knotscott
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| Mono block amplifiers from VAC and McIntosh. Speaker ideas? Nice amps! With the exception that it usually means the loss of a family member, that’s a great inheritance. 😎 I’d at least be pondering speakers that allow the option of some hybrid bi-amping with tubes on the lower mids and up if possible, and ... | |
| Magico and Tube amp +1 on CAT with Magico. @daveyf beat me to it, but the Magico S5 MkII with CAT electronics is a jaw dropping outstanding setup. It wouldn’t matter whether it’s the JL-5, JL-7, or the Statement....all 3 are in a league of their own IMO | |
| Holiday Habits and Pleasures The tree is up and lit, train put up around it, sitting drinking coffee, while shuffling 5 of over 100 Christmas CDs. We’ll listen to 100% Christmas music until New Year’s Day. James Taylor’s "At Christmas" album playing at the moment. 😎 | |
| Martin Logan vs. Everything Getting a speaker to play well in your room is always a huge part of the equation, as are the upstream components. It sounds like you've got yours dialed in to your liking. Anything different probably sounds a little foreign to you, and would li... | |
| Do people tire of audio forums? +1 to a "Like" button on this forum! @sns sorry bout your shoulder. Had a severe should injury too...absolutely the worst location for any injury I’ve had...that damn joint has a huge range of motion compared to most, the rest of the arm and hand... | |
| Do people tire of audio forums? @coralkong If you put your multimeter leads on the ends of the hot dog, there is clearly no measurable difference between ketchup and kraut, or mustard and onion, therefore there can be no scientific difference in how they taste. Love that! ... | |
| Do people tire of audio forums? Audio isn’t as obvious or as tactile as some hobbies. It’s a very subjective, personal, and emotional experience that’s unique to every one. There are multiple ways of doing it right, the price range of systems and experience of the users can be a... | |
| "Diminishing Returns" Exactly right! I'm totally happy with what I hear, and know it would cost silly money to duplicate the sound of. I don't even go into audio shops anymore. | |
| power amp ideas for less than $3000 Would you consider a tube amp on those? | |
| ???Modern Speakers???Life Expectancy??? Good quality poly caps can last for decades...especially in a passive circuit. Inductors, resistors, and wire, even longer. Woofer surrounds can rot if they’re foam, but the butyl rubber ones last decades too. If the tweeters have ferrofluid, tha... | |
| Is my amp good enough? Your amp is good enough to justify making the speaker upgrade. Then you can decide later where the weakest link is. | |
| DAC as pre amp Theoretically, every component in a system causes coloration. I suppose we all have a preference about how we'd like it to sound. There are always good and poor examples of every design approach, so exceptions occur. What I'm saying is that it s... | |
| DAC as pre amp @carlsbad2 So you enjoy the coloration provided by the Pre. It’s more likely that they enjoy the improved performance due to better impedance matching, a better output stage, and better ability to drive an amplifier. I’ll think you’ll be stan... | |
| Who is the best power amplifier that matches better with Zellaton plural evo Convergent Audio Technology (CAT) have superb sound and can drive anything. They have no problem with MBL or Magico. | |
| Phono Stage: Cornet3 vs Eros 2 vs Parasound Hint6 Have you looked into modding the Bugle at all? Op amps, power supply, key resistors and caps can make quite an improvement. The Cornet 3 is actually on my radar if I ever build another phono stage, but honestly the modded Bugle 3 sings quite ni... |