mapman
Responses from mapman
| Is there any truth to this question? Agree with pubul that addressing clipping with a tube amp is different than for SS amps in general. Tube amps tend towards soft clipping which is more gradual and generally less offensive allowing for fewer watts.Not all clipping occurs similarly ... | |
| mbl - is there a problem? String,Can you elaborate a bit on how the German Tanks sounded?DId you detect very accurate location of the tanks within a large and deep soundstage?IF not, then something was not right.mbl done right is a unique experience. It might take time to ... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? "I have 4 ohm speakers being driven by a 150wpc into 4 ohm amp. Say I never go louder than 3 watts. I should have enough power for all peaks and dynamic events.Say I then replace that 150wpc @ 4 ohm amp with one rated at 300wpc into 4 ohms. I stil... | |
| mbl - is there a problem? WHen I heard a good mbl demo, it sounded like an orchestra playing in the dealers showroom more so than any other demo I've ever heard.Not hifi. Real sounding! That demo set one of the highest bars I've heard.In that demo, the vinyl bested the CD ... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? If an amp is clipping, there is a good chance the sound quality is negatively affected well before any any clearly audible distortion is noticed. Better to have an amp that goes loud effortlessly to provide headroom before any clipping comes into ... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? For your situation, listening nearfield and not at high volume, amp power is not likely the key to good sound. If you take Minor1's advice and audition different amps to see what sounds best in your rig, don't count out some of the better Class D ... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? Power is most likely not an issue with your nearfield listening position.Devils in the details..... | |
| mbl - is there a problem? omni sound in general and mbl specifically done well is radically different. IT can take some time to get it. But I I believe once you do many will never look back at anything else. It's almost like throwing a switch in teh way you are trained to ... | |
| mbl - is there a problem? In general I will not buy any expensive product that does not have a solid support system behind it. | |
| Is there any truth to this question? IN your case with 86db efficient speakers my guess is the 200 w Krell will sound better and more "effortless". | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "Wherever you go, whatever you do, whatever you say: say, say, say.... say it with love! " | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "Wherever you go, whatever you do, whatever you say: say, say, say.... say it with love! " | |
| What do you feel? Mesmorized. | |
| Preamp Noob has a question Ss i like bel canto or Classe. NAD is another I can live with. Tube, I am sold on Audio Research. | |
| Is the Squeezebox Touch complicated? If you do a music server, there are some general complications that have nothing to do with Squeezebox or server.One is getting metadata tags correct when ripping. SB system does not do ripping. You have to pick a program that rips to a compatible... |