jasonbourne71
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| Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 3 or NAD C 275BEE or Rotel RB-1582 MkII for Revel F208 All competently designed amps operated below clipping will sound indistinguishable. This is reality. I think with its 125wpc the Denon will be fine! Doubling the watts to 250 will only give you 3db more headroom. 500 watts will give you 6db headro... | |
| The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in" Creating standing waves on the wires in the cable. LOL x 2! | |
| The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in" DC Phase Alignment! LOL! | |
| The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in" Keep on believing in imaginary things. | |
| Are your record surfaces as silent as CDs? Line contact styli have lower groove noise than elliptical/spherical. | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... I have an older Technics 1200 and the PLX1000 is at least as good in all aspects! | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... You can buy a Pioneer PLX1000 for $700 and then spend more on a mc cartridge like a $1300 Hana. Herb Reichert gave the Pioneer a very positive review in Stereophile. I bought one to add to my TT collection and am very pleased with it! | |
| Copper vs. Silver tonearm wire An old wives tale that silver is brighter than copper! Believers should do some blind listening tests. Without such tests it is just anecdotal. | |
| Brigid Monos or Mono Blocks? A bridged amp sees half the load impedance. This can be a problem with certain speakers and amps. Current demand doubles. | |
| New video OCD Mikey nat amplifier December 26, 1991 the Soviet Union (Communist Russia) ended, to be replaced by a gangster state ruled by Vladimir Putin. Tubes made before that date at the old Reflektor plant are considered better than current production. I use them in my Golden ... | |
| how to test tubes with your multimeter(filament continuity) Buy an emission tester which will give you a good indication of how much life is left in the tubes. | |
| Yamaha NS 5000 w/ NAD M33 You don't need the extra wattage. Typical listening levels for most systems are just a few watts. The rule of thumb is 10X the average power to handle dynamic peaks. | |
| Why do some amplifiers throw a bigger soundstage than others? What you heard is a subjective opinion by a person who has not done a careful blind test. Therefore the premise that one amp has a wider soundstage is suspect. | |
| Pre-amps for Leben CS-600x Mark Levinson ML-4 or a pair of ML-6’s! Then you might as well get a pair of ML-2 amps to replace the Leben and Bottlehead. | |
| Looking for integrated solid state amp for daily usage NAD! |