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| voltage transformer and tube gear Most amps have a power consumption rating. Class A amps will draw a steady current until forced to A/B. Class A/B amps fluctuate draw on demand. Some, like a Carver Lightstar (300 wpc) can draw up to 15 amps at peak, however unlikely. As a guideli... | |
| Mainstream reviews-why so few? VMPS, another mfr that gets no print but great personal reviews, has much to do with the outspoken owner. Brian Cheney is virtually black-listed. | |
| Whats more important? Speaker or the Amp It's a system. From source to speakers to ears. | |
| Walls, ceilings, floors -- neighbors and sound For myself, anything less than a concrete wall or floor between myself and neighbour would be intolerable for both. | |
| First song to "Blow You Away"... Soul Serenade by King Curtis. Went out and bought a sax. | |
| Warm and Detailed S.S. Amp? Depends on your definition of "detailed". Many think that the tonal flavouring goes from dark to warm to detailed to bright. | |
| How important is power response? Green Mountain discusses power linearity on their site but I have no idea if they do anything better than anybody else. | |
| Planar to dynamic, dynamic to planar, or ... Every time I hear cones again, I hear that bthunk, pting of exagerrated leading edges and I kind of miss it. | |
| Are there speakers like this? Not lately.The last 2 requirements are easy to find but acoustic suspension and trans-line seemed to go the way of the dinosaurs. Too bad.How about some old Dunlavys? | |
| Infinity Kappa 8's Those speakers drop down to just under 2 ohms at 90 Hz. The Yamaha might be seeing that as a short. I have tried several amps on Kappa 8's and never had that problem. The Kappa 9's were notorious amp killers in their day as they dropped below 1 oh... | |
| Plinius SB 300 v Plinius SA 250 MK IV Since this thread has already been derailed...Lak... I also have Plinius SA100 mkIII's and TVC. Although, I have dual units in balanced/bridged mode which seems to have many of the same advantages you mention. I've also owned amps that were more d... | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? Since this thread isn't dying... It's not just Macs, it's just about all the "top end" that doesn't get talked about. It's a badge of honour to be obscure.What's to talk about? Once you've arrived, you're there. There's no doubt, no questions. All... | |
| Plinius SA-102 for Magnepan 3.6 As Lak said ... but, if you want, you can get a second 102 and bridge them for a balanced 400 watts. The only problem with that is so much gain that the volume knob won't get much work. Neither will the furnace. | |
| Link for acoustical treatments Foam is only useful for the highest frequencies. Higher density materials are broader band absorbers. For bass below 200 Hz, panels or resonators are most effective. | |
| Passive Pre - No Regrets? Actually, I have compared autoformer vs TVC. It's really simple when you wire your own. Just use one side. To be honest, it was a mistake and was supposed to be a mute switch. Being a switch, I could compare instantly. I thought the difference bet... |