mapman
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| solid state vs tubes Mr T.That's fine I think you need to state the question as might your speakers sound tube like with a ss amp. Nothing else really matters if that is what you seek.I personally think it is possible with some SS amps, maybe even the better Class Ds.... | |
| This is no joke. "Very smart lady - cat is easy to find when lost and other cats won't have sex with it (cats can see colors). I considered painting my daughter pink for the same reason (easy to find and no sex) but she is too old for that (32)."Kijanki, I like th... | |
| Audio Research LS-16 Mk2 vs LS-17 preamp My understanding was that the ls16 is just an sp16 minus phono stage. So what is better about the ls16 exactly? I'd like to know because if that is the case I may have been mislead. The naming convention would certainly seem to indicate that these... | |
| This is no joke. My recommendation would have been to dye her hair the color of the cat. | |
| Denon 103R or 304? Interesting. I would not sneeze at that .18mV spec unless I knew I had a good solution in place. I found getting the 103R running smooth and quiet again when I changed pre-amps to be more of a challenge than I ever anticipated. | |
| solid state vs tubes "The break down rate on the tubes was only slightly higher retubing for my preamp was $ 550. per year , my power amp $2200. per year"Wow, that's scary. The tubes in my ARC sp16 are coming up on 2 years with a lot of play. I have had minor noise is... | |
| solid state vs tubes MrT:That was not your original question.Which is it? | |
| This is no joke. I had to post this: Pink Glow Catplease don't shoot the messenger..... | |
| 45 degree placement in squarish room? Well, I'd opt for a larger non-square room as well if I had one.Unfortunately, the room where I do this is only 12X12 and square accordingly. Given that, I have no complaints at all by any standard about the results my current setup delivers in th... | |
| solid state vs tubes Maybe.In general, I believe higher ratios of input impedance on a device downstream to output impedance of the device upstream to always be a good thing, all other things aside.Of course, in reality you can't just conveniently focus on on e factor... | |
| solid state vs tubes Unsound,I think speakers are generally voiced to sound a particular way with certain kinds of amps and vice versa. I suspect tweaking the impedance load in any given case would change the sound and present a better opportunity for the right amp to... | |
| 45 degree placement in squarish room? "So, maybe the room is 50-60% of the sound after all?"Whatever the number I believe it is high enough that it always pays to make it the primary thing to always keep under consideration. | |
| solid state vs tubes I think Atmasphere's assertion regarding higher ohm speakers is one of those things that is probably accurate in a technical sense but in practice does not always determine what will sound best to an individual.Still, I do think there is something... | |
| solid state vs tubes Atmas,Assuming providing 16 ohm loads is not more costly, which seems to make sense to me, where can I buy or try the tweak that does it inexpensively without dropping big bucks on something fancy like the zeros up front? An inexpensive solution w... | |
| solid state vs tubes Wolf,I'm largely with you in regards to my view of tube and SS amps.Class D is a godsend for getting the most cost effectively out of most recordings in particular modern ones which can tend to be more challenging due to loudness levels applied wi... |