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| Unhappy with tubes so which transistor amp? Both the Pass and the Plinius will be more laid-back than the ARC, like sitting further back in the audience or as though the stage were behind the speakers. The Plinius is good with passive pre's while the Pass is not, in SE. The Pass is fully ba... | |
| Poll - Active vs. Passive preamp TVC - DIYHowever, the rest of the system is selected for my sonic tastes and compatability. Go balanced or go away. Sorry if that sounds rude but it is vital to get the voltage out of the source and input impedance of the amp. With the proper setu... | |
| Which Solid State Amplifier is Making you Happy? Is there something that hasn't been mentioned yet? | |
| Are most budget & mid range amps under-powered? I'll agree that most systems are underpowered but I don't blame the manufacturers. In fact, some speaker makers are building much more efficient designs than years ago. Whether consumers undervalue or underestimate the virtue of dynamics is their ... | |
| Are dome midrange better than cone designs? The dome mids I've heard on Infinity Kappas and Energy Veritas excelled with sax, woodwinds and to some degree with female vocals. They had a breathing quality rivalling ribbons and 'stat's. Because of limited bandwidth, they are best on 4-way or ... | |
| Infinity Kappa 9's sound terrible...HELP I always liked the 8's better. Friend of mine bought the 9's after hearing my 8's and gave up on them because he couldn't find an amp to drive them that he could afford or liked. Yours might be broken. They might make good organ donors for the 8's... | |
| Horns vs Ribbons vs Dyanamic Jb0194:Line arrays affect sound dispersion patterns. They roll off less at distance and have less side radiation so that side wall reflections aren't as critical. In fact, any driver that is larger than the soundwave it's producing has the same ef... | |
| Uneven speaker wire runs It's not the delay that can make a difference but other factors such as capacitance and impedance that can add up in cable length. I wouldn't recommend using 21' speaker cables at all. If you must, use low capacitance (teflon dielectric) 12 gauge ... | |
| Soldering 101 for Audiophiles Heat the wire, not the solder...except for heavy guage wire where that may be the only way to start.WBT silver solder is good but not practical to buy a whole spool for a couple connections. There is copper based solder that many consider better f... | |
| Budget power amp for Promethius TVC and Quad 22L Although the Plinius SA100 mkIII averages for about $1700 used, they are a great match for TVC's with lots of gain, good impedance and the ability to drive just about any speakers. | |
| Ferrite Cores for Power cords Ferrite rings filter very high frequency RFI/EMI. Most electronics stores carry them or just google and pick the right size. Ultimate Cables uses ferrite rings on both their power and speaker cords, in both cases, on the upstream side. They seem t... | |
| Help with understanding Stereophile test results. Those aren't bad numbers. The broad bass dip is not all that substantial and better than any sharp peaks. Room treatment is difficult to nearly impossible in that range but it wouldn't hurt ... too much.If that 10 dB is really that noticeable, per... | |
| Channel Seperation Issues Does it just sound like both or does one woofer vibrate and the other doesn't? | |
| The most romantic jazz ballads, nocturn or blues Etta James - Burning down the house. Just not the DVD. Much better heard than seen. Sorry.Blues are more about being left, leaving or begging not to to leave. | |
| What is "polite" sound? Similar to: non-aggressive, stable, relaxed, naturalAs opposed to: forward, punchy, bloom.It's more of a soundstage adjective. Not many would say Classe is lacking in dynamics or frequency extremes. I'm not that familiar with Classe but I consider... |