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| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Agree with TG.I have only heard SETs perform to the max with very high efficiency horns to-date, over 100db efficient, similar to Avantgarde Trio.I heard one set fall short with Zu Essence speakers once at a show. Not with the music demoed (small ... | |
| Your Dream/Team Rock Band I would take Adrian Belew on my team any day. :-)Well, maybe not for blues or pop..... | |
| Tube Curious - Preamp Suggestions IF its leaning a bit towards the analytical currently, ARC should be a very good choice to nudge it properly in the right direction.I use an arc sp16 with the same amps and it is a match made made in heaven, hard to beat IMHO. Other recent ARC pre... | |
| where to go from here..,, Atmasphere.That certainly helps the buyer in the case of your stuff.The rule I specified is designed as a general insurance policy in cases where it may not be clear based on specs or any other published info. As the amp input impedance goes up, w... | |
| What is better 1 bigger sub or 2 small ones Lloydc,Theoretically that is true, but for the lowest audible frequencies that a sub would deliver in an already mostly full range system, how much it matters practically is debatable I think. That using more subs enables smoother bass response th... | |
| Does JBL get a bad rap? JBL active pro monitors seem to get a good rap and you appear to get a lot of speaker (and amp) for the money going that way. | |
| Who do you trust? I trust my dog.He is trustworthy and loyal and has good hearing. He sits and listens with me and his ears twitch in synch to the music when things are going well.Plus he bears a strong resemblance to Nipper. :-) | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Also I wonder what the song was? If a chamber work, probably not a big challenge. If a symphony, Rush, Metallica, or a well recorded big band, I wonder if outcome would be the same? | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Rebbi,What speakers was that guy using? Decapos as well? | |
| Audio Research preamp ratings & sound differences I agree with EBM.When in doubt just determine your budget and needs, and jump on ARC. Its hard to go wrong. | |
| Who do you trust? Here's another good question from a guy a lot of folks would trust:Cash: What Is Truth? | |
| Who do you trust? Azjake,If you like pop contact me privately here on Agon and I would be glad to share the ids of some folks here that I have come to trust. I doubt there would be many surprises though for those who have hung around these parts for awhile. | |
| Who do you trust? Usually, I think we tend to trust those who see things similarly to us over the long haul the most.Can't have trust without some common basis. For audio, for me, it might comedown to trusting someone who seems to hear the same things I do in gener... | |
| where to go from here..,, "In the face of Mapman's rule of thumb, all of our preamps work fine with 10K amplifier inputs no worries."Fine is fine, but not necessarily best."Best" is even a subjective judgement. May or may not be based on anything quantitative.Just saying. ... | |
| Do I really need a preamp? Its all about synergy as usual I think. Passives make sense to me if properly mated to suitable sources electronically. That might even be one of the best ways to go if done right, at least from the "purist" point of view, a simple signal path tha... |