mapman
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| Who to trust when buying vintage ss ? Cambridge Audio is another option. I wouldn’t outrule Fosi or Topping if features match your needs on Amazon. Easily returned if does not work out or cheap enough to keep around as a spare. Active speakers to replace both speakers and amp anothe... | |
| Who to trust when buying vintage ss ? Vintage is not the place to start. Lots of old sexy looking stuff out there that perhaps has been redone pretty well but you never know and vendors in that business are asking over inflated prices these days for what originally cannot compare to m... | |
| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? I would think low-volume performance in Class D amps is not solely reliant on low noise (albeit that being a huge factor), but also the amount of attention in delivering the appropriate quality and control in those first few watts? The first fe... | |
| If you want lame advice DON'T do this! It’s all good fun but in terms of results, the problem occurs when people have big goals but no interest in learning how to get there effectively as needed. But again its just a hobby not something both critical to society as a whole and compl... | |
| If you want lame advice DON'T do this! It’s always a good idea to NOT make recommendations without knowing more about the context in which the recommended component will be operating. I agree the result can often be money wasted, depending on exactly how one goes about it. The main th... | |
| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? I can’t think of a reason why they wouldn’t work just fine. For starters class D amps tend to be low noise. I run mine on speakers that are 98dB and they work fine at low levels. My findings concur with that. All my Class D amps are dead quiet,... | |
| Ohm for Sale @frazeur1 I’ve had my current Ohms since ~ 2008 and not looking to jinx anything but no doubt when the inevitable day comes where they need something, I will do whatever it takes to keep them going. | |
| Ohm for Sale I think its worth noting that John Strohbeen is a long proven business man with a lot of industry connections, not merely a MIT trained technical guy/engineer. HE started and owned Tech Hifi which had many outlets in teh Northeast for a number ... | |
| Ohm for Sale If I could get my wish I’d vote for whoever owns KEF these days to acquire Ohm and use their proven R&D resources to take the Ohm products to the next level the same way they do with current KE products. I think Ohm speakers would supplement t... | |
| Ohm for Sale @roxy54 yeah agree on all points. Will be interesting to see what happens. It’s not just the uniqueness of the product but the customer service including repairs upgrades and parts for most every model ever made over ~ 50 years or so. I don’t know... | |
| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? I heard the Atmasphere Class D amps at CAF last year and was very impressed with what I heard. It was a sound I think I could easily live with, at least driving the big and I suspect very efficient Classic Audio speakers, which I suspect are a fai... | |
| To Raise or Not to Raise Heresy IV's Another option rather than raising may be to put isolation pads like Auralex subdude under them, assuming right size available. That helps prevent interactions particularly on common suspended plywood floors that muddy the bass and obscure detail... | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? My very first real job ~1977 while still in high school was as a part time salesman at the local Lafayette Radio. I was a kid in a candy store! Was running a $200 Sanyo Integrated system at home for several years prior. Soon I had all Lafayette/Cr... | |
| Any Advice for those Listening to Youtube Reviewers? Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Some will be more popular than others. | |
| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? @invalid No need to be so absolute. I’ve bought many items just because I had a chance and liked what I heard. I’ve also heard many things that sound uniquely good but don’t measure well. If you can’t hear something you have to go with whatever in... |