mechans
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| CLASS A AMPLIFIERS I am still at a loss for comprehending the general sentiment expressed in this thread that class A amps are only beneficial due to lower distortion. Heat dissipation and the efficiency of their use of power are well known, but they are also given ... | |
| How long do speakers last? As was stated above it depends mainly on the surrounds. If foam then less than 10 years same for butyl rubber and the like. I inherited some 1959 JBLs which work fine, however they use fabric surrounds and compression horns. You need to take that ... | |
| Jadis Orch Ref vs opera consonance m100plus What is the standard voltage in Finland? The Jadis is French and uses European voltage as a standard. The JOR is a much more expensive amp than a M100 plus and sounds quite different. I doubt that you can find one for $1200 used. The last couple o... | |
| Rat Shck Presidian 40-5053. Next Sonic Impact? I knew it! All this crap this hobby suckered me into was a trick. Assuming Rat Shack uses standard retail markups that's a $20 pair of speakers. I wonder what they cost to build maybe $15 ?? What was I thinking ?? | |
| Worst Name for A Piece of Equipment I have read that the ubiquitous K used by Linn is to emphasize their logo. They are committed to using it to remind people of their original TT's logo and that the source is of utmost importance. I can't reproduce it exactly but it is a V with a l... | |
| Great music but poor recording recommendations. There are more poor recordings out there than I want to think about. I know an audio engineer who told me most are voiced for car radios. That being said a live album by Van Morrison from 1973 available on CD called Its too Late to Stop Now is my ... | |
| Granite Audio amps They are really well built amps that are capable of accepting your CD source direct, they have their own gain adjustments, have user adjustable feedback, play 30 wpc in triode with KT88 or 60 watts in pentode again just flip a switch. They sound m... | |
| How To Spend $2500 on Analog Setup I second Jaybo's response. I would add that the table can be tweaked if you must, with vibration isolation of your choice. I totally agree that the cartridge plays a tremendous role in the type of sound you ultimately get. I have been told that bu... | |
| audiogon members or dealers My favorite dealer never gives me a hard time if something is broken or defective he doesn't send it to the company he just gives me a new one. He is Stephen Monte at Quest for Sound an Audiogon dealer- a great guy to deal with. | |
| Red Trumpet still in business? No it is not. | |
| Can anyone suggest a good 2-channel amp for $1500 A 100 watt tube amp even used is a rare animal for $1500. That being said I have heard hat the Mcalister 150 which delivers 75watts RMS per side is suposedly very good and cost less than $1,000 brand new. The used Rogue maybe in your price range b... | |
| Please help me to pick a speaker... The Dynaudio is a really fine speaker. How much power can your amp put out, they need some juice. | |
| Klipschorn-Klipsch-The Loft NYC You need 4 K-horns easy enough to buy used just can't ship them too easily or just buy them new and they will ship them to you. I told you in the other thread that Mac amps would be a good match! | |
| Amperex 6922 overkill? PLEASE DON"T ENCOURAGE THESE JERKS THAT SELL TUBES FOR INSANE PRICES. If no one pays that kind of money- the price will fall. My second beef is with the companies who almost invariably use the worst tube around in current production (Sovteks) for ... | |
| Who really makes the India tube from ARC My Pre still has the originals and it is the vaunted ARC SP6b circa 1978. The pre has been heavily modded but the tubes never rolled. I am thinking about it as I am an inveterate tube roller and I just bought the preamp from a friend who never tri... |