jeffreybehr
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| What is “warmth” and how do you get it? 'Warmth' for me is created by a tonal balance that makes reproduced large-orchestra music sound like real music played in a good hall. Of course, a 'good' hall is one that supports the lower frequencies of the orchestra so that the music doesn't s... | |
| I am in the market for a $ 5-6 k monoblock amplif You don't indicate how much power you want. Monarchy Audio has 2 hybrid monoamps that are just below or in your range. Both use either* a 12AT7 or 6922** for Voltage gain, a bunch of MOSFETS for output devices, and NO negative feedback, global or ... | |
| hybrid solid state amps The Monarchy SE-100 is NOT hybrid; sorry. I've just ordered two SE-160s, but they won't be here for a couple weeks.. | |
| Conrad-johnson TC5 or Cary SLP 05 ? Kiwi...I dind't know that preamps need to be in two boxes to be 'proper' designs. Seems to be that's simply wrong. There are hundreds of FINE preamps built in one box out there. Also, the CT-5's output impedance of 800 Ohms isn't 'high', its more ... | |
| hybrid solid state amps Monarchy Audio has some, the 100, 160, and 250, that feature a 6DJ8 in the frontends.monarchyaudio.com. | |
| Thiel CS 3.6 amplifier selection Monarchy SM 70? Masi61, you might consider the Monarchy SE100s or SE160s; a pair of either will stretch your budget but not much. I have no personal experience with Monarchy products, but I've just ordered a pair of SM70Ps. .The SE100 is hybrid, with a 6DJ8 in th... | |
| Antique Sound Lab 805 DT SETs--WOW Hello Jefftsefu. Thx for resurrecting this tread; it gives me an opportunity to blab..I kept and loved these amps thru a pair of Quad 989s, but I tired of the 989s' excessive treble energy (for me) and bought a less-sensitive mag-planar speaker. T... | |
| Amps Always On - System Power Up Sequence I believe the regular sequence is a good, safe one to follow. But if I left my poweramps on always, the sequence would depend on whether the preamp emitted any turn-on or turn-off thumps. Mine, a c-j MET1 with automatc 1-minute turn-on mute, emits... | |
| Most Beneficial Cable Upgrade Matjet: "Either way, I don't care, I just want the answer."A consensus simply doesn't matter. What does matter is whether YOU can hear improvements in back-and-forth replacements. Find a dealer who will loan you PCs or at least offer a satisfactio... | |
| Most Beneficial Cable Upgrade Stanwall: "...anyone who can't hear the difference between power cords in (sic) either profoundly deaf or has a crappy system." THERE is an unintelligent statement. Because you can hear a difference, those of us who can't are deaf or have lo-rez s... | |
| Class A multichannel amplifier? Allchemie, you heed a multichannel preamp, NOT a pre/pro, for your expensive system. I have and love a c-j MET1; McCormack and others also make them. With an analog preamp, the player does all the decoding and bass management and you use the playe... | |
| Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no? I haven't read all comments, but the 'antis' I have surprize me. Apparently they haven't heard good MC sound. I have a great-sounding MC system that's based on a great-sounding 2-channel system--NOT the one listed in this site. Adding some subtle ... | |
| Intelligability Problem On all 3 front channels?. | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode vs. SET Sparky: "My problem is I have never heard a high efficiency speaker that I would die for. Yet, these are the only speaker types that a set amp can drive."WRONG WRONG WRONG. SETs can drive any kind of speaker, some better than others. You just have... | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode vs. SET Well...I think it's a bit more complicated than Philefreak indicates, but I'll say first that generally, I LOVE the sounds of SET amps.SET amps definitely have limitations...in power and damping factor, mainly. Most SETs are low in power--that's w... |