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| For efficient speakers, how much difference does an amp really make? It’s true that listening at too high an SPL continuously beyond ~ the mid 80s causes hearing loss, so if one is armed and dangerous with an amp/speaker combo truly capable of delivering clean, dynamic peaks in the 90s or greater like one might hea... | |
| For efficient speakers, how much difference does an amp really make? Years ago I worked in a TechHifi where we live demoed and sold most every line of receiver and amp from 15 w/ch to 200 or so. The bigger model in every line always sounded best. Nobody ever chose fewer watts after listening because it sounded bett... | |
| Group Challenge - Home lighting, who is in? Proper mood lighting makes music sound better. Battery powered is best. | |
| For efficient speakers, how much difference does an amp really make? Watts do matter if you want top notch dynamic peaks. That is basic physics. A 50 watt tube or Class D amp may seem to deliver more per watt but that is mainly due to the fact that these amps soft clip which makes clipping more digestible to the ea... | |
| what's the point? Mission #1 should always be to avoid clipping at all costs. CLipping is public enemy #1 when it comes to good sound. Most tube and many Class D amps soft clip which alone gives them a heads up on the competition. Soft clipping is much easier to di... | |
| Psychedelic Get Down Party Well this is the only one I can find from 1966 with the word in the title. https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/7011-13th-floor-elevators-the-psychedelic-sounds-of-the-13th-fl... | |
| Psychedelic Get Down Party I’ll guess Psychedelic Moods by The Deep. | |
| Top ten American composers/songwriters Gotta toss in Irving Berlin. | |
| The peculiarities of a high value, low cost, amp @mapman Ok, you’ve drawn me how is the soundstage? How is the ’realism’ of an instrument, say a drum set, or a double-bass, a piano, etc. Soundstage, realism are both top notch. Drums, piano, bass, no matter.The amps are Bel Canto ref1000m and BE... | |
| The peculiarities of a high value, low cost, amp With most speakers 80W/ch gets you decent spls but not lifelike levels especially if delivering a lot of bass. I have a 60w/ch Class D amp that performs similar to what you describe. I also have 500w/ch class d that plays as loud as one might ever... | |
| Harbeth 40.2 The high end dealer setup I heard had them a good 1/3 of the way into the length of the room with listening position somewhat forward of that maybe about in the middle. That's the only way I've heard them but dealer seemed to know what they were ... | |
| I like my Peachtree Nova300 more than my new (to me) Pass XA30.5 HELP! I love how people assume something is wrong if a good Class D amp beats another good amp. They are both good amps so any thing is possible regarding preference and there is no mismatch with the pre-amp unless something is not set up right as Almar... | |
| How to know when an audio component has degraded? That is a really good question. Equipment does age and perform differently over time not always for the better. The best way to know what might be missing is always have references available ie listen to other things. Live music, other good sys... | |
| Most musical stand mount loudspeakers Well I’ve heard both those Harbeth and Fritz and no doubt they both fit the bill well. | |
| Bill Withers has passed Oh man that guy delivered some very popular classics to cement his legacy. |