morbius396c
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| does more power=better quality ? S7horton,Let's take the comparison of the Classe CA301 at 300 wattsand the Classe CA201 at 200 watts.If the design of the amps is essentially the same, and Classeselects components with the same quality; but it just putsmore transistors in the CA3... | |
| does more power=better quality ? A1126lin,The reason for the seeking higher power is "linearity".If amplifiers were perfectly linear - that is their characteristics were independent of the magnitude of theiroutput, then Gmood1 and Nrchy above would be correct -there would be no a... | |
| Is Odyssey Power amp Stratos better than Krell? Sean,Thanks for the link. I agree - a lot of the discussion about tubes vs. SS ispersonal preference. Depending on when you grew up, and what you were listening to; you form your own opinion aboutwhat an audio system is "supposed to" sound like.Dr... | |
| Krell FPB 300cx vs Pass X250.5 Teajay,As Bigkidz states, the "x"-series Krells as in the FPB-300cx mentioned by Tpk123; are a departure from thetypical "Krell sound".If you haven't heard Krells in a few years - your experienceis dated.Dr. Gregory Greenman | |
| Amp for Apogee Stage's Muralman1,When I say "accuracy"; I don't mean just frequency response.What I mean by "accuracy" is the shape of the voltage waveformto the speakers is EXACTLY the same as the voltage waveformthat represents the music.The frequency response is just... | |
| Amp for Apogee Stage's Cjfrbw,I agree with your last comment that one has to let one'sears be the final guide.All I'm saying, is that many tube amps when confronted withthe complex impedance dips of the Apogee ribbons will not have the current reserves to drive enough c... | |
| Amp for Apogee Stage's Muralman1,I drive my Apogee MiniGrands with a Class A, Full-Power-Balanced, "cx"-series stereo Krell.Dr. Gregory GreenmanPhysicist | |
| Amp for Apogee Stage's Cjfrbw,Unless you do the measurements, you can't know what's goingon.I've put current limited tubes amps on the Stages - have seenthe tube amps strain, and fail to deliver the current neededto compensate for the depressed impedance, and had audiop... | |
| Amp for Apogee Stage's Cjfrbw,I think the "alliance" between Apogee and Krell goes back tothe days when Apogee was producing speakers like the Scintillaand the "Full Range" which had very low impedances.The Krells were practically the only amps around that coulddrive th... | |
| Amp for Apogee Stage's Murahman1,Even the live performance may not be the ultimate.When you attend a live event, you're not listening to theartist play - you are listening to the artist playing as reproduced by the venue's sound system. If you are listening to an orches... | |
| Amp for Apogee Stage's Muraman1,You are correct - every type and design of component has their strong points and weak points.It always gets me when someone says "..X-type amp is bestfor all speakers, under all conditions, for all music...."Tubes do certain things well, ... | |
| Amp for Apogee Stage's Muralman1,I'm not saying that one can't use tubes - or that one won'tachieve a satisfactorily sounding system.I'm saying that the impedance dips of the Stages, althoughnot in the same class as the Scintilla - ARE there and thathas an effect.Althou... | |
| Amp for Apogee Stage's Murahman1,Yes - one of my current systems is an Apogee Mini-Grand.I've done extensive testing with several amps - monitoredthe voltage and impedance... I've seen the response oftube amps vis-a-vis solid state.I currently drive the Apogee ribbons w... | |
| Amp for Apogee Stage's Muralman1,You can certainly run a small tube amp on the Stages, and getsomething that "sounds" fine. However, when the Stage startsto demand current - and if the tube amp can't provide it - then accuracy is the first casualty. If the low impedance... | |
| Amp for Apogee Stage's Bmotorcycle,Although you can certainly drive the Apogees with a tube amp -the low impedance of the ribbon drivers makes tube amps problematical. There are big brute tube amps, but they areexpensive.More moderately priced tube amps that would norma... |