mapman
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| What makes an amp sound more direct ? I'm not sure its possible to associate "directness" inherently with any electronics. Speakers and room acoustics would seem to be the main factors. Some speakers are more directional than others ie more sound firing directly at you versus othe... | |
| Another 'Which Amp' Question You could take a look at the Bel Canto c5i integrated amp. Might be more than you are looking for but has everything one would need for a top performing modern system in one box about the size of a shoebox for about the cost of most any decent q... | |
| Atmasphere amps trustable? Both times I have heard Atmasphere amps at shows, they were used with very large, very expensive high efficiency speakers from Classic Audio Reproductions.First time in a small hotel room where the whole system was just a lot of overkill, more rec... | |
| Atmasphere amps trustable? There are many "retro" looking tube amplifiers out there these days. I believe Atmasphere has been around longer than most and is a trend setter in that regard. Few still are OTLs though it seems. OTL tube amps are definitely a rarer breed but hav... | |
| Corner Placement Wolf were I in a yurt or dome, chances are I would opt to listen exclusively with headphones which by chance are also often round. | |
| Atmasphere amps trustable? If by "weird" what the OP means is different, then I would say that’s a fair assessment in that my understanding is the high output impedance of an OTL amp (with no negative feedback employed either by design in the case of Atmasphere amps as I un... | |
| Dennis Had Inspire SET with KEF LS50s On paper a full range SET amp is not a good technical match for optimal performance with most any (inefficient) smaller speaker with extended bass. Probably one of the biggest mismatches possible in general.But that does not mean it might not soun... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? Creating a quality speaker for home use is a problem that has been solved thousands of different ways by many over the years.Which solutions solves it best is more a matter of opinion than fact. There are many viable candidates for that using va... | |
| Ice Amp 125ASX2 I have two Icepower based amps. I have never heard an Icepower amp that could be described as "warm" sounding though I do use an ARC tube-preamp with one and that does add just a nice touch. My second is a digital integrated amp with more recent I... | |
| Any Bluetooth wireless speakers that you like? Are there any good quality Bluetooth stereo speakers not housed in the same box? In other words a physical pair of speakers that integrate together, one left and one right? | |
| What are some smaller names that compete with the big names in Audio? MHDT | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... GK you are the champ there for sure. | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... You must be thinking of someone else. You get confused easily. | |
| Any Bluetooth wireless speakers that you like? I’m very interested to know about Bluetooth speakers designed to operate in stereo pairs. | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Just read the thread again if you must ask that. It's all there pilgrim. Turn off whatever it is in you that filters out anything not in line with your agenda. |