evoke 20s (86db, 6ohm avg) with Quicksilver Integrated amp 20 watts. It sounded great at about 6 feet away at about 70-75 db but above that, it started to distort, not in a grating way but in an unpleasant way. Still, it took a l... | |
| Solid state amplifiers and sound stage, especially front to back "depth" Thanks to recent posters. @avanti1960 Speaker positioning cannot be the factor responsible, as previously explained. Thanks for other insights, though. | |
| Beginner looking for guidance into tube sound. Regarding matching, here's an email I got from Almarg, an expert and a gentleman. RIP.On matching Preamp and Amp Almarg: "To assure impedance compatibility the 10x rule of thumb guideline should be applied at the audible frequency for which the ou... | |
| Your favorite OCC speaker cable @mesch Glad it's beneficial. The quality of the company is still high enough! No sociopaths ruling the thread, yet. | |
| Why don't more recordings have soundstage outside of speakers @mijostyn Oh, man -- I’m all over that mic sh*t. I dream in waterfall graphs, dude. Love that stuff!@snr Glad you could bring your expertise in for all us lunkheads. Thank you for your wise thoughts. | |
| Beginner looking for guidance into tube sound. Aric audio, used for $900? This is a steal. I'd be on this like stink on a monkey. | |
| Why don't more recordings have soundstage outside of speakers MC, exactly. I am understanding that "everything matters" more and more. But everything must be apportioned, too. (I’m not telling you anything new, just recounting my learning process.) For me, this started with components, moved to cables and po... | |
| Beginner looking for guidance into tube sound. Did a little surfing with my coffee.NEWYou could start with a tube preamp/amp integrated: https://heaven11audio.com/billie-stereo-intergrated-amplifier/Or for preamps, there's still a new QS to go with: http://quicksilveraudio.com/products/line-st... | |
| Beginner looking for guidance into tube sound. OP, I built a system over the past year. I have Quicksilver and love it. It is extremely well made and beautiful sounding. I'm a huge fan.But given the constraints you mentioned, I would push my own prejudice aside and affirm a couple other points... | |
| Your favorite OCC speaker cable @pindac Totally agree. I did A/B between Analysis Plus OFC and OCC and the difference was stark. I had a friend switch without me knowing. I could always tell. Upper range opened up, got wider and clearer. I understand the difference now and won't... | |
| Why don't more recordings have soundstage outside of speakers I have spent a lot of time optimizing my room acoustics.It is true that many people don't think about the room or become very creative in dealing with it.But the emphasis on room acoustics can go overboard just as the emphasis on equipment can go ... | |
| Any Thoughts On These? +1 decooney the ML's sounded clear and coherent when set up in my house.Also good point about AMTs being implemented in other speakers. Elac and Wharfedale, et. Still, those ML's can be found for good prices and the build quality is excellent. Agr... | |
| Any Thoughts On These? Quicksilver preamp and 60 wpc monoblocks.Wound up with Salk SS6m.Tried other speakers, too. Happy to chat with you. P.M. me if you like. |