mapman
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| KEF ls50 meta’s are on the way Drum roll.................They finally arrived at the dealer's shop over the weekend. Will go fetch them and hook them up in the next day or two. Stay tuned... | |
| Tekton Electron SE @scott_w I don’t think any two product lines could be much more different. One look will tell you that. No mistaking one for the other.I’ve heard various Zu mostly pricey Essence in both larger and smaller rooms. I’ve heard only Tekton Double Impa... | |
| Has "politically correct" killed the used audio market? What happened to the virus going away after the election? | |
| What is Floyd Toole saying about extra amplifier power and headroom? Excess anything by definition is not needed. It’s excess. The question with amps is always at what point is it excess? Another way to look at excess headroom is your insurance policy against clipping. Avoiding clipping should be high on the list o... | |
| Tekton Electron SE I’ve heard both Zu multiple times and Tekton at shows. The answer is no. Night and day differences. | |
| What Audio Religion have you converted others to successfully? All You Need is Love. That and a shotgun to keep those who don’t at bay. | |
| Purifi Class D: Junk? My Audio Research sp-16 has 240 ohm output impedance into Bel Canto ref1000m amps. These have 100kohm input impedance with the BC input stage versus 10k ohm for the stock Icepower module used solo on the ref1000 model. That is to provide good perf... | |
| Power strips- too many choices I use a power strip mainly for surge protection to protect my gear. Also does some power conditioning. Then suitable wires from there into gear. But not for power amps. Only line level gear. Preamp, DAC, step up xformer. Power amps or even... | |
| Power strips- too many choices Power strips must use good wire. | |
| Purifi Class D: Junk? Well if that’s the spec that would certainly help explain the result. Does not mean it’s junk just that there is a system mismatch. Inexpensive Class D amps usually just provide a stock circuit in a box I have an $80 Fosi Class D integrated amp (w... | |
| Any Ohm Walsh owners using tube amp? You could try adding a powered sub using something like a mini DSP to take things to the next level. That would open up many options for the main amps if still needed. | |
| What is Floyd Toole saying about extra amplifier power and headroom? Sounds like things are going well and as they should. Your main amp is not working anywhere near as hard covering only down to 90hz. It’s like putting the same size engine in a much smaller car. Also the sub is better cut out to handle the lowest ... | |
| Any Ohm Walsh owners using tube amp? You certainly can use a tube amp. Those I am aware of that have seem to then lean towards adding a sub. They are not explicitly designed for tube amps but not to say it might not work well in some cases. I have the the exact same model. Personally... | |
| Do you, or did you, have Audiophile buddies that you shared music, gear, times with? Here and there but in college I worked part time at the local Tech HIfi and sold systems and gear to a lot of others in my dorm. Having a good hifi in your dorm room was a big thing back then and a lot of time was spent together on the topic. That... | |
| Sorry, it’s not me, it’s you? I had a substandard preamp for a number of years and didn’t realize it until someone here recommended I upgrade. They were right! |