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| Pass, Mac, or Anthem I use the 402 for 803S's. Listened to it drive the 803D's and the 802D's - plenty of power for both versions of the 803's and just shy of plenty of power to drive the 802D to its max spl. More importantly, in comparison with a Classe, the 402 soun... | |
| McIntosh MC402 or MC501's for Totem Mani-2 Wireless makes a good point. It is just human nature to stick to the validity of one's purchase once the choice has been made. So long as the amp stays linear (doesn't clip) there should not be any difference in the sound between the 402, 501's an... | |
| Measure My Turntable Speed Given the relatively slow speed of a turntable, it may be difficult / expensive to find a tach that measures with enough resolution to give accurate readings. An alternative approach is to either buy or build a counter and measure the number of re... | |
| stranded vs. solid conductors for power cords Only difference is the stranded will be more flexible, which is nice to have if you are using 12/3 or larger wire. | |
| Good quality cd's Our music tastes are different but I have found the best source for not only the performance but also the quality of the sound to be books dedicated to just that. For classical works the Grammophone Classical Music Guide, a yearly publication, has... | |
| McxIntosh Ohm Match for B&W 803s I drive a pair of 803S's with a 402 off of the 4 ohm taps. Works fine, sounds great. Did a lot of research on this and that seems to be the concensus. The 803S dips to 3 ohms - which helped to dictate my choice. Talked to Mcintosh a couple of time... | |
| Amp Config for B&W 802D's Bi-amping is probably the best way to go from a theoretical standpoint. Driving the bass with a larger amp than the mids and highs makes sense because the mids and highs just do not need as much power. Option 2 and 3 are no different. Biwiring is ... | |
| Power Cord Question Completely agree. There just is not anything else to it. There is no "conspiracy" "ufo" "bigfoot" reason for NAD to tell you that. NAD did not tell you that because they are too cheap to put a "good" power cord in the box - they told you that beca... | |
| Directional interconnect cables An update and caveat - Lupinthe3rd - however, the proper way to connect any shielded cable to connect the shield to ground at only one end, not at both ends, connecting the shield at both ends can cause problems if the two 'grounds' thus connected... | |
| Directional interconnect cables Lupinthe3rd - It does not make sense to you because it does not make sense. Believing that a wire terminated at the ends in a metal conductive pin and socket is directional is evidence of a complete lack of understanding of even basic electrical t... | |
| Pure class A amplifiers = "slow" amplifiers? Class A amps are not slower or faster than class A/B and do not inherantly have more distortion. Class A actually potentially has less distortion because the active device is biased in a manner so that it conducts the through the entire cycle of t... | |
| Building first 2 channel system, need cable advice No - there is absolutely no difference as to an inexpensive cable and an expensive cable. If you are using shielded cables the only thing important is that the shield envelopes the conductors - foil is generally a better way to achieve this than b... | |
| about to jump into the power cord foray Basing your decisions on other than empirical evidence is not a very intelligent way to go about anything that is subject to science. People do it all the time, visit fortune tellers, try to treat disease through the use of herbs and 'liniments', ... | |
| LCD TV - Are they reliable ? Consumer Reports did a review of lcd and plasmas back in Feb or Mar. The conclusion was that none of the flat panels had much of an issue with repairs. Sharp, Samsung, and Sony all did very well in the report. If I remember correctly, these three ... | |
| Preamp and Monster Power Question HELP I doubt that the conditioner will hamper performance and I know it won't help performance. If it offers sufficient protection against catastrophic damage such as induced lightning then it won't hurt to plug everything into it. Otherwise weather yo... |