jw94055
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| Driving 1 ohm You might ask Acoustat what they recommend. You may not be hurting your amp but you may not be getting everything your speakers are capable of delivering. Amps that can deliver on 1 ohm loads are rare, but they can be found. | |
| How do Digital Amps Mfrs. compare in sound? Look to the technology the amps are based on. ICE, Tripath, UcD, etc. I have used both Tripath and UcD based amps and I think UcD is better. Either amp is better than most mosfet,jfet, solid state amps. They have no "sound". They will, without add... | |
| Class D question............... Stereo, I built a power amp with the HG modules and regulators, 200w/8ohms per channel. Hypex transformer and power supply. It is the best. I use a tube pre and the sound is both detailed and warm. I have heard solid state pre's with Class D and I... | |
| How make my Ayre system "warmer"? A tube based DAC. For little money, hassle or equipment swap-out, you get some tube warmth, at least for cd. Switching cords, cables, speakers, whew!. Short of a tube pre-amp, a tube DAC is the cost/benefit answer. | |
| Which tubes to roll Tubemonger.com is a nice organization to work with. They may not have the rare and hard to find, but their webpage and service are customer friendly. | |
| anyone familiar with the sansui six I have had both a pioneer and sansui receiver. If I was buying one today: NAD. VERY few receivers will sound as good as a decent tuner,pre-amp, power amp combo. With a receiver, if anything goes wrong with the (1) tuner (2) pre-amp (3)power amp; t... | |
| Class D question............... One more time. Class D is as warm as the pre-amp you use.Solid state sounds, well, solid state. A tube pre with a class d will sound detailed and warm. I went with a tube pre decades ago because I could not stand the sound of a cd player through a... | |
| Should I get a new amp? Get a tube pre (if you don't have one already) and a "Class D" power switching amp that is built to handle the impedance swings. There are quite a few to choose from. I built a 200w/8ohm power amp using the Hypex upgraded modules (Hypex is used in... | |
| best sounding tube pre and ss amp youve heard. highly modified Dyna PAS (using 12au7 tubes) with a Hypex based 200w/8ohm power amp. | |
| is getting a tube pre a valid option with ss amp? Yes. I've run a tube pre with three different solid state amps and have never had any problems. Don't worry about ultra expensive tubes, there are plenty of good tubes that will do the job. Google tubemonger to see plenty of choices. | |
| Class D amp with Tube Preamp Combo? DynaPAS(all upgraded) with a hypex UcD400 power amp. Soundsgreat. | |
| Just starting to learn If everything sounds enjoyable, buy more music. | |
| Tweeter height Better the tweeters are too high than too low. But ear height, from all I've been told, is the proper tweeter height. | |
| The vicissitudes of listening to classical music Classical music is the most demanding sound for any system.To truly judge the quality of any system, play classical.It may well be your set up is doing the best it can, but your hearing needs a better system. | |
| Personal amp evolution Pioneer 626 receiver, Sansui whatever, Hafler dh200, son of Ampzilla, Audiosource tripath, homemade Hypex UcD 400. I still have all the amps but the sansui, I don't know why. |