paulfolbrecht
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| 845s: To biamp or not Tbg, I'm very curious to hear specific shortcuts in parts or "circuit" that you see in the Cybers. The parts are all just about top-tier, if not top-tier. Ditto on the build quality. They are put together very well and the enclosures are faar from... | |
| 845s: To biamp or not Jsadurni - That Dared ought to be PLENTY of power for 94dB speakers if that is accurate and if they do not have really nasty impedance & phase swings. I had that same amp and it drove 88dB Gallos very well indeed. If it wasn't so huge and ran ... | |
| Tube integrated comparison Cary SLI-80, Cayin, EE I own a Cayin A88 and it is an incredible peice of gear. Even better with 6550s. 22W in triode will be plenty for your speakers. | |
| 845s: To biamp or not I would never argue the point that they're better - but worth $700/pr? Not to me - not now anyway. Why the hell is it that nobody in the 21st century can make a vacuum tube as good as one 50 years old? It's pretty darn ridiculous. | |
| 845s: To biamp or not Another idea is to stick with one pair of amp(s) for the (main) speakers but make more extended use of the sub I'm already using. Its crossover is now set to 40 which is where the Hyperions are just starting to roll off. I could use a pair of inli... | |
| 845s: To biamp or not Tbg,I want to have people tell me what I ought to like and then I'll decide if they were right or not. ;-}I was using Full Music 845s which apparantly pull too much current. That blew the cap.I have no plans to venture into NOS 845 territory - too... | |
| 845s: To biamp or not Thanks for the replies so far! One of my Cybers blew a cap last night due to using high-voltage tubes (I didn't know!) and so I switched to an 8W Dared 2A3 amp.... I found even THIS little thing could play quite loudly and cleanly and with tight b... | |
| Best 1-2K class D or class T amp? I own a pair of Consonance Cyber 845 monoblocks as well as a Red Wine Sig 30.Both are fabulous amps and the RW is the most amazing SS amp I've ever heard. It it utterly smooth and sounds like a great SET tube amp in every way.Better than your curr... | |
| Anybody bi-amping Hyperion 938s? Well, I've tried it. I like them much better with the 845s run full-range.In my laziness in initial setup, I left out the spikes. Putting them in made ALL THE DIFFERENCE in tightening up that bass! | |
| Anybody bi-amping Hyperion 938s? Er, that's *Hyperion* 938s, by the way! | |
| Preamp gain vs. poweramp sensitivity I don't mind the bogarting of the thread. It's all good. I haven't run your #s but if you used Herman's equation it must be right. | |
| Preamp gain vs. poweramp sensitivity Oh for pete's sake you guys! :-} | |
| Preamp gain vs. poweramp sensitivity Most passives do vary OI, you're right, with 10K being the top end. Into 180K, I think that'd still be fine.I have tried a PLS on my system with the previous amps, which have only half the input impedance, and are less sensitive, and it seemed ver... | |
| Preamp gain vs. poweramp sensitivity Herman,Thanks so much for that great explanation! Exactly what I was looking for.I have to ask you now - would you suggest a passive linestage with this setup? My source's output imp. is 300ohm and the amp's is a very high 180K - this seems like a... |