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| What is Floyd Toole saying about extra amplifier power and headroom? If it were me that owned the Magico Mini’s like any very good speaker, I would do anything I could ie throw the kitchen sink at it as needed to allow it to perform at its best before adding anything else.That’s what I did with my big Ohm 5s and it... | |
| Questioning Tannoy, Tekton or other possible change. That’s where reviews both professional and by everyday users come in and help one formulate a better opinion than can be done otherwise.No matter what, though, in the end it's still just an opinion. If based on facts, it might actually be a good ... | |
| What is Floyd Toole saying about extra amplifier power and headroom? A DBA has its own benefits regarding good bass throughout the room but only 1 sub is needed to offload work and reduce risk of compression initially although a DBA might introduce some unique connection requirements that would have to be addressed... | |
| Questioning Tannoy, Tekton or other possible change. Opinions can be based on facts or not. Hearing a particular speakers is one very good "fact" to base an opinion on, probably the best, but not the only one, and even that is not fail safe. If that were the case, nobody could ever reasonably decide... | |
| What is Floyd Toole saying about extra amplifier power and headroom? I may have blurred the two above somewhat but just to be clear current delivery is more about tonal quality as well as articulate and detailed bass with difficult loads. Power is more about headroom and clipping with less efficient speakers. Two d... | |
| Questioning Tannoy, Tekton or other possible change. Well the Tektons will be different for sure. What is the goal of an “upgrade” for you? | |
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| What is Floyd Toole saying about extra amplifier power and headroom? Dynamic headroom means having more power than you need. If you don’t the amp may clip during dynamic peaks. If I ran the servers where I work without the dynamic headroom needed to handle peak workloads, they would crash and I be out of a job. Sam... | |
| What is Floyd Toole saying about extra amplifier power and headroom? If you can try the Bel Cantos with no obligation that would be worthwhile I think. I am a big fan of Bel Canto and their products are typically highly regarded in reviews. I also have a c5i digital integrated (60 w 8 ohm/120 to 4) in my smaller fa... | |
| KEF R3s or Dynaudio special 40? Isn’t saying dumb things and trolling audiophiles a G-d given right?Why be offended when someone says something dumb? Happens all the time.Personal attacks that hurt people are different. Valid reason. Saying stupid things about speaker makers pr... | |
| FM Tuner for audiophiles-is it a bad idea today? It's true most stations are streamed and will be a better option if fm signals are not strong and reception is noisy but resolution of many streamed local stations is not great and can vary so it still depends.A good FM tuner will definitely help ... | |
| FM Tuner for audiophiles-is it a bad idea today? I use FM tuner (Carver tx-11a) still for content not available elsewhere. Special or hosted programming on public radio, etc. Stuff you can't get with good quality streaming which does not include most published music anymore.Had it on all Satur... | |
| Floored by Beatles "White Album" Reissue They did a very good job of digitally remastering The White Album that time around to make it sound different and ear catching. Better? Maybe. Definitely louder overall but in a good way not bad. Glad it shows on the vinyl as well. | |
| What is Floyd Toole saying about extra amplifier power and headroom? Its not "impossible". Like everything it just has to be done right to get the most out of it. The system is only as good as the weakest link. Not just any amp is likely to cut it with the Magicos. I heard the minis off a very pricey VAC tube amp a... | |
| What is Floyd Toole saying about extra amplifier power and headroom? In my case, just for comparison, I moved from a Musical Fidelity A3CR stereo amp, 120w/ch 8 ohm, 210 into 4ohm spec amp to BEl Canto ref1000m monoblocks, Class D, 500 w/ch 8 ohm, 1000 into 4. The difference in bass control and articulation at all ... |