mapman
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| 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... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Good performance from a technical perspective and good sound are two different but related things. Just keep in mind that any speaker will work with most any amp. Its just a matter of how well and how it sounds. Rebbi's done his homework and prett... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Charles,Yes, I mention those purely for the potential sound and performance with Ref3a DeCapos specifically for very modest cost, not the underlying technology used. I have a pair I have used with all my speakers, Dynaudio, Triangle, OHM. Results ... | |
| Do I really need a preamp? When researching SS amps to go with my current ARC tube pre-amp, I found a surprising # of leading contenders otherwise with 10Kohm input impedance or not much higher, especially older models. The trend in more recent years might be different,perh... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Rebbi, not to late to just go back to some good SS amplification before taking a deeper dive into tube amp land. :^)I bet TAD hibachis would sound really good with those Decapos for well under $1000 and no tubes worth mentioning. They even each ha... | |
| Best of 2014 so far with bitchin soundstage? Gotta say it was embarrassing to me that that poor excuse for an advertisement program that aired last night is called the "American" music awards. Someone should sue for defamation of character. | |
| New Music Direct Catalog I get the Audio Advisor catalog periodically now. Also very nice. THey sell direct or via Amazon for some things at least. Most interesting catalog I have received in years since the days of DAK, Radio Shack, Lafayette catalogs, etc. |