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| Audiophile Setup with an Iphone 7 If budget is open, the aforementioned Ayre should be a good option. | |
| HI-FI NEWBIE NEEDS HELP! "....you have tests that demonstrate the contrary......"I certainly do, my ears. If to your ears all audio amplifiers sound they same and Emotiva is your benchmark for excellence, then you're a lucky person. You probably claim all acoustic guitars... | |
| Is powerfull Amps only for low sensitivity speakes? +1 Kosst. | |
| Audiophile Setup with an Iphone 7 Use a mini jack to stereo RCA adaptor and just get your favorite headphone amplifier with a volume control. The internal DAC in the phone is pretty decent. | |
| Does a streamer do anything to the data that Tidal provides? Great question and one I’ve been wondering as well. My thinking is aside from what the streamers actually do, e.g., receive data packets over WiFi, Ethernet, etc., I do know that the design matters and the quality of the components matter. I perso... | |
| This is for Georgehifi especially but others can chime in. "...have a *dedicated sound room* with no equipment in it at all, and then populate the room with whatever equipment is being demoed "Human brain/ear has an extremely short term memory, like only a few seconds, so while this sort of arrangement ma... | |
| Is powerfull Amps only for low sensitivity speakes? An additional point against using high powered SS amps driving extra efficient speakers is most SS amplifiers produce higher levels of undesirable (higher odd order) distortion within their first watt or two just like but not quite as much as when... | |
| Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB willemj, take a look at the article by Nelson Pass in First Watt Articles describing how current source amplifiers work with full-range single driver speakers. It was published in 2004. Lots of great info on that site. http://www.firstwatt.com/art... | |
| Opinions on best integrated under 10k? I have no experience with this particular unit but almost every preamp or integrated I've owned with two pre-outs, both outputs were always active at the same time and at the same level. The only exception I've seen is one of my current preamps as... | |
| Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB I recently built a pair of back-loaded horn speakers using full-range single drivers and had a similar challenge as the OP since they are in a system in an upstairs room that I’m gradually converting into a small listening room. So low volume list... | |
| Moving on from Parasound A21 (maybe?) I've heard the Focal 1038BE paired with the McIntosh MC452 extensively and I felt the sound quality was one of the best I've heard. The preamp was an older McIntosh tube version and I didn't pay much attention to the model. Something to consider. ... | |
| Upgrade bug - advice on amp or preamp upgrade from Ayre for Revel speakers? Based on my relatively limited experience, preamps in general have a lesser impact than amps if you're trying to fill in the missing lower octave(s). Your amp/preamp combination is considered excellent by most and compared to many others, so if yo... | |
| Is my Amp OK? Still waiting for the list of amplifiers from personal experience. If we were to only use measurements and hearsay as the criteria for "good" sound, most people here would be buying the same brand(s).As for the OP, no budget was stated so I'd thin... | |
| Is my Amp OK? willemj, not trying to get into a debate or anything but you seem to be convinced that all "good" amplifiers sound the same. Just out of curiosity, can you please list the names of these so called good amplifiers that you have owned or auditioned ... | |
| This is for Georgehifi especially but others can chime in. Surprisingly a Schiit Vidar or two was not suggested.... slipping... |