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| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? It takes about 1 second of on time for a solid state amp to sound its best. The last piece of electronic equipment I saw that took any longer on time to sound its best was a tube television set from the 60's. (cannot speak for tube amps of today).... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? Bearotti: You may want to further your knowledge by looking at texts and articles from other than manufacturers of audio equipment. Those sources are generally biased to promote their product and do not provide a complete picture. Keep in mind tha... | |
| A look into classical Muncybob:An inexpensive way to find out what you prefer is to listen to the radio. Most large cities have a classical or fine arts music FM station - a public radio station - often connected to a local university and generally around 88 - 92 Mhz. ... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? A lot depends on how the amp is designed. The supposed advantage of Class A operation is to eliminate crossover distortion. However, a well designed Class AB amp will not have appreciable crossover distortion. I doubt that reputable manufacturer d... | |
| mcintosh amps any one can explain impedance taps You may want to check your speaker specs and select the tap close to the minimal value of the speaker impedance curve. Impedance is generally spec'd at a nominal value but the impedance of all speakers varies with frequency. For example, I use the... | |
| Heard McIntosh 275 For The First Time. Well - there's McIntosh - - - and then there's everything else. | |
| If cables can break-in, can they then wear-out? To prevent cable break out after break in - purchase some cable anti wear out oil - it is the lack of lubrication that kills the di in dielectric - or did it put the ape in apricot? Either way - you must be sure that the cable anti wear out oil wa... | |
| McIntosh MC252 with Totem Mani2 / Sig's Goatwuss: At idle, the 402 draws less than 0.5 amps - so about 60 watts. At high SPL levels driving B&W 803S's it draws less than 7 amps. These were measured with an inline meter. The inrush current at pwr up I measured at greater than 25 amps... | |
| Understanding Mcintosh Meters? If you want to see what the meters are measuring and at what point, the schematics for all of the currently sold amplifiers are available from Mcintosh for a very nominal feel. Suggest buying the schematics and studying them - which will dispel th... | |
| What amp for B&W 804? Moving from the mac in the direction of classe or bryston will exacerbate those effects that you found unappealing when you moved from the prima luna. If you liked the prima luna sound, move back or move to any tube preamp that is touted as being ... | |
| What should be under my speakers? I recently experimented with spikes and other methods of isolating floorstanders. My goal was a little different, I was trying to remove bass vibration that I could feel at my sitting position. Spikes made no difference, neither did a buildup of c... | |
| What time do you wear? A tube powered full size grandfather clock, with $500 cables connected to a face plate light. It's heavy, but it really tells time well, and with none of the harshness of a modern wristwatch - its more like the real thing. | |
| Understanding Mcintosh Meters? You said that as long as I am supplying less wattage than my speakers can handle I am fine. So does that mean if my amp is say 50-100 wpc (depending on speaker impedance) and my speakers are rated at 350w power handling, I dont have to worry abou... | |
| Understanding Mcintosh Meters? As to the last post - I am not familiar with the model amp you mentioned, my explanation was based on current amps sold by the company - you may want to look at the manual, or call the company, to find out if the clipping protection I described is... | |
| Understanding Mcintosh Meters? First, the meters are logarithmic, not linear; so 1/2 way between two marked points is not a value arrived at by taking the linear mid value. In other words, 1/2 way between '40' and '400' is not 220, rather it works out to about 125. There are a ... |