ngjockey
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| Is there better pre-amp for "bi-amp"ing ? If you're using the GFP in passive mode, it's the source that would be the problem.When using identical amps in parallel, the combined input impedance is reduced by half. The GFP has an output impedance of 600 (RCA) and 1200 (XLR) which, by the nu... | |
| For people with experience with Class-A amps P.S.How much class A do I have? I don't care. It sounds great. | |
| For people with experience with Class-A amps Krell, Coda and some Thresholds use a "sliding" bias, so they can run cooler at idle. It's still class A, but bias is automatically adjusted on demand.How much class A is another question that has a lot to do with the load. For example, my amps ru... | |
| Are passive preamps better? Passive worked for me but I carefully selected a CDP and amps to match. Half volume will shake the house. First impression was incredible tranparency but that something was missing. After going back and forth between SS. tubes and passive several ... | |
| Manley vs VTL?? Maybe not the same but similar, in as far as similar designs (ie. MB450 vs Neo500) which are evolutions of past designs. Both are optimized for 5 ohm speakers. The companies are diverting more as time passes and I've heard rumours that trend will ... | |
| Speaker that has a resonant cabinet like guitar Shun Mook (yup, the same guy with the resonators) made a speaker of thin plys. It was surprisingly good with piano. | |
| Why is the industry so lame? Until the software (music and entertainment industries) changes, there isn't a standard for the hardware industry.Music Giants is a step in the right direction, but only a start. | |
| Speakers that do rock justice ... I think your choice of the PSB Stratus Gold is one of the best for the money and your requirements. Wouldn't suggest anything else unless you wanted to spend much more or would be interested in some old orphans like Infinity Kappa or RS series, Du... | |
| Speaker brands with rotting foams? Most of the speakers from the 80's and before had surrounds that could rot. Usually lasted 10 to 20 years and not a big deal to get repaired. There were some excellent and unique speakers from that era that were a bargain, compared to now. Granted... | |
| Speakers with high WAF? Thats odd, I'm looking for a wife with a high SAF. Just show her some pics of Dunlavy SCV's or Soundlab A1's that you're "thinking" of buying and she'll learn to appreciate those skinny Newforms. | |
| Life after Aerial 10Ts... Thanks 9rw. Since I've heard nothing but praise about the 10t's, I assumed the only pair I heard were broken. | |
| Transformer hum with AC fluctuations Unlike Tvad, your problem isn't DC offset. Sola/Hevi-Duty offers regulators, or what they call conditioners, in many configuations and sizes. These are more than just transformers. They also have an interesting FAQ page.There are a couple used one... | |
| Passive attenuators--why at amp end, not source? Passive devices typically, but not always, have a low input impedance and high output impedance compared to active devices.Any high output impedance has more difficulty driving long interconnects so the shortest distance between that and the load ... | |
| Smoother bass by running woofer out of phase? Before you get into equalization, try some thick, dense bass panels or those round bass traps in the front corners, behind the speakers. Not directly behind. Even the makers of those eq's suggest something like that first.What you're describing so... | |
| Has Anyone Used 6AWG Wire For Speaker Cable? I tried 10/4 SOW (cabtire) that I had laying around. Didn't like it. I'll take silver and teflon at half the gauge anyday. |