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| silver upgraded Mccormack DNA-1 comparison I agree with Larryken. I once had a DNA .5 that I upgraded to Rev. A which is now called "Gold". It was a nice improvement, but the tone of the amp didn't change, only more detail. I also had a TAD 150 signature as well. It was better than my ARC ... | |
| Class A Amp owners, Whats your power bill? Schipo: Do you have to give them your old amp so it can be crushed?Elevick: A 25 watt bulb? Yes, if you put 20 of them in a row.Most power companies charge from 12 to 20 cents for every 1,000 watts run for 1 hour. So you can figure it from there. | |
| Is equal gain OK for bi-amping? Al: very helpful thanks to all here.One question though: If the amps have 2 very different input impedances, say 20K and 60K and they have equal gain, won't the output volume be different also because of the impedance being un-equal? | |
| Is equal gain OK for bi-amping? Oops, seem like I forgot input impedance has to be the same also. Well that makes it a lot harder to do. Maybe I will get an integrated tube amp and adjust the volume until it sounds right on both top and bottom. Will I really be wasting the power... | |
| Pass XA30.5 vs. X150.5 John (Jdoris) I listen to lot's of different stuff, and a bit louder than your avg. level. I think I listen at around 85 with peaks to 95. What is your opinion on those levels, and I gather you are happy with the sound? | |
| Pass XA30.5 vs. X150.5 My speakers are 92 db and 4 Ohms, but they have lots of drivers 2-10", 2-7", 2-3" and a tweeter (Montana XP, plus I have a large room (35 x 25 x 10 foot ceiling). I was just wondering if the additional price of the XA30.5 used was mainly because o... | |
| Pass X vs XA amps sound quality in class A range Keep in mind that when you throw your parties you won't be critically listening so these amps will play way over their class A ratings with no risk of clipping as they convert to class AB. You wiill probably be safe with a lower powered one. | |
| Two things about tubes I have a Jolida integrated 502BRC and it's absolutely quiet even with my ear up to the mid and tweeter and volume at 90% with no signal. (spkrs 93 db eff.) | |
| Tube Basics 101: What is a rectifier tube for? Isn't that like saying any average steering wheel will operate a car, but take it out and let's see how well the car operates? | |
| Here I go, shooting myself in the foot The folks at Radio Shack looked at me like I was on glue when I went in and asked if they had any record cleaners. | |
| Former Jolida Owners - What did you upgrade to? I can't add here because I just got my first Jolida (502brc), but it was intended as a stepping stone. So I am very interested in replies to this thread. Let's keep it neat the top until a few members have "chimed-in" | |
| Mosfet mist? I have tried this, but it's hard to be precise with the +/- Variac sweep with the 3D glasses on as it is hard to see, plus I am mostly in the dark here. I thought I detected some smoke/mist coming from the Variac, but nothing from the speaker term... | |
| Audience ClairAudient Speakers My friend has 2+2 and I heard the 16+16 at AXPONA they are very nice, but will need a sub for real full range. They have wonderful detail, I like them, but they do seem a bit expensive for what you get. | |
| McCormack DNA .5? Do I need more power? It's a great amp, but I had to get rid of my Rev. A due to clipping my Maggie 1.6's Everything was fine until a low bass note was played and the speakers would make a "snap" sound. The 1.6 just sucked the juice out of that amp. Moving to a W4S ICE... | |
| EL34 in a 6550 amp? I don't have it yet. It will be delivered on Tuesday. Plus I don't even know which Jolida I got it from (Shenda or Maryland). The amp was designed for 6550, but they say a KT88 can be used as well. EL34 are supposed to be smoother so I was wonderi... |