johnto
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| Amplifier tips On the speaker spec sheet power is listed as 50 - 200 watts so you are over that at 61 watts from the amp so it probably depends on the kind of music and volume you listen at. One would expect a higher power amp to produce better more dynamic soun... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Velvet Underground and NicoAll Things Must Pass (salute to Phil Spector) | |
| It has returned Have you thought of a MI cartridge, I picked up a Soundsmith Carmen 2 with about 40 hrs on it for a bit overv$500. Grado also makes great MI cartridges same loading as mm. | |
| Phil Spector, dead Great producer, those mini symphonies of the 60's and work with Lennon and Harrison were magnificent. | |
| Pass INT-250 for B&W 800's If you like the Pass sound which I do you should have no problems with the 250 plenty of power and current. It pushes my Maggie's without blinking. | |
| Tim Bogert has passed away Great playing in the Vanilla Fudge too.R.I.P. | |
| Live at Leeds Surprised I guess there aren't any Who fans here so I ended up purchasing the 3 LP Abbey Road half speed remaster for $30 myself.It has better bass, guitar, vocals, and instrument separation than before and Moons drums especially the bass drum are... | |
| 10agw +10agw=7agw? need some big Banana's Knukonceptz sells banana's that will accept 8 guage wire I have them and they really do others I tried that claimed to didn't work. | |
| Analog Lp I would say it varies but I have found most of the new remastered Lp's sound great more bass, more definition and separation of instruments. | |
| Preamp choices:Short list If you want to expand your list the Benchmark LA4 was recently given a glowing review in Stereophile. | |
| Pass Labs: INT-60 vs X150.8 + XP-12 Separates No sure I know the power doubles but I don’t think the class A output increases going into 4 ohms, anyone? I have the same amp and it is indeed great. | |
| Curl or Pass Both phono pre amps you mentioned are built by incredible talents you would probably need to hear them in your system to decide between them. Pass and Parasound are responsive to calls so you could contact them with questions. I haven't heard eith... | |
| Speaker upgrade for classical music Another Magnepan recommendation here. My friend who played in an orchestra and has an amazing system of his own always loved hearing my 1.7i now upgraded to 3.7i and would say it was the most realistic sound he ever heard. I'm using these in a 12 ... | |
| Best integrated for my needs???? The Pass int 250 is a great choice with power to spare. You really need to listen with your speakers to find the sound you'll enjoy. | |
| What did you make for Christmas? Making other people in the world happy by donating the money I would have spent on audio gifts to feed the hungry in Brazil and Ethiopia, a truly great buzz better than any toys I would have bought. |