mapman
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| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? DECware website also shows a FR graph for their set indicating extended flat response using a "real speaker load" (paraphrasing) but I did not see where the exact speaker load used to produce the graph was indicated. I suspect it was very large an... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? I read that SET amps are more prone to limits in frequency response (ie not necessarily reasonably flat from 20-20K) than most other amp architectures. Low end extension is without doubt where most power is required. Its basic physics. Limited low... | |
| Thanksgiving: ...... I'm thankful for everything and that I am able to enjoy listening to music as a pastime. | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Audiogon will be +1 SET guru when Rebbi is done. | |
| Jayhawks fans I have a Jayhawks compilation CD. I like it a lot sound quality is quite good overall as well. | |
| How short should a power cable be for my amp? Long enough to plug in. It's that simple. | |
| Would silver cables beat UP-OCC copper? Shouldn't be necessary but might. | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Good choice. Sounds like a fun project ahead!I built many a kit as a kid. Its the best way to truly understand how things work and a little education always goes a long way. | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? I would buy that explanation. In my case I have a set on the radar screen somday as a good solution with a wider variety of speaker designs for lower level more casual listening. Good for the ears no doubt. That would be another advantage for musi... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Charles, It's probably just amp/speaker synergy. Case by case. Each case may be a bit different . The best set demos I have heard have been excellent but with very large very efficient speakers designed for the task. Results of the best ss based c... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? The low end roll off comment is interesting. If you can live with some low end roll off, those precious few watts can go further. Could be a good thing for dynamics otherwise. An amp spec worth considering with more borderline efficient speaks lik... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Dark,Good to hear from you. IT's been awhile.I do not think any good speaker designed for high power amps can perform equally well with low power. It might transform in a still musically desirable way in some case, but there will be an inevitable ... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? More so then tonal imbalances that would be associated with a "difficult load". if there is a problem, I think it will be related more to a flea powered SET "running out of gas" sooner due to the DeCapo combo of low end extension and moderate effi... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? ...or buy new with vendor provided support including a return policy for reasonable cost to the buyer.Kit would be fun, but I would not know what to expect the resale value to be if it did not work out for some reason.Tube gear in particular can b... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? "What troubles me is that rebbi needs to make a decision without benefit of an audition."That's the problem.He could always buy used initially to get a feel, then sell and buy new if needed/desired. That would be the risk mitigation strategy I wou... |