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| wyred4sound amps Jult, good point.I do not adhere to the idea that price dictates performance. It may or may not for various reasons some of which you identify. You can take a great expensive piece put in teh wrong system and sound crappy or you can take a less ex... | |
| Class "D" amp? I do not have a clue. Do you? Ck,Can you elaborate some on what you found lacking and include which amps specifically and the systems used in?Thanks. | |
| What makes strings sound "sweet"? Josh,That's an interesting observation I have not heard before. but it makes sense and seems consistent with what I have heard live over the years! | |
| Best Fully Automatic TT I use a Thorens armlifter on myLinn Axis and it has worked like a charm for over 20 years.technically, fully automatic turntables automatically cue the tonearm to start and stop playback and turn the motor on/off. An armlift is a step towards what... | |
| Are You a Sansui Lover? I used to sell the vintage Sansui gear.The 9090db receiver was the one Sansui piece I would have liked to own, but it was too big and expensive for me back in college. They flew out of Tech Hifi back then when available.The Sansui gear went downhi... | |
| Best Fully Automatic TT Dual 1264 is a pretty good one if you can find it. I bought mine in 1981 in that it was the best I could find and afford back then. It sounds better than ever these days running a vintage Goldring cart into a vintage yamaha natural sound receiver ... | |
| What if you designed your ultimate speaker? Field Coil Walsh driver. | |
| Audio Research LS-16 Mk2 vs LS-17 preamp CK,From what I have read and heard, I suspect you are right about that. | |
| Speaker Recommendations for Soundstage and Imaging The focus of the mbl 111s I heard was exceptional I thought within a wide and deep soundstage. The deep soundstage was at least partly due to the room these were set up in which had a good 12-15 feet of space behind them. With the large ensemble c... | |
| Favorite Non-Major Record Label i've really been enjoying a lot of stuff on putumayo world music label recently.lots of fresh sounds and very nice recordings on this label. it seems that so far this label has not conceeded to mass commercialism like many american labels. i hope ... | |
| Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs gel - collective soul | |
| wyred4sound amps Lets not forget that size and energy efficieny are particular strengths of Class D compared to Class A.When I was searching for an amp, if there was a high power Class A amp even close in size, weight, and energy efficiency, I would have had littl... | |
| The Hub: Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2010 Wish I was there.Maybe someday....Hopefully those in attendance keep the rest of us up to date on their findings. | |
| solid state vs tubes When considering my latest amp purchase, I strongly considered an ARC SS amp in that I was very impressed with the sound of the sp16 pre-amp and I did not find it to sound overtly "tubey". HAving heard ARC tube gear but not SS, based on what I rea... | |
| Is this clipping? "The 300B amp can reach the peaks, but can't sustain them. "That sounds like clipping to me? |