koestner
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| Crossovers and dynamics OK I will rephrase the question. I have heard that multi-ordered crossovers will reduce the dynamic capabilities of a speaker vs. having no crossover at all (full range). Is this true, or does the crossover just reduce the drivers efficiency a bit... | |
| Opinions Needed on which amp? I could also consider the KWA 100 SE if it was thought to be closer to the XA30.5 Thanks | |
| Owners of Pass Labs XA30.5 Thanks Onemug, I am quite close to my decision. The only other candidate is the Modwright KWA 150 SE. Anybody have any thoughts between the two? | |
| Owners of Pass Labs XA30.5 John,Thanks for your thoughts. I was using a tube integrated with 80 watts, but was considering the Pass as I'm getting sick of tubes. I also use a Velodyne DD-15 sub, so the bass is plenty as my Montanas are out in the center of the living room a... | |
| Owners of Pass Labs XA30.5 Would an XA30.5 be adequate running my Montana XP speakers? 92 db @ 2 watts 4 Ohms multi driver 2x10" 2x7" 2x4" and 1 tweeter per speaker. Room size is 34x25, but I don't think I play it that loud. | |
| ANY EXPERIANCE WITH PASS LABS AND MONTANA EPS2? You don't need that much power. Look at the XA30.5 unless you like it always loud. | |
| Wyred 4 Sound STP/SE and Emotiva XPA1 The W4S STP-SE has an output impedance of about 100 Ohms. It should be fine with just about any amp except for ones with the lowest input impedance (less than 5K) and I can't think of any right now. | |
| Output watts per tube Isn't you amp putting out 50 watts PER channel?That would mean 6 left tubes and 6 right tubes at about 8.3 watts each. | |
| Stupid speaker test question...please help a n00b Exactly, we kill ourselves to get our electronics purer than Ivory soap, all the while our speakers are distorting much more. It is sort of like the dirty little secret of hi-fi. No one speaks of it much. It seems the emperor has new clothes. BTW ... | |
| Advice on new cables I kind of agree with Tom6897, but if you have the time and interest why not contact one of those cable library companies? They will keep sending you cables to try until you find on that you like. | |
| Looking to change my amp, need help? Oh, I also forgot to tell you that you could hook up a sub using speaker level inputs. I do it and it works fine. With such a high impedance the Cary SLI-80 doesn't even know it's there sipping a little juice. Kind of like a fly in your soup. | |
| Looking to change my amp, need help? It depends on your speakers. My Montana XP uses 7 drivers and is 4 Ohms. You would think the Wyred would be a perfect match, but compared to a Cary SLI-80 and a Wyred ST-1000 and STP-SE preamp I prefered the Cary. The Wyred combo was excellent in ... | |
| Possible impedance matching issue with subwoofer? Thanks Al for taking the time to write such an informing response. In my case I noticed a distinct reduction of the sparkle in the highs. So I got a much better sound using the buffer, then I just concluded that it's that impedence issue that I ha... | |
| Pilnius SA-103 vs. Modwright KWA 150SE Thanks guys,I'm contemplating a new amp, and while I prefer the tube amps sound I was interested in the convienence of solid state plus some of the ss attributes are superior to tubes as well. So I am hunting for the elusive "perfect amp". I know.... | |
| Possible impedance matching issue with subwoofer? First off, I must say that Al definately knows more about electronics/stereos than me from my reading of these forums for so long. So with a bit of confusion I am asking - "Why aren't we seeing this the same way?" This is what I think:A preamp to ... |