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| need amplification help for sonus faber amati You might consider the Gryphon Diablo integrated amp. There are two used ones now on Audiogon below your top price, and both have the right voltage for use in France. You may also be able to buy a used one within the European Common Market (Grypho... | |
| AC Power Cord and Krell Pre Thanks to John and Dave. I will do as they suggest -- that is, experiment. I'll start with a Nordost Brahma PC now connected to an FM tuner, then go to an Electroglide Epiphany XG (G is for grounded) now reposing in a box, and then try others, pro... | |
| AC Power Cord and Krell Pre Thanks for your comments. The Krell Evo 202, according to the Krell manual, has its own power conditioning system, and Krell says that it should be plugged directly into the wall, not into a power conditioner. Also, one should use the cable that i... | |
| Kimber Select 1136 compared to 1130 I borrowed pairs of KS 1130 and KS 1136 from a dealer, and I tried them both for connecting a Krell 202 preamp to a Burmester 911 Mk3 amplifier. The 1136 was clearly better. With it in place there was a "sparkle" that I had not heard before. It pr... | |
| Preamp inverts phase question: I agree with Almarg and Zargon. In my case, I have an American pre and a German amp. To run them in balanced mode while preserving polarity, I bought an interconnect that had the XLR pins reversed at the factory (2 to 3 and 3 to 2). That works ver... | |
| Preamp inverts phase question: Your question was not entirely clear, which may partially account for some of the complicated answers. When you say that your preamp is "phase-inverting," do you mean that it has a control switch or button that lets you go back and forth from norm... | |
| Amp for Amati Homage?? I had Amatis for about seven years, and tried a number of amps and preamps. I very much liked the VAC Phi Beta integrated with the Amatis. A solid state amp that coupled well with the speakers was the Accuphase A-50V. A lot can depend on your room... | |
| And the winner is--- 116, no wait it is the 121 Pedrillo"Follow your bliss!," as one of the Wizards of Oz once said. You seem to most desire a pair of 116s, so why not wait to get what you really appear to want? And, as Gjrad suggests, check out the 111s in the meantime. A good part of the Audi... | |
| Krell Evolution Preamp in Non-Cast System Cvman, I just came across your posts of 07/08. I am now using a Krell Evo 202 preamp with a Burmester 911 Mk 3 amp. After much experimentation with balanced cables (the Burmester doesn't have RCA inputs), I chose a Kimber Select 1136. My amp needs... | |
| YG Acoustics add in Stereophile To clarify, as requested: The earlier post (06/24/08) described my plans at the time to experiment with preamplifiers. The later post (11/17/08) describes what happened after a widened effort at experimentation. I found that the Krell EVO 202, plu... | |
| Audio Research vs Burmester Audio Dev, I've had the Anats for a little over a year. They are set up in a 32 x 14 foot livingroom, and their placement had to be accomodated to the other uses of the room. Neither their location nor the room itself are optimal, but we are getting sur... | |
| Audio Research vs Burmester Audio Dev, I've never heard the 909s. They are the top of the Burmester line of amplifiers, and they are more powerful than the 911s. I believe that the 909s are older than the 911s, and that the 911s are modeled on the 909s. I have the latest 911 itera... | |
| Audio Research vs Burmester Audio Dev, reversing the speaker cables in my case seemed an inelegant and possibly misleading process. First, my speakers are bi-wired, so I'd have to take care in reversing lest I make a mistake. Second, each of my speakers has a built in powered subw... | |
| Audio Research vs Burmester Audio I have a Burmester 911 Mk 3 amp. While the Burmester 011 pre is perfect for it, I chose not to use that pre because it lacks a balance control. After trying an MBL 5011, I ended up with a Krell Evo 202, which has a 50 ohm output impedance (the Bur... | |
| room acoustics question A time delay of ten milliseconds or less is likely to be experienced as smeared sound. A fifteen millisecond time delay would be ideal for many people -- the brain will process it as if it were room or hall ambience. |