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Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Polarin. Nice stat! Go OHM! 
Abs Sound - Stereophile top tables ' 75-'85 are?
Linn Axis may have come about a tad later in the 80's but surely deserves a mention. Mine matched with Denon DL103R cart is still delivering some stunning sound 25 years + later. Did I just jinx myself? 
Machina Dynamica
"Team America" is a hilarious movie! Much like our friend GEoff!Two standout scenes I recall: 1) The "Ronery" SOng2) The puppets getting it onOf course its by the guy behind SOuth Park, so do not expect any holds barred or political correctness! M... 
Can You Get 1,000 WPC Out Of Regular Wall Socket?
My recollection is D-sonic mainly packages stock Class D amps from other companies. Older D-sonic amps are stock Icepower....not as robust surely for such a demanding application. The newer D-Sonics use a different provider of stock Class D amps (... 
Alvin Lee dead at 68
ME too! Sorry to hear that."I'd love to change the world....{guitar riff}...." 
Can You Get 1,000 WPC Out Of Regular Wall Socket?
I doubt power ratings for any switching amp is "sustained", but not sure exactly how to quantify it. Al could probably do it better or maybe agoner Kijanki if he is out there (both excellent EEs).I have heard mixed reviews with Class D amps on ver... 
Can You Get 1,000 WPC Out Of Regular Wall Socket?
Mitch,I for one would be interested to hear how they fare compared to your big Pass amps with those speakers.Have you ever tried any other Class D amps with those?thanks. 
Best High Efficiency Speakers for full bass tone
I have heard Cathedral speakers at a few Capital Audiofests. I could easily live with and even afford those I think. 
Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list
This will knock your socks off! 
Need help with ARC sp16 and tubes
Tony,Thanks for that. I'll keep it in mind. 
Help me pick some speakers
I'd second Dynaudio.OHM Walsh would be hard to beat but with the caveat that bottom ports might not be the most neighbor friendly thing in an upper level apt.I listen to similar music readily and have been running OHM and Dynaudio happily now for ... 
Can You Get 1,000 WPC Out Of Regular Wall Socket?
Another way to look at it: think about the power/energy that goes INTO making music, be it acoustic, electronic, symphonic, big band, rock, rap, jazz, whatever. Then it becomes clear why one might want a lot of it similarly to play back a recordin... 
Can You Get 1,000 WPC Out Of Regular Wall Socket?
Just be sure to not touch the outputs of these monster output amps when they are doing their thing.... :^) 
Can You Get 1,000 WPC Out Of Regular Wall Socket?
"Who the he*l would want or need that much power and for what purpose???"Bi, with the right speakers that can use it, you'd be surprised! Especially for lifelike volumes and dynamics with large, lower efficiency, full range speakers in larger room... 
Can You Get 1,000 WPC Out Of Regular Wall Socket?
My 500 w/ch BEl Canto ref1000m Class D amps are on a regular home circuit. The only time they trip the breaker is if I power them both up at the same time. That does it every time! They have never tripped the breaker while playing, and I go pretty...