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| Any one else like the class D ICE power amps? Yes, I am firmly entrenched in the Class D/ICE camp these days. When done right, I see no down side.Three things I think that do matter from vendor to vendor:1) how well the design deals with potential RF and electric curcuit noise that I have hea... | |
| When It All Comes Together-Heaven "The Yes Album" is a good one! | |
| Speaker Longevity Has the sound degraded? In what way!If it has, the speakers may just be the messenger and the problem could be elsewhere (if there is one).If sound has degraded, I'd suspect a tube or tubes in the other gear to be the most likely culprit. ? | |
| How is online radio so transparent? I have a $50 Philips stereo clock radio with CD that does not sound bad and does its job just fine. You just have to scale down expectations somewhat to fit the scale of the device, as Al alluded to. Sounds very nice indeed with a pair of decent h... | |
| To big to fail? What road are we headed down? I've always had way more issues with the user unfriendly packaging of CDs than I do with the sound quality. As a corollary, if I could convert all my records magically to digital in one fell swoop, I would still keep the records mainly for the pac... | |
| How is online radio so transparent? I have a couple of CDs I have ripped to my current music server and listened to that I recorded from the realmusic service (mp3 quality I believe even) back early on a couple years back when I first ran my PC laptops analog audio output into my ol... | |
| Opinions on these amps? Rsfphil,60 watts may be fine in terms of getting the speakers loud enough but not all 60 watt amps are created equal in terms of being able to drive speakers in a manner that delivers smooth response top to bottom. 'Difficult load" generally refer... | |
| Dynaudio Confidence C1 broken & Cap question The most common cause of blowing out speaker drivers is clipping from an amp being overdriven.I don't know what amp you use, but offloading the low end to a good sub like that sounds like the right thing to do.Also, if the large excursions are due... | |
| Has anyone heard the Denon 103-SA? Raul,Can you elaborate on how the Azden beats the Denon 103R and under what conditions?How would it fit into my Linn Axis table with basik tonearm?The Denons have been around a while but are still manufactured new I believe. How old are the Azdens... | |
| How high end must your system be... Lots of factors that determine....how high end the system is is probably not a determining factor in of itself, though better systems will probably reveal more differences in general.Try it yourself and see. You do not have to spend a lot to exper... | |
| Dynaudio Confidence C1 broken & Cap question Not familiar with Dynaudio warranty policy specifically, but you generally need a receipt, registration or some dated proof of purchase to obtain service under warranty from any vendor.If not under warranty, or dated proof of purchase is not avail... | |
| Best $2000-$3000 full range speaker? Some of my favs in no particular order (assuming proper amplification to drive each to potential, which will vary):DynaudioTotemFocal ProfilePSB OHM WalshMagnepan | |
| Has anyone heard the Denon 103-SA? Clavil,The differences you describe might be due more to replacing an old cart/stylus with a fresh on more so than any inherent differences in design/sound perhaps? Styli in particular require replacing from time to time with normal use.The 103R (... | |
| Opinions on these amps? The Gallos are power hungry and have a difficult load to drive as I recall. In these situations, you need a high power, high current SS amp usually in order to get optimal performance. What is your budget? You might consider looking at some of the... | |
| Your favorites amplifiers for their visual look ? The VAC Phi Beta is a fine looking unit! |