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| Soundlab A3s and thoughts. https://www.stereophile.com/content/sound-lab-3-loudspeaker-specificationsThe measured sensitivity was around 76dB/1m/1w (vs. mfr 88dB). Look for a high-powered SS for this model. | |
| Anyone compared Sanders Magtech vs. McIntosh MC462/52 or MC611/01 with Magnepan 3.7/20.7? "Mac amps using the autoformers, they increase in wattage and current when you move up to a higher ohm output tap..."I'd like to know where you read that since McIntosh indicates the same watts (and voltage) from 8, 4, or 2 ohm taps. The main dif... | |
| can you add tone controls to a primaluna HP integrated amp https://www.schiit.com/products/lokiPut it between the source component and the amp. | |
| Tone, Tone, Tone ! Having listened to different speakers in different rooms and systems, my personal conclusion is that a speaker needs to sound "right" when I hear it as a single speaker with a mono recording. The rest of the (audiophile) attributes such as imaging... | |
| Use this song if you are doing an A/B with Preamps Actually, in this experiment the limiting factor is generally the amplifier not the preamp, in my experience. | |
| Revel Gem I Speaker Stands The stands could make a difference but equally important is how the speakers are "coupled" with the stands and how the stands are "coupled" or "isolated" with/from the floor, and the type of floor they are placed on. | |
| Vincent Audio SV-500 Arriving Today I don't have any experience with this particular model but I have had their SP-331 hybrid amplifier for over three years and been very happy with its performance and reliability. It took several hours for the new unit to settle. | |
| Low cost WiFi streamer : Google Chromcast Audio v/s Audioengine B1 According to the specs, its a Bluetooth device not a WiFi streamer. But that aside, my guess is it'll sound just about the same as CC Audio (using an external DAC) depending on your home WiFi performance. | |
| What the...have I just done ? Please explain... “ lay off the likker.......”What he said..... | |
| Preamp no longer makes a difference after caps and wire Still don’t quite follow...how do you “bypass” the preamp? Do you have some sort of switch ahead of your amplifier and you switch between the preamp and direct DAC connection and use the DAC volume control? | |
| Eminent Technology LFT8b I’ve heard Magnepan 1.7i and the ET LFT-8b in the same system and the same room and if I didn’t know the price(s) I would have thought the LFT-8b was at least twice more expensive just based on how much better it sounded. I think the LFT-8b’s 8ohm... | |
| Dealers and exaggerated treble I personally don’t think that the speakers in general are more accurate and transparent than the past but I do know that different speakers do sound different in the same exact (rest of the) system. | |
| How much does volume matter when breaking in amps and cables? Roger, I’m honestly curios, don’t you think there’s been improvements in the way electrical components are made since the 50’s? People’s hearing could have been better but that’s also open to debate at another time. | |
| Pure Class A amps above 100 Watts? As good as those ML2s were in their day, a new Pass XA25 has a similar performance without the need to use that much iron. But that aside, I find the 800 watt power consumption and 300 wpc Class A a bit inconsistent unless the design is similar to... | |
| Differences among the electrostatics of Martin Logan models? When comparing different or even the same ML ESLs, you need to consider the room placement and the partnering electronics. The model you heard in someone else's home/room will sound different in your room. Probably true for all speakers..... |