johnnyb53
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| The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt 09-12-08: Crem1Johnnyb53, Thank you for your recommendations. Are there others out there with hands-on experience with recommendations ??Certainly. If you ask your same question (and add your listening and operating criteria and budget) on the Ana... | |
| The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt 09-12-08: Crem1Johnnyb53, What I ment , are you into analog and if so what analog rig would you recommend. I used the term record player to denote an all in one (turntable,arm & cartridge). Any ideas to share?Oh, absolutely. I got a turntable ... | |
| The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt You know, I think that if you're going to dip into the economy pro-audio supply, a smarter bet might be the SLA1, SLA2, or SLA4 from ART Pro Audio. They are a little more money, but they are more solidly built, have far more rigorous specs (s/n of... | |
| The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt 09-12-08: Crem1Johnnyb53, Any hands on experience with record player's (that's all in one)?Could you elaborate on what you mean by that? | |
| Integrated amp for Totem Sttaff Back to topic, I STILL think the Onkyo A-9555 would be a great match with the Totems under discussion. I have heard myriad Cambridges, some Regas, Creeks, and Musical Fidelities, and I'd take the Onkyo in a heartbeat for being better at everything... | |
| The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt 09-11-08: Crem1... Do you have any recommendations for DVD/CD players ? I personally like the OPPO products , what about you.Yep! I have a DV-980H and like it a lot. Its SACD playback is quite nice and I can finally appreciate the extra mmph that ... | |
| The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt 09-10-08: Crem1Readers: It is true that the published bench tests reveal the A500's may not spec, as well as, say a Bryston. That is a fact. Nevertheless, the claim is these differences are subtle :The 500's are more than good enought to "meet all... | |
| Which upgrade first : Cartridge or Phono preamp ? At this point, your phono preamp is better than your cartridge. Further upgrading your phono pre at this point would mostly point out the weaknesses of your cartridge. Move up to an Audio Technica AT150MLX or Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge, which shoul... | |
| Budget Amp and CD player for B&W DM7's Joelv: I'm using MIrage OMD-15s.I would describe them much like you described your Triangles--efficient (91 dB, 1w @ 1meter), just the slightest on the warm side of neutral, and very revealing as well. I can easily hear differences in cables, powe... | |
| Your fast is your amp f rom 0-60 .? 09-10-08: AballIt is only normal for SS to be slower to reach thermal equilibrium since they generally don't consume as much power. However, my experience with Gryphon Class A amplifiers is similar to tube amps: super hot in no time! Class D amps ... | |
| Budget Amp and CD player for B&W DM7's I am the poster boy for all the suggestions on this thread.I have been powering my 2-channel living room system for 7 years with a mid-'80s Amber Model 17 preamp and Amber Series 70 (70 wpc) power amp. For the longest time, this little combo took ... | |
| Your fast is your amp f rom 0-60 .? Since my new Onkyo A-9555 integrated took about 130 hours to fully (or nearly fully) break in, I am loathe to turn it off. But the cool thing is that when it's idling, being class D it draws only 0.3 watt! So I just leave it on guilt-free and it's... | |
| Integrated amp for Totem Sttaff 09-09-08: HifisoundguyCayin Audio 265ai...best kept secret on the market! What happened to your enthusiasm for the Onkyo A-9555? | |
| Integrated amp for Totem Sttaff I'm gonna stick my neck out in another direction. This is such an inexpensive, safe approach it's almost risk-free.How about an Onkyo A-9555 class D integrated amp? At its suggested list price ($799) it would be competitive, but you can get it at ... | |
| Confused by ICE applications I don't think Onkyo uses an ICE module for its A-9555 class D integrated. Its damping factor spec is a mere 25, but you'd never know if from the sound in my rig. It's clean, tight, full, and extended. Anything but woofy or characterized by overhan... |