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| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? b_limo,Thanks for sharing your experience!Good info for many, as I am considering the move to a tube integrated myself. I hope the sub-out vs. volume control has a reasonable solution.Does the amp give off much heat? | |
| What’s the relationship between gain (dB) and power (watts)? @rolsIn my mind big power amps sound powerful because they are capable of making the speaker follow the music. They sound more exciting, not louder. I thought that increased damping factor was part of the reason that higher-power amps have more ... | |
| What’s the relationship between gain (dB) and power (watts)? Wouldn't an increase in the gain setting be the equivalent of turning up the volume knob, as a default setting? (using more power by default?)I have an amp with independently adjustable gain for each of 4 inputs. I don't use it, but my understandi... | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? She’s just funnin’ with everyone. Soon she’ll get bored and go back to her room and play with her coveted Barbie doll collection!! Probably not meant to offend anyone other than the person they are responding to, but the irony is incredible. Lo... | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? Seems that one of my posts yesterday (now removed) was a bit too strongly worded for some people, or they didn't realize some of the interactions in the thread.I was defending another member that was being attacked for providing reasonable input, ... | |
| Tube Flavor b_limo,You're having a blast with your new tube integrated amp purchase, congratulations! Looks like you got some good advice and learnings from people on this thread too.I don't have tubes at the moment, but am considering it, so thanks for bring... | |
| BUI - Guilty vinylzone,Bryston and perhaps Simaudio; good brands that are high-current and stable across a wide impedance range.I'm not a current/former maggie owner, so cannot comment on best SS amp to use with your BAT preamp. I hope your local dealer is hel... | |
| BUI - Guilty I took last Friday off and was listening to some music after partaking of a newly legal substance. I have a feeling that might not have been a "cold one".Reading is fundamental indeed. | |
| BUI - Guilty @vinylzone, nice score!BAT seems fairly well balanced, in terms of playing well with others.Now I wonder what is on your amplifier short list.Perhaps more BAT, SS amp w/ tube pre, all tubes?Happy hunting, and perhaps use the same technique on your... | |
| Calling for recommendations: Speakers for a very lively room @OP,I would also be in the camp of Klipsch not being the best match for a lively room, but haven't paired them with a nice low-watt tube amplifier. You may want to reach out to wolf_garcia for opinion of Klipsch in your (very) lively room. I beli... | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? @chicagoblue1977,I am tubed out with the Quicksilver Integrated and the Blackhawk 3.1. None of them touch my Simaudio 340i.I suspect that the 340i also sounds "different" than the tube integrated's, with Sim's high S/N ratio and channel separatio... | |
| EXTRA! EXTRA!! Millercarbon Proven Wrong!!! Read all about it! EXTRA! EXTRA!! ^^^ oh, I think you are quite predictable, indeed. | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? The entertainment value never seems to stop!"My 25 watt tube mono blocks can hang with ANY 100wpc consumer grade receiver."Good to know, since I don't use a POS consumer-grade receiver. I use a high-current amplifier; not relying only on wattage s... |