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What subwoofer to use with Maggies?
Thanks for the suggestions to this point. I am using a Earthquake MKIV-10 with both a passive and active 10 inch sub. The subwoofer is placed in the back of the room close to the couch. The Maggies are on the front wall, or more spefifically about... 
Non-current limiting power conditioners
When I suggest reasonable price I am simply using what I have spent on other components in my system, Magnepan speakers, Sunfire amp, Sunfire pre, Acurus cd, Rotel DVD, Kimber cables and so on. Personally for me $1000+ is just too much for a power... 
SONY TA-N9000ES
I would expect the sound quality to be similar as they are both Sony pieces. Utilizing an outboard amplifier with a receiver essentially turns the receiver into a processor. Unless there is a massive amount of power difference between the 2 units ... 
Why does the Sunfire TGA 5200 Amp Sound So Good?
Owning a Sunfire Cinema Grand 200X5 I would agree that a portion of the amazing sound is the tracking downconverter. The other real beauty is that sunfire amplifiers never seen to product anything more than room temp heat. This clearly has an affe... 
Leaving amplifiers on all the time???
Thanks for all that have taken the time to reply here. I am getting the feeling the with tube gear turning on and off is the way to go and with SS gear leaving on is acceptable within limits such as leaving town or being gone for extended periods ... 
Sunfire TGA5200? Did I make mistake vs Para A51?
"I'm sure the other amps are better in some way" I feel this statement may be incorrect. Owning a Sunfire Cinema Grand I have to say it can power pretty much any speaker you can throw at it, conforms to OHM's law of doubling power output as impede... 
Amp for Magnepan 3.1 speakers
Regardless of what amp your friend chooses make sure it stays true to ohm's law that as impedence drops by 1/2 the power should double. My personal fav. Sunfire. I have a theater grand putting out 400w/ch at 4ohms to a pair of MMG's and they sound... 
To biwire or not to biwire, that is the question??
Thanks for all the great feedback here. It seems that the ultimate end is going to be the product of the electronics and speakers one utilizes more so than a universal standard that can equally be applied across the board. Trial and error seem to ... 
To biwire or not to biwire, that is the question??
Thanks again for the information. It would seem that to get the potential benefit of biwiring that either two runs of cable need be used or a amp set up to bi-amp, dual mono or actually 2 amps. Based upon the feedback here it would seem that using... 
To biwire or not to biwire, that is the question??
Thanks for the replies. The science suggests that by utilizing a single wire that is biwired (2) connections to (4) connections that you are lowering resistance at the point of the crossover and the binding posts and pushing that all the way towar... 
Redbook cd's???
Thanks for the info guys. I though I was missing something, turns out I was not. Thanks again for the replies. 
DAC questions?
From everything that I am reading the ACD-11 utilizes a one-bit DAC. 
Speaker power rating and amplification???
RlipsThanks for the reply. I am currently running the A150 and have noticed "more dial" regarding volume. Also the speakers need not be turned up as far on the volume dial to get the same level of output as when powered by the Pioneer. The soundst... 
Speaker power rating and amplification???
Thanks for the responses. The speakers in question are rated at: 90db, which I am assuming from the above comments means that either amp will do a good job driving the speakers? I plan on attempting to utilize both before making a decision on whic... 
South Bend, Indiana
Actually I am in Mishawaka about 1 mile from the UP Mall. If you have a chance talk with the others you know and see what their level of interest is and we can go from there?Thanks for the post.