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| 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... | |
| Are there any albums you consider perfect? Tull's first album "This Was" is the closest to perfect IMHO, but Aqualung might qualify also."A Salty Dog" and "Broken Barricades" by Procol Harum are worth consideration as perfect also.Also I'd have no qualms nominating "Magician's Birthday" - ... | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K This is primarily for the OHM 5s which have a somewhat difficult load, are only 87db efficient and the more juice, the merrier.Power requirement: 250w/ch minimum doubling into 4, high current.I'd like to stay under $2500 if possible for now.Also, ... | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K Tvad,Any SS Amp recommendations given all this? | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K My strategy will be to play it safe and go with a high current SS amp that doubles output into 4 and eve 2 ohms as much as possible and has a higher input impedance, along the lines of those I mention above. That will optimize electronic interface... | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K It does make sense to me optimize the electronic interface between components in a system to whatever extent possible, all other factors aside, to maximize inherent performance.The input impedance of my current Musical Fidelity A3CR amp is ~31K.I'... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? YEs, the consensus also seems to be that the higher ratio the better for optimal interfacing between amp and pre (sounds kinky), so who knows where a 10:1 minimum comes from? | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbe,After some investigation, the ARC sp16 I use is also a candidate for you at least technically, though the cost may be a tad higher.Here are the specs:260 ohms Single Ended main; 20K ohms minimum (amplifier input) load and 1000 pF maximum cap... | |
| High Current SS amps with input impedance = 200K Well, that's very different then.ARC's specs are the most detailed I've seen so far then in this regard, and my original question is a moot issue then I suppose.. |