mrdecibel
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| Should an amp have a "personality"? But, with the Sim W3 being better to your ears, it just might be the amp. | |
| Should an amp have a "personality"? Andy, please read my 1st post on this thread ( previous page ). My own words, after being at this for 50 years. | |
| Should an amp have a "personality"? I have found most professional reviewers use the term, referencing to live, unamplified music. Also the comment is always used after they use an " audiophile " recording ( properly mic’d, mixed and mastered ), not a compressed, badly produced reco... | |
| Should an amp have a "personality"? Without starting a war ( however, lately it is common for wars here to arise ), I think it is the Thiels that are not making you happy. Trying a different amp, or two, will be the only way to know. | |
| Should an amp have a "personality"? Fast, dynamic, flow, rhythm all describe several of my amps. | |
| Graduating to separates need help spelled Freya. What were the mods done on the Adcom GFA 555, if you know ? I still feel it might hold it's own with some other things mentioned. Enjoy ! MrD. | |
| Graduating to separates need help I have heard some excellent Adcom GFA555s with mods, and not sure what mods yours has, but if your amp has been overhauled, you can still use it and concentrate on a preamp and separate dac. Enjoy ! MrD. | |
| amp clipping earlier than usual? So the amp was " not " completely rebuilt " ? I would replace those caps for sure, as it cannot hurt. | |
| interpretation of dealer speaker statement needed gbryant + 1. tomic, + 1, absolutely, as the dealer wants a happy customer, and would like to avoid a return of the speakers. | |
| Machina Dynamica New Dark Matter CD and Blu Ray tray treatment? BTW, someone on page one mentioned he was using a front loader and was not " clamping ". Front loaders do have a clamping mechanism, fyi. Geoff, udaman ! Enjoy MrD. ! | |
| Machina Dynamica New Dark Matter CD and Blu Ray tray treatment? I have been green penning since the beginning, but admittedly, I listen to the cd first to determine if it needs the treatment. Geoff, care to send me a kit, Gratis, as we are old buddies, lol. Enjoy ! MrD. | |
| Machina Dynamica New Dark Matter CD and Blu Ray tray treatment? They should never have discontinued the green pens. Art stores have them. | |
| How to connect subwoofers No, it is not. Feed the subs the same way you feed the speakers. Example : Spades / bananas share a post on the amp. | |
| Carver Crimson 275 tube amp The biasing is explained in the owners manual ( can be found on d2girls thread ) A tube amp for my JBL 4367s. | |
| interpretation of dealer speaker statement needed I read the statement as saying, they are finicky with the driving amp, and generally a high current solid state amp is recommended ( with the possibility of larger wattage tube amps ). Enjoy ! MrD. |