larryi
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| SET amps ? I have been quite impressed with the Horning systems set up by High Water at several shows. They were driven by top of the line Tron amps and Thoress amplification. This is a very dynamic, and immediate sounding system but Horning manages to tame ... | |
| SET amps ? I have no problem with any kind of music selection as far as SET amps are concerned. If they are paired with suitable speakers, they can deliver clarity, detail, weight, and do everything quite well. But, they are considerably harder to match with... | |
| SET amps ? Charles1dad,The OTL amp I mentioned is an amp built in the late 1970's by someone in Greece. It was never a "commercial" product. I have been told that the builder made about 10-12 amps, two of which were brought to the USA by the Greek ambassador... | |
| SET amps ? I don't think any particular topology is inherently superior. A lot depends on implementation and system compatibility. I own two good pushpull amps (a pushpull 45 amp and a 349 amp) and a 2a3 SET (actually a parallel SET). I like both the 349 and... | |
| What happens when a tube amp fails? I have seen, and heard, various modes of failure, but, amazingly, not at all in my own gear. All I've had to do was replace tubes that have started to go weak (sound becomes dull and muddy).The most interesting was an amp at a dealership. I went t... | |
| Blown away by Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 I like this concerto a lot too. My preferred choices are the Ohlsson or Kristian Zimmerman performances. | |
| Need Speakers to be Close to Wall $10k budget The Audio Physics will not have quite the same kind of imaging close to the wall as it is capable of in a more free standing location, but, that would be the case with ANY speaker that must be located nearer to a back and/or side wall. Because the... | |
| Question for serious Siltech users I don't know about the particular Siltech cables you are looking at, but, I would like t comment on the notion that there is a "typical silver sound" and that this sound is either bright or edgy or hard. I have heard cables made out of all sorts o... | |
| Digital Source with Tube Amplification Charles1dad,I agree that most remastered jazz cds sound very good, as do most new jazz issues. Jazz has not been utterly corrupted like most mastering of pop and rock music. But, if you ever heard some of the original Atlantic, Impulse and Bluenot... | |
| Digital Source with Tube Amplification For me, I most often listen to something close to Option 3 (CDP to tube amp to speaker); I actually use a music server to play ripped CDs. This is not necessarily a quality choice, but a practical one. Most of my collection is CDs, primarily becau... | |
| When is a Listening Room Too Big Some of the very best sound I've heard involved large systems playing in very large rooms. One setup was a dedicated listening room that was about 27' x 50' x 12' or so (just guessing) with a massive horn-based system. The other was a system using... | |
| Dynavector XV-1s vrs Transfiguration Proteus If the new Proteus is anything like the Orpheus L (a cartridge I own), it should be quite good at delivering low groove noise and tracking should be quite good (on par with very good tracking cartridges like the Lyras). Both seem to be quite low i... | |
| Calling all Horn lovers A lot of great observations and comments in this thread. I know it might seem that there are some fundamental differences in opinions expressed, but, I pretty much agree with everything said--differences being probably more a matter of degree or h... | |
| Calling all Horn lovers Kiddman,I have heard everything on your list, with the exception of the Magico horn, and I agree that these are well designed systems. But, entirely free of tonal coloration? No, they all have their characteristic sound. With the Classic Audio gea... | |
| Calling all Horn lovers Yes, horns are very low in distortion because of the very small excursion required to produce a lot of sound. But, there is no way of getting around the effects of reflection/interference within the throat and flaring sides of the horn, as well as... |