newbee
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| Recommended amp for Thiel 3.6 -- newbie Donzi, I'm a bit late on this post so I'll try not to just repeat all of the good comments of others regarding the need for a high current power amp. But I would add that high power is not necessarily all that important unless you are actually goi... | |
| For the Primaluna amp owners .... I find that when I use triode that I loose some upper mid-range energy. Works quite well for CD recordings that have a bit too much energy in those frequencies, but for the most part I find I prefer pentode. | |
| Why are people always getting into pissing matches because they think what they have is better Because they are insecure and, probably lonely. Mostly the former, I think. | |
| Where did you sink the most cash into? My Silverline Boleros represent about 50% of the value of my audio system, excepting my music collection of course. Very nice speakers, BTW. :-) | |
| Evening Classical Music; listening for relaxation Solo piano music by Ivan Moravec, one of our finest pianists, should be right up you alley. He is woefully under recorded but what he did was really wonderful. For starters I'd suggest: Beethoven piano sonatas (Appassionata, Pathetique, Moonlight,... | |
| Jazz for late night relaxation Shirley Horn's music on VerveAndre Previn's on TelarcTommy FlanniganHouston PersonAnd, especially for late night jazz, Charlie Haden's music including Night and the City, Land of the Sun, beyond the Missouri Sky, and Steal Away. You might also lik... | |
| Admittedly a bit lost Like Whart, with whom I agree, I believe you have some fundamental limitations in space and volume levels permissible, which will to a great degree dictate the equipment (in this case speakers) you will be able to use. You don't want large bassy/b... | |
| Top 10 low gain line stages Have you considerated just using in-line attenuators between your pre-amp and amp? If not, perhaps you should. | |
| Wharfdale Denton Anniver spks. Excellent or hype? For $500 your really can't go wrong. I bought a pair for a second system and drive them with a Primaluna Dialogue 1 tube amp. Quite nice, although I think I might like to hear them through a good SS amp voiced on the warm side of neutral like a He... | |
| Tubes and their problems Often popping sounds are just the result of dirty pins or poor contact of the pins with the tube sockets. When this occurs before you fret too much just try resetting the tubes in place or by switching channels. If that doesn't work you can try to... | |
| Primaluna & Klipsch Cornwall frustration HELP To give you something to look forward to, with my speakers, the difference between using the 4 ohm and 8 ohm taps is substantial. In 4 ohm the bass is nice and tight - very present. In 8 ohm it is less transparent in the bass - but not necessarily... | |
| Primaluna & Klipsch Cornwall frustration HELP Have you tried running them off the 4 ohm taps? What power tubes are you using? Both could have a great affect on the bass. You don't need more power and the Primaluna has plenty of bass output. As Brf indicated set up could be a major issue, if n... | |
| How well respected our EAR products FWIW, I owned an EAR 834L line stage. Sounded good but build quality was very poor and service/information from dealer and manufacturer were non-existent. It had a piecemeal death and I finally pitched it! | |
| Cary 306 Professional vs. Marantz SA11S3 FWIW, based on my use of a Marantz SA11S3 and from what I've read about the Cary, if I had to make a blind choice between the two I'd base my decision on the tonal balance differences between the two. I'd guess that I'd prefer the Marantz in a lea... | |
| Disturbing "Sonic Trend" showing up on SOTA audio Hi Learsfool, sorry for the confusion. Ear bleeding can be the result of a ruptured eardrum which can be caused by sound, albeit nothing you are ever likely to hear in a symphony hall. Other hearing problems can be caused by heights such as the ch... |