jjss49
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| Solid state amp recommendations for Maggies? there are many many solid state amps that can deliver strong, ample current into low impedance loads - which is what is needed to drive maggies to appreciable volumes maggies are also quite revealing so the input signal and power needs to be very... | |
| Doesnt resistance mean same as impedance?? İmpedance is resistance which changes with frequency whereas simple resistance is constant with frequency. @cakyol thank you - that is as accurate a summary as i can imagine | |
| East Coast Service center referral needed for an ARC D-300.2 amp @oddiofyl seriously now, ’not to bash’, or specifically to bash? that is whole purpose you posting on this thread right? how nice of you to drop by to chime in... twice 👍 | |
| Doesnt resistance mean same as impedance?? @tomic601 funny you should mention your closeness with richard vandersteen just now, this afternoon, i was goofing around in my listening room, i have a pair of maggies coming in soon, to try again, after all these years, so i shuffled my big s... | |
| Heat in class A equipment pass labs is very clear in its literature that depending on use, caps may well need replacement in 15-20 years in their hot-running amps | |
| Do we really know what "Live" music sounds like? Of course we do. Unless you have a very limited musical palette that only consists of amplified music, then you know exactly what live instruments and vocals sound like. i agree with @tony1954 to add on to the above, i would say, if one play... | |
| Doesnt resistance mean same as impedance?? @erik_squires perhaps @carlsbad ’s understanding is not incomplete, but i do agree with you that his description was... of course he was trying to keep it simple for our o-p the reactivity of speaker loads in real world use playing music at pra... | |
| East Coast Service center referral needed for an ARC D-300.2 amp @oddiofyl fwiw, my 100.2 amp just went back to arc, and they serviced it, did a bench test, warren gehl even listened to it for a couple hours, called me for a nice chat... i have had it back for 3 weeks, all is great perhaps it has to do with ... | |
| East Coast Service center referral needed for an ARC D-300.2 amp i am surprised arc told you they would not service that amp... hmmm anyways, i hope you get the tech service you need | |
| How important Is shielding with RCA wires? (Ethan Winer, new video) +1 @mapman @mitch2 i recall that there was a reputable cable maker some time ago (don’t remember who now) who argued that shielding rca i-c’s could hurt the sound a little, but even then that maker admitted that there are many times/places/s... | |
| Do we really know what "Live" music sounds like? @firberger I’ll find out tonight listening to Chris Potter at the Jazz cafe in Philly nice! enjoy! c potter is one of my faves among modern day saxophonists, he is such a brilliant artist, very accessible beautifully crafted music and a very ... | |
| FEDEX keeps destroying my New CARY 805RS Monoblocks - What can I do to prevent Nightmare? i live in northern california, not far from san fran and oakland city centers, so i suspect fedex facilities and personnel here is better funded, better managed, better modernized, more to scale than many places around the country where there are ... | |
| How important Is shielding with RCA wires? (Ethan Winer, new video) @hilde45 i can't figure out if your op is a service or a disservice to the a-gon community 🤣 | |
| Doesnt resistance mean same as impedance?? https://www.the-home-cinema-guide.com/speaker-impedance-matching.html https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/guitar-speakers-resistance-vs-impedance-whats-difference/ https://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae517.cfm#:~:text=Resistance%20is%20a... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier quick report i just had my amp in for a check (some tube noise and transformer hum) at wyred 4 sound - w4s is the exclusive contract manufacturer for these crimson amps had a friendly chat with their senior tech who worked on my amp - i know the... |