kennythekey
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| $$$Sensitive Speakers with $$Amps? This is excellent information, and for my smallish room the Aristoteles were recommended by Jeff (HWS). Likewise, I was considering the Maargas as a possible contender, but I would have to travel to NY to hear them.The Aristotels use two rear eigh... | |
| $$$Sensitive Speakers with $$Amps? Atmasphere,You are right of course, as your amps have stood the test of time and are highly regarded. No debate there, as some expensive amps do deliver the goods and sound superior. This, probably relates to the quality of parts used that cost a ... | |
| $$$Sensitive Speakers with $$Amps? Thanks Charles! Yes, research and patience.I don't know if this thread will hold up, but it would be great if Horning/Rethm owners could chime in with their own amplifier solutions. Or, if we got more contenders for lower cost/low-watt amplifiers ... | |
| $$$Sensitive Speakers with $$Amps? Hi Charles,I am welcoming suggestions and thank you for yours. I will keep the First Watt on the back burner.Single drivers and simple circuits seem to go hand-in-hand. There are only a handful of different ways to design simple amplifier circuits... | |
| $$$Sensitive Speakers with $$Amps? When considering an amplifier, I would require at least three inputs. | |
| $$$Sensitive Speakers with $$Amps? Thank you everyone for your insight and personal experiences.Living in the more conventional world of multi-driver solutions, my belief system for amplifiers was that you get what you pay for. This was unraveled somewhat with the amp Sam Kim built... | |
| $$$Sensitive Speakers with $$Amps? Jaybo,My questions aren't so much about choice of speakers as about if there are relatively low-watt amps that can equal the SQ of much more expensive choices.I am heading in the direction of sensitive speakers in the 96 to 99dB range, but my curr... | |
| $$$Sensitive Speakers with $$Amps? I don't think my point was very clear, so I didn't mean the different costs of tube power.If I'm looking for a low power amp to drive a pair of Horning Aristoteles ($11K) or Rethm Maarga loudspeakers ($8.5K), for example, am I smart by going with ... | |
| Maybe Get a New Electrical Panel The material cost probably comes from the surge protector. I'm pretty sure the protection is installed before the panel, so you probably have a somewhat permanent problem if you don't like what it does to your sound.Not sure what the surge protect... | |
| Maybe Get a New Electrical Panel Foster9, Jim is on the right track. Your iron has nothing to do with getting surge protection.IMO- If you can't do this yourself, you'd be better off getting an electrician to give you a breakdown of your circuits and usage. See if you can wire a ... | |
| Squeezebox Touch simple 24/192 output mod I only use the digital out (SBT) as well, so we'll see how it (Welborne PS) fairs. Nice Audiocircle review, however.Has anyone become familiar with the term Software Jitter? The main culprit appears to be power supplies used with playback sources.... | |
| Amp and speaker matching. I have used this mix for many years. So, Thiel CS 3.6 (2.5 to 4ohms, 86db) with CJ Premier 11a and 6550 based Sam's Audio Labs Integrated. So, both 6550 based amps.The results have been both excellent and problematic. I have had success in a small... | |
| As file resolution goes up sound level goes down? Thanks Al!Looks like my focus should be on the speakers, and you know that "ain't" a bad thing. | |
| Squeezebox Touch simple 24/192 output mod Ozzy, Good to hear. The current state of my SBT sounded as good as my old but once excellent Theta Data Basic II CD Transport. I will not be purchasing a new CD player/transport, so my goal is to rip all of my CDs. IMO - the 96/24 files sound bett... | |
| As file resolution goes up sound level goes down? Al, Let me give you a more accurate explanation. I don't like to clip my amp, so I had turned up the volume to 3:00 o'clock out of a max of 5:30. At this point, no perceived distortion but the gain was still mediocre.From your comments, I decided ... |