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| Tube Amps and Friendly Speakers - Back Impedance An amp will deliver specified rated output if the output drivers/pre drivers and power supply is robust enough to support this. An over simplification but really good amps double their power output when the load impedance is reduced in half. I agr... | |
| Transport to Audio Research Dac8 Spell check is really off today.Sorry | |
| Transport to Audio Research Dac8 Okay, here is my suggestion. I have tested many CD players and Blue Ray Players to be used as stand alone transports only and I have to tell you it I really hard to beat these to for the sound quality (as transports) and for the money. Pioneer Eli... | |
| Tube Amps and Friendly Speakers - Back Impedance "However, SS amps produce less current and correlatively less power as impedance increases."Very interesting post. I'm enjoying the interactions. However one clarification. Your statement in quotes above is really not correct. For well designed so... | |
| Digital Source with Tube Amplification Charles1dad; A point of clarification. A Turntable to Solid State amplification is still analog. Tube amplification or solid state amplification is still analog. Digital is digital. But the signal driving speakers is ultimately analog. The sound c... | |
| Digital Source with Tube Amplification You asked for general observations. Well here's mine. it doesn't matter. Analog Turn Table to either solid state or tube phono stage (depends on which sounds better and this totally depends on the design/construction of the phono stage), to either... | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D All electronic components have a certain amount of noise associated with them that is additive through out the sytem. Look at the specifications of any device, solid state or tube and there are specs for the noise associated with that component. T... | |
| RMAF 2013 - An Exhibitors perspective. T.H.E. Show in Newport Beach in June 2014? I am there.Thanks Don sEnjoy | |
| RMAF 2013 - An Exhibitors perspective. I hope the last post was a light hearted attempt at humor.For me, I enjoyed reading what it takes to set up and participate in the shows. I didn't interpret it as whining but informative. And I like that manufacturers, reviewers and consumers all ... | |
| Power Amp recommendations It is "fun" if you buy equipment that makes you enjoy the music and smile. It is definitely not "fun" buying equipment only to find that it doesn't work well at all in your system and you have to very shortly replace it with something else. I try ... | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D I have found both solid state and tube equipment to have their positive attributes and limitations. I really enjoy both. The problem is that at the price level that I am willing to come out of pocket for equipment, I have found that it took me yea... | |
| PreAmps; Ref-3 vs. LS-26 Absolutely agree. Go with the REF 3, it is an outstanding pre-amp. | |
| Critique my system... Go "borrow" a few DACS and use that instead of the internal DAC in the NAD unit and hear the difference. Same for other components and cables. Try them out in your system before you purchase. But, since you asked, my order would be:1. Audition var... | |
| Class A or AB amp for JBL S4700 speakers I have trouble believing that dealers won't let you take home high end equipment to audition in your system. If it is in the shop it is demonstration equipment anyway. They take your credit card information and only charge to it if you don't retur... | |
| Tube in Preamp or Power amp? Depends on your system (speakers) and the type of sound you desire. But, I can tell you that there are some pretty darn good tube and solid state pre-amps out there, so simply stating that a tube pre-amp is best is, well, not quite accurate. same ... |