mitch2
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| Streaming vs. CD Antipodes DX3 server/Roon core into Metrum Ambre Roon endpoint then Metrum Adagio DAC, etc....Usually hear no significant difference between ripped/stored CDs and (non-MQA) Tidal streaming but when I do, Tidal is almost always better sounding. Ei... | |
| I went to THE show and didn't make any friends ... @fsonicsmith You would have had more fun at RAGBRAIA small group of us ride to RAGBRAI so by the time we get there we are ready for the drinking and stupidity. I will admit at the end of the week of riding out I could go longer but at the end of ... | |
| Pure Class A amps above 100 Watts? I find the 800 watt power consumption and 300 wpc Class A a bit inconsistent unless the design is similar to the Krell so called sliding bias or something along those lines. Otherwise, something more like ~2500+ watts is more realistic which I b... | |
| Pure Class A amps above 100 Watts? Indeed, since the low bias setting still provides class A operation up to 200 watts, you should hear little difference between the settings most of the time. For the absolute highest quality reproduction of dynamic material and the most critical l... | |
| Mono Blocks on a Budget, is it possible? I just recently picked up a pair of Cary CAD 500 MB monos that sound great and provide 500/1,000 wpc into 8/4 ohms. Another pair just sold for $2,500 | |
| Pure Class A amps above 100 Watts? They actually do say 300wpc in Class A George. The amps also have a bias switch and the manufacturer states they provide 200 wpc in Class A when the switch is in the low bias position. The Clayton Audio M-300’s are high current differential True B... | |
| Pure Class A amps above 100 Watts? 300 wpc Class A Clayton - 90 lbs+/- | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? Interesting question in that I have not yet zeroed in on the amp that makes me want to stop looking. I have owned all of the amps below so I had a long time to evaluate each.The top 5 in no particular order would be;Clayton M300 Class A monosLam... | |
| Duelund DCA16GA @ketchup If you remove the tin, the signal will travel from the copper in the wire to solder to the RCA connector instead of from the copper of the conductor, through the tin, through solder, and finally to the RCA connector. Solder is mostly... | |
| Class A Solid State Sound Upgraded and former power supplies in my Class A monoblocks.....https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649314340-clayton-audio-m300-class-a-monoblock-amplifiers-custom/images/1380838/ | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? @stevea11757 Are the Pass 260.8 monos really good - i.e., tone, body, drive? They are sort of on my short list of amps to consider but would be a downward move in power for me. Are they warm, lean, neutral? How about resolution? Do they have... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? What the hell did you expect to findAphrodite on a bar-stool by your side?-Pieces of the Night by Doug Hopkins, Gin Blossoms Man, they sure do miss him....here's another classic, You can't call it cheatin'Cause she reminds me of you...-Cheatin... | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? With respect @akg_ca, I do not understand your concern with this thread. While I understand and agree with @ricred1 that "every component, including the room impacts the sound" the OP asked a simple question for respondents to post their subjectiv... | |
| Pure Class A amps above 100 Watts? Clayton AudioM200 monos - 200/400 wpc into 8/4 ohmsM300 monos - 300/600 wpc into 8/4 ohmsS2000 stereo amp - same as two M300s in one huge case | |
| Class A Solid State Sound JA - "The output impedance (including the series resistance of 10' of speaker cable) was on the high side for a solid-state amplifier, at 0.16 ohm at all audio frequencies." |