mapman
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| Do Interconnects need to "warm up"? I suspect AF is correct.My technical gut instincts (which usually serve me pretty well) and personal experimentation with ICs tell me that what matters is the physical configuration of the IC, its impedance characteristics within teh system it exi... | |
| Best CD player under $25000. I don't want a $25000 piece of equipment mucking with my signal.Less is better, right? | |
| usual speaker advice question If never tried prior, i would also try the Fortes alone as a first step and see if that + some tweaking does the trick. | |
| usual speaker advice question I'm wondering if the double stacking of two different speaker designs is a good idea or not?I agree you will need some kind of larger speaker setup that matches well to your tube amp to match what you have in that regard and that may not come chea... | |
| How many electrons? Well, at least if it is a trick question there is a point, I suppose. | |
| Audiophile Addiction Good topic!Any truly loved hobby is like an addiction in many ways. Everyone needs to find their own correct balance. Perfection is in the ear of the listener. Audiophilia is an unsolvable dilemma. Realize there is no absolute sound. Its all real!... | |
| Do Interconnects need to "warm up"? It's the Twilight Zone of ICs where strange unmeasurable things seem to happen all the time. Who knows? I would just listen to the music and not loose any sleep over it. | |
| Zu Omen Defs and Ice Amps? "The lower DF of tubes makes it sound.....right......"Probably an accurate statement.High damping Class D amps may still sound good or better in some cases but I suspect these are in the minority. I would likley try it since I own good Class D amp... | |
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| Zu Omen Defs and Ice Amps? I have to wonder what people are listening to or thinking when they label Class D or Icepower amps as "mid-fi". They must either be hearing something different than what I hear, have not heard a good setup, or perhaps just prefer a different flavo... | |
| Zu Omen Defs and Ice Amps? A good Ice Power amp would be a sound choice in the SS amp camp, but frankly, I suspect there are many SS and tube amps that can also do a top notch job with those in that I believe the rap is they are pretty efficient and easy to drive.The consum... | |
| Opinions on Wyred 4 Sound ICE amps "I would not use them with bright sounding or thin sounding cdp or speakers."My assessment is good Class D amps like Wyred work quite well with brighter and or smaller or thinner sounding speakers, however the advantages and differences between th... | |
| SS amp for Merlin VSMs? COrrection:The tube in the TAD125 Hibachis is apparently used in the power supply for noise reduction purposes, not the input section. | |
| SS amp for Merlin VSMs? I think I've read that there is actually a single long life tube used in the TAD 125's input stage, which might help account for some of it's positive tube like sound traits. | |
| SS amp for Merlin VSMs? In addition to Thuan, there is at least one other experienced A'goner I know that has reported very good results with the TAD125/MErlin pairing. And the cost cannot be beat as best I can tell. Plus, being SS, no tube maintenance concerns. What mor... |