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| Emotiva XPA - 1 mono blocks. I bought a pair of the generation 1 XPA-1's last year to drive a pair of BG Corp 520DX ribbon/hybrid loudspeakers. I'd been using a Theta Intrepid and biamping the speakers with 200 watts/channel into the speakers' 4 ohm load. The sound was smooth... | |
| KT-88 gold lions verses the new tung-sul kt-120 I had a pair of VAS Audio Citation II monoblocks a few years back (modern version of the HK Citation II as monoblock amps). These could use EL34/KT88/6550. Originally I had the EH EL34 and Shuguang EL34's. The EH tubes were more detailed, almost a... | |
| Amplifier Choices for Low Side of Biamped Speakers I have a pair of custom speakers similar in design to the Legacy Focus using Eton drivers (tweeters/midranges/midbass drivers) and 12' Peerless/NHT woofers. I've been biamping these for years with a JAS Array 2.1 driving the midbass on up section.... | |
| Airsine and other power cables to shortlist I've used the Furutech FI 25G and I hated them. I was looking to rid my system of some upper midrange brightness/glare and thought the gold would tame this but the plugs clipped the top end, extension and air, gave the sound an opaque quality redu... | |
| Best Bulk Cable I'll agree wholeheartedly with the IeGO plug recommendation but the 8095 rhodium over silver plug is way better than the gold plated 8085 or rhodium over copper 8075. It is both more extended on top than the other plugs with greater air and detail... | |
| Best Cd Player under $500.00 Used OR New The Upgrade Company modded Denon 3910 is an exceptional CD player and does magic with DVD-A and SACD. These usually sell for less than $400 on A'gon. FWIW, I replaced a Consonance Droplet 5.0 and a Lexicon RT-20 with the modded Denon. There was a ... | |
| speaker wire termination Bare wire connected to the amp and speaker binding posts is best if you're looking for the most transparent and detailed sound. If you're looking for a more "flavored" sound, then your best bet would be a plated spade. I'm not a fan of banana plug... | |
| regarging components that have a 20a AC IEC Seems I made a mistake..... I confused the IEC of the XPR series with the XPA series. Looks like I'm OK with my current crop of 15A plugs. Still, there were some very useful observations and comments and I learned a few things. Also, Al, I threw i... | |
| regarging components that have a 20a AC IEC OK, if this were my primary system, I would be most interested in the absolute performance I could get given my modest means. However, this is my secondary system which also sees limited A/V use. I have an Upgrade Company modded Oppo BDP-83SE that... | |
| regarging components that have a 20a AC IEC The amps are on their way. I'll check the plugs when they arrive and act according to the advice received here. I hope the male plugs are 15a. I'm not up for installing a 20a line. Thanks everyone! | |
| Power cord connectors Different plugs can change the sound of a given power cord quite significantly. I ditched the stock cheapo Wattgates on power cords from Sunny Cables (P600) and Cerious Technology in favor of Oyaide 046 male plugs and IeGO 8085 female plugs (gold ... | |
| single Cambridge audio azur 840w vs bridged mono I don't any experience with the Cambridge 840W but do have experience bridging a pair of Pathos Classic One MK III integrated amps. I read the reviews of both amps (bridged) at Dagogo by Doug Schroeder. Since you didn't ask about the Pathos amps, ... | |
| BI-AMPING I don't have Legacy Focus loudspeakers but I have a pair of custom built loudspeakers that are of a similar design having a pair of 12" Peerless 1259 woofers per side as well as dual 6" Eton midbass drivers, and Eton metal dome mids and tweeters. ... | |
| Arcam P777 or Theta Intrepid I recently picked up a Theta Intrepid with the intention of using it as a solid state (thus summer friendly) back-up to my primary SET amplifier. I then got a killer deal on a pair of Bohlender Graebner 520DX loudspeakers so now the Intrepid is th... | |
| Maestro vs. Furutech GTX-D Gold AC Outlets My speakers are DIY using Eton metal dome mids and tweeters. Surprisingly, the top end, while quite extended, never draws attention to itself and can be very delicate when the source materials allows it. The mids, however, are another matter. The ... |