james633
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| What is your experience with amp power? The more the better. I have never heard a lesser power amp sound as good as a more powerful amp of the same design. Even high efficiency speakers sound better with more power. Don’t rob the dynamics of high efficiency low power. | |
| Ideas for Biamp with mc611 and mc275? It can be done but you need to preamps/volume controls. the first preamp needs two outputs. One would go to the less powerful amp and then one would go to the second preamp/volume control then out to the more powerful amp. This way you could adju... | |
| Low level listening Could also be the volume control. They are not all created equal. | |
| Bookshelf Speakers with Rel 212se Subwoofer Lots of good monitors out there so I am sure you will get lots of advice. Don’t forget to take a look at thin tower speakers too. You might find they blend better with your subs. Sometimes when playing high volumes the mid bass lacks when hand... | |
| going from tube preamp to solid state I have owned both. You will just get used to what ever you use. The key is to give yourself time to adjust to the change. | |
| Macintosch 8950 or parasound a21 Hmm I have heard the Klispch Cornwall IV (La Scalia too) on the 7200 and 8900 and neither impressed me. The combination seemed a little dull. After about an hour demo on the Cornwall IV I need a full day break from music, my ears were that tired. ... | |
| Amp to drive Revel 228Be and have some fun (ideally with HT bypass) Samgupta, I also use the 228be in a duel system. I have a full fledged theater room but it is 95% music use in there… Anyway the 228be is super easy to drive. Any good amp that is 4ohm stable will drive them so it is just depends on the sound... | |
| Thiel CS 2.4 Amplifier Pairing I have owned a pair of Thiel 2.4 for over 15 years now and have had them on multiple amps. Currently they are in a second system my wife uses for TV and background music on some old Rotel mismatched gear. Power is not the issue but the low impeda... | |
| Debating between Mcintosh SS or tube monos. Tubes are kind of a pain to track down and buy. They generate a good bit of heat. You really have to be ready to commit. The 611s is not harsh at all. I have not heard the 2301s. I heard the 611s with a tube 2700 preamp on a pair of 802D4s. To me... | |
| Upgrade to McIntosh The DAC2 module uses the ES9028PRO chip which is well respected. Same as benchmark DAC3 that goes for $1800. Having heard both I would stay they are comparable with the Mac having more natural sounding highs to my ears. I have not heard the DA2 in... | |
| Experience with Townshend Seismic Podiums on Concrete Floor (they're great) | |
| How do you stop house guest from damaging your speakers? Get smarter friends… | |
| Wilson Audio Sophia rev 3 You will be fine. They will be slamming for sure but in a good way. Just have to play with front wall distance, make sure you don’t sit on the back wall. I find the Sophia 3 better than the current Sabrina. The 3 just has much better bass and ... | |
| Whittling down my choices to a final few pair... I agree with sunshdw. The benchmark does not have enough power for the wilson’s. It will choke on the low impedance of wilson. | |
| integrated amp for Wilson Sabrina X If you go Mac try the 2ohm taps. The impedance is pretty low at 1.6 ohms. Similar to the dip on my old theils and the 2 ohm tap really helped soften the highs. also keep in mind if you use the 2ohm taps you might want the model up to get more ... |