kennyc
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| Wasted amp power to limited range speakers...how degrading is it to SQ? +1 you’re overthinking this Amps are rarely used to their full power. Increased headroom often leads to better sonics running at lower wattage. Only class A is considered highly inefficient as it runs full power and gives off lots of heat. Und... | |
| Cartridge Upgrade Recommendations Congrats on your Koetsu! | |
| Snake River Audio Power Cables - Best Unboxing Using my AXPONA 2025 discount, purchased 2 SRA Takshaka PCs due to favorable comparison vs MasterBuilt Ultra by a seasoned WBF price-no-object system major forum contributor. | |
| Power cords: Kimber Kable Palladium Haven’t tried them yet, I’m in the middle of a house move so everything is packed - living out of bags. I purchased the Takshaka based on a seasoned WBF contributor who compared them against MasterBuilt PCs and noticed minimal differences in his s... | |
| 2025 Audio System Wish List Time! Just closed escrow on house with room to set-up my 2 channel system! | |
| Best Vintage tube amp / preamp manufacturer Top CJ known for their tube preamps | |
| Is it better to get dedicated monoblocks instead of bridging stereo paired amps? The major audiophile battles are both: Finding components that subjectively/personally resonates with you Finding affordable components Go for the Simaudio 2x 761 if you can afford it- Try to get a dealer discount. | |
| Desperate to Get Back to Horns Volti Razz | |
| Need New amp or integrated...have some options What your budget? | |
| AC cord for Manley Chinook... @larseand Yes- the Manley can benefit with a better PC, but there are so many choices. High-Value cable companies: Albedo Darwin Empirical Designs LAVRICABLES Pine Tree Audio RSX Silversmith Fidelium Vogue Audio Worlds Best Cab... | |
| We Need To Talk About Ones And Zeroes Wonder if other instruments benefit similarly from super tweeters. I’ve read that similar to adding sub bass units, super tweeters add and support upper ranges. Maybe someday I’ll try a Enigma Acoustics Sopranino or a Fyne Audio’s new SuperTra... | |
| Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair @julesg13th Great job getting off your rear to demo speakers- the best way to determine what personally resonates with you. Congratulations! | |
| Speakers for new room +1 Mofi SourcePoint | |
| Will Open Baffle Speakers Approach the Speed and Dynamics of Horns? The Altec combines a horn with a cone bass. Speaker type, panel vs box, will not change the speed of horn vs cone, so no they will be different. However, some panel speakers do come with horns like PAP. Dynamics - depends- it’s more of the spea... | |
| What is a good all around high quality speaker to purchase? +1 @soix the Joseph Audio speakers accurate and musical. +1 Perlisten |