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| Floorstander or bookshelf? Either can work but good choices for floorstanders in a room that size will be more limited. For floorstanders I'd look at OHm Micro Walsh talls, 100.3s (there are a few pair up for sale on agon currently for well under $1000), 1000s, Totem Arro, ... | |
| difficulty finding CD player match for Magneplanar There is another thread that I started going on talking about impedance matching issues between amp/pre-amp and how a poor match can affect bass levels...some good stuff to know there. Same can be true between source and pre-amp. Maybe that is par... | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K Yes, you can cross all the Ts and dot all the Is and there is still that mysterious place known as ..... The (audio) Twilight Zone....Ominous music cue........ | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K Foster,Yes, it will be interesting what that device might do in your case. On paper, the VTL and McCormack appear to be a pretty good match. The DNA 500 is the only other (non Class D) 500w/ch amp that I have considered to-date. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? REbbi,I suspect you are in for a treat once you get everything set up! | |
| Music file format advice What matters is that it is a loss-less format. I've used both lossless Windows MEdia Audio (.wma) and .wav lossless and they both do the job if your device supports either. | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K Here are the leading contenders for the position of amp in my main system:1) Wyred 4 Sound st-1000 or sx1000, best value, 500w/ch Class D offers potentiall best overall dynamics in my price range, 60K ohm input impedance, reported best of class re... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Reb,That's a tough one!I suspect either will sound very good and thr right choice is the one with the features that best float your boat! | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Mamboni,Thanks for the if. The 500W Wyreds could well be the way I go. The value is there and your recommendatio with the 5s makes for a strong case. Thanks!THE, nice $100 pickup. Upgrading will make a big difference. It did when I went from origi... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Mamboni,You are using the 500w/ch Wyred4Sound amp these days I think I recall?How do you like it? Any chance this is too much power for the 5s resulting in the driver damage you report? The 500w/ch Wyred is probably the most powerful amp option ou... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "output impedance is only 50K"You meant 50 ohm, I assume, right Rebbi? | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K Thanks everyone for sharing your expertise and attention on this. Much appreciated. Impedance matching is one of those things that I know makes senes to look at for optimal "synergy" between components, but I learned a lot regarding the details of... | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K Al,cThanks for the details.I can say with confidence that the sp16 sounds very balanced, natural and lively with the MF a3CR I'm using (31K input impedance spec).There is a larger (>200 w/ch)MF A308CR amp up for sale by a local Agoner. I think ... | |
| Lost - Your combined experience required I'm guessing out of the gate that 50-60 watts from an integrated may be underpowered in terms of current delivery for those speakers which I'm reading like power/juice as surprisingly do many a smaller quality monitor speaker that appear easy to d... | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K "I don't know why Mapman is reluctant to consider ARC recommendations "Newbee, what gave you that idea? I'm not. I would assume ARC to be a most reliable source for recommendations regarding their equipment given their considerable history, experi... |