mapman
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| "Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers bad news: its all distorted. Starts in the recording process and only gets worse from there.Its a wonder any of us can enjoy any music at all. Go figure! | |
| Speakers to audition at AXPONA 2015 EBM jumps on BOSE or Magico depending on how the economy is doing that day. :^} | |
| Van Morrison "Duets" USually, the purpose of these duet albums by established stars is more to give a "rub" to other newer younger talents more so than add to the stars accolades, though helping others achieve recognition certainly qualifies as an accomplishment in of... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps My best advice is to always make sure the technical indicators (specs measurements and any other factual technical inforamtion taht might be had via reviews, articles, etc.) line up first. Those are the best FACTS one has to work with towards the ... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? I'm a dual system guy. One system gets locked in for reference. The other I get to play with to see what else might be possible. As time and money permits of course... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps its a good problem to have to choose through many good options. The bad news is they are all different. The good news is that there are many ways to tweak sound produced by a speaker and that they are all good options.If the specs, measurements, a... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps No doubt a lot of critical listeners seem to like Tekton. Same can be said about many products. We all hear differnetly, so there is no assurance what sounds good to one will sound good to another. Its always a gamble to a certain extent but hopef... | |
| Fess Up How much have you spent on this Hobby?? No small change but not a lot in the overall scheme of things considering I listen to my gear all the time and get more enjoyment out of it than perhaps any other material possession. | |
| "Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers A lot of musical instruments produce music in the 100-300 hz range or so typically identified as the general range for "warmth" so it is not a surprise to hear that in live music or in a good hifi reproduction. The devil is all in the details. Som... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Isn't it a little crazy to go on a journey with no destination?Experimenting and trying different things alone can be a destination just as can a particular desired sound.Or you can have dual destinations/goals sometimes as well, especially if one... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps I recall the Tekton owner guy indicating a preference for SS amps with his speakers. Don't recall why. Always check those impedance curves, especially at the low end to help determine just how much more of a challenge more bass extension might be.... | |
| "Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers Regarding SS amps, ones that use MOSFETs are often cited as having a warmer sound. My limited experience with these supports that I think. Tandberg gear was known for MOSFET use I believe and the Tandberg sound was always a tad towards being warm ... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps "I would put it that deep bass extension, efficiency, and compactness of cabinet size trade off against one another in the design of a speaker. Sacrificing deep bass extension and/or making the cabinet larger (not smaller) will work in the directi... | |
| "Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers "What I find is that warmth is more often the thing I hear rather than bright and harsh, the latter being a common hallmark of solid state, hence the existence of this thread :)"The other possibility is neither warm nor bright and harsh. I'd call ... | |
| Getting the Upgrade Bug Again Break out the Raid.The audio world is largely your oyster for a 10K investment.Try a Rogue Pharoah Class D hybrid integrated, stick with an integrated and save a few grand. It'll pretty much drive anything to the max. My dealer who carries full Ro... |