mikedc
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| How does a speaker blow out? It was a woofer, so the low power seems to be the issue. The amp is triode/ultralinear switchable and I liked the triode mode better. I should have switched to ultralinear (i.e., 45 W) if I wanted to play loud, it seems. | |
| What amps are out there that are Class A, 50 wpc into 8 ohms? Ayon in Triode mode. Spirit III, others. | |
| A new amp for my Harbeth SLH5 speakers Arafiq, I love your sentiment that the Harbeth's deserve better. I have now, fairly equal deals available to me for both an Audio Hungary Qualiton A50i and an Ayon Spirit III. Anyone care to comment on the relative virtues of these two amps espe... | |
| A new amp for my Harbeth SLH5 speakers 6,000 ish | |
| Streamer for local files (DSD and FLAC), Tidal and Qobuz support, USB/i2s Curious as to what's out there for under 3k. Are there solutions under $1k | |
| High powered single end 300b recommendations Average 42db Max 67db | |
| High powered single end 300b recommendations @markusthenaimnut thanks for such a thoughtful and educating reply. And to all who have replied, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. Just this morning I was thinking that perhaps it was time to take a step back and reconsider the... | |
| How do you measure your listening space? @erik_squires One of the typical questions I get asked when auditioning speakers is, "what size is your listening room." So yes, I am interested in being able to answer that question. I'm trying to determine how to get a better sound. I'm not ... | |
| How do you measure your listening space? It is a strange situation and my current hypothesis is that my amplifier is underpowered. There's just not enough substance in the room. The sound seems stuck in the speaker and not filling the room. Strangely, if I go into the den, which is a ... | |
| High powered single end 300b recommendations As an aside, I am also wondering if all Class A amplifiers generate a lot of heat, include those of low output wattage. | |
| How do you measure your listening space? Currently Cayin integrated and Harbeth S-HL5 | |
| High powered single end 300b recommendations Thank you all for your thoughts. audioman58 I am actually also looking at an AYON Spirit, which seems like it might be the best of both worlds. | |
| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? Here's a newbie question. Do most streamers allow you to listen to a specific radio station via url? | |
| Squeezebox Duet VS AppleTV Thanks everyone for your thoughtful and quick replies. In the end, having little Apple experience (other than iPOD), I chose the Duet. My plan is to pair it with a VortexBox NAS as this will allow me to run the setup without a PC. In fact, the guy... |