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Chris - I too have the AA Prima but is the second generation, which doesn't have a digital volume control. As I had to wait months for the second generation model I got to use the first generation Prima for quite some time. I did hear a noticable ... 
boyfriend is getting on my way
Whatever Roxbury's sexual orientation is (and it doesn't matter), you really need to do double blind A-B-A comparison testing. It obiously involves switching speaker wires from amp to amp several times and if your boyfriend is as interested in pro... 
Monoblocks vs Vertical bi-amping vs Horizontal bia
ALL: Thanks for your input thus far. I've re-read Dennis Had's white paper on Vertical bi-amping (which he says has a stereo amp dedicated to one channel) and his argument is: (1) one stereo amp per channel equals 4 channels of amplification, and ... 
KEF 104.2 AMP, Pre Amp suggestions
Tcraney: I too own a pair of KEF Ref Series 104/2 and am currently evaluating my preamp+poweramp options. I'm considering buying a tube preamp (e.g. First Sound Presence Deluxe Mk II, or Sonic Frontiers Line 3, or Joule LAT-150) and tube amp (eith... 
Monoblocks vs Vertical bi-amping vs Horizontal bia
Hey guys, thanks for all your feedback. Now that we have our vertical and horizontal biamping definions sorted out, I'd still like to know why one would go with monoblocks vs vertical biamping as each amp is still only pushing one speaker load? I ... 
Monoblocks vs Vertical bi-amping vs Horizontal bia
Abex, Two questions: (1)Does having an outboard active crossover mean circumventing the one internal to your speaker and if so how is that accomplished? and (2)Isn't vertical biamping just the same as monoblocks - one amp per channel?!? Please cla... 
So you're an audiophile - are you also a musician?
Jayarr,My interpretation of a "musician" is someone that currently plays or has played an instrument (or sings), that may have had formal music training (or not and instead plays by ear), and that could be either professional or amateur. Nothing s... 
So you're an audiophile - are you also a musician?
Thank you all for answering my thread. My intention was to test my hypothesis that most audiophiles, like myself, are really frustrated musicians in disguise and that by investing heavily in audio gear create a panacea for not being up on stage an...