kalali
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| I am TORN between Tube power amp and SS power amp. If the 91dB mentioned above is the sensitivity, then all that speaker needs is 1 watt to produce 91dB sound level at 1 meter. So there's no surprise that a 12 wpc amp can and will sound loud (clear is a subjective term) enough in a moderately smal... | |
| Power Cables elizabeth, please keep us posted how the Pangea PCs perform as they age. There were a number of reports from the field that in contrast with most other brand cords the Pangea cords tend to get "worse" as they age. I've been using a couple of their... | |
| Integrated amp + dac for Focal Budget? New and/or used? | |
| I am TORN between Tube power amp and SS power amp. rodulfo, the SET amp you mentioned raises three red flags; input impedance of 50K ohms, 9.2 wpc power, and the weight of ~25lbs. Normally the weight of a SET 300B is a good indication of the quality of the transformers which are the most critical ... | |
| Bi Wiring for speakers question Jim, this link:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/to-bi-wire-or-not-2 | |
| McIntosh Guy Going Tubes? (Maybe?) I don't have any experience with the Sabrinas nor with the specific components mentioned in the previous post but my takeaway from hearing difficult speakers driven with low powered SET amps/integrateds is the outcome depends on the musical conten... | |
| preamp inverts polarity "Is "phase inversion" the same as "polarity inversion"?"Good question. | |
| Bi Wiring for speakers question jim, there's another thread a few inches below "to bi-wire or not" and there's more how to information in that thread. Its very simple. Good luck and enjoy your new speakers. | |
| Longer speaker cables or interconnects According to some literature when I researched this topic, the total resistance of the wire should be less than 5% of the nominal impedance of the speakers. Of course, the speaker impedance can dip well below the "nominal" value at certain frequen... | |
| HC Power cords for tight spaces -- unicorn hunting? This is even better:https://www.musicdirect.com/connector-upgrades/audioquest-iec-90-degree-adapter-version-1-center-pin... | |
| Power Cables “It would be silly to pack an 18 gauge power cable with a McIntosh, so they get a cable that at least "looks the part" and maintain their credibility”My McIntosh MC2200 (200 wpc into 8, 4, and 2 ohms) has a stock and captive two prong power cord t... | |
| Amplifier ideas with KEF Reference 1 Lots of positive reviews on the Lyngdorf. If it were me, I would first replace the pre/amp and keep the LS50. You might just get enough incremental improvement from your LS50 by adding room correction that you may be satisfied with the results. Ke... | |
| to bi-wire or not? hifiman5, fair point. It would be true if you leave the jumpers in place as some are suggesting. | |
| to bi-wire or not? At the minimum, bi-wiring reduces the effective gauge (awg) of the wire over the length of the speaker cable. Now whether or not that makes a difference in sound quality can only be determined by listening trial. | |
| Comb Filtering - Quick way to Tell "I don't think so."Everything I've read about speaker design/acoustics seems to agree with Erik. Can you point to anything more scientific instead of just your "opinion"? Everyone has an "opinion" on everything and words are free... |