jtgofish
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| Are all amps being built wrong? It would be very interesting to learn about the intricacies of the Bakoon amplifiers.They are reputed to be current drive and have high output impedance and yet seem to be able to drive many mainstream speakers without problems although they defin... | |
| Are all amps being built wrong? Audioman and andrewkelly I believe you are confusing voltage drive amps that have high current delivery capability with current drive amplifiers.The two types are more like opposites.The first type can drive low impedance loads and tend to have hi... | |
| Are all amps being built wrong? Low output impedance probably also overdamps many speakers so you get the opposite effect of a loudness contour.Probably the main reason that many people prefer tube amps is that they have medium to high output impedance which do not overdamp spea... | |
| 100W+ solid-state amps known for beautiful mids Bakoon amplfiers have the most pure,detailed and natural sounding midrange I have heard.They sound neither warm nor cold and when you hear them aspects like that become irrelevant because they just sound right.They used to make 100 watt monoblocks... | |
| 100W+ solid-state amps known for beautiful mids Dartzeel. | |
| Most harsh/shrill sounding speakers (vintage) JBL Century L100.The worst sounding tweeters I have ever heard.Sizzle?More like the sound of somebody with a severe case of the shakes doing some arc welding. | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? I had the 50 watt monoblock 5515M on loan for a few months.They are what got me hooked on the Bakoon sound.As friend said you can’t unhear that sound.I agree the Bakoons excel at the musical and tonal flow.I have never heard an amplifier [well a K... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? No it was me with the Bakoon .You really need to hear a Bakoon amplifier rather than just a headphone amplifier.Even the very affordable 15 watt 7511 Mk3 will give you a good taste of the Bakoon sound.The Korean Bakoons look a lot nicer than the ... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? This is a matter of scale and I’ve not heard a conventional solid state amp including those on this list (excluding the Bakoon) that is as smooth and detailed as a good class D. Ralph,Yes I can see how somebody might make that conclusion and be se... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? You can certainly get plenty of body and warmth out of SS amps.It may not be typical for the breed but SS amps like that are not hard to find.Most of the Nelson Pass amps,Audio Flight,Electrocompaniet,Usher,Sugden,Dartzeel and many more.And Bakoon... | |
| Speakers for triode tube amps You could also consider some kit speaker-Audio Note,Seas A26 and some of the Troels Gravesen designs suit lowish powered valve amps. | |
| Speakers for triode tube amps Most of the vintage Tannoys.Or the current reissues.They tend to have benign impedance curves above 6 ohms. | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? Ralph,I trust your ears and judgement. Any suggestions of Class D that have decent image depth and musical engagement?The only one I have heard which I thought sounded OK was a Hypex based Nord but that was only briefly at a hi fi show so I would ... | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! Tannoys tend to sound best with amplifiers with medium output impedance and lowish damping factors and no or only small amounts of negative feedback.Most SS amps have low output impedance and high damping factors and high negative feedback.There a... | |
| Have you heard darTZeel Amplifiers You could buy on of the Chinese copies to see if you like the sound.I am sure the real thing will sound better but some of the copies are going to be close enough to get an idea of the sound and how it will drive your speakers.As I understand it t... |