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| Using Adcom GFA-555s as monoblocks to power magnepan 3.3s in active biamp To Tackle your simpler question: Take a look at the Stereophile measurements on any speaker. Regardless of what the manufacturer specifies as its nominal impedance, the solid line in the 1st graph will show the impedance (up and down) varies sig... | |
| Using Adcom GFA-555s as monoblocks to power magnepan 3.3s in active biamp Bridging an amplifier effectively doubles its output impedance, which halves the damping factor. A 4 ohm speaker remains 4 ohms, but the amp's ability to stably drive the load is compromised significantly. So, you can safely bridge into 4 ohm sp... | |
| Politics and Music As usual, many different opinions here. As always when the topic is music, the form is so much larger than the locus of all of our musings. Things to keep in mind: Political and philosophical do not always mean the same thing. Artists (and acc... | |
| Avalon Acoustics reputation Small companies (which most audio makers are) often struggle to survive their founders' passing. Even if they're not sold & gutted, the vision & passion that birthed the company is very difficult to sustain. Sounds like Avalon could be g... | |
| Homage to those who are pleased with your audio rig My favorite audio rig is my car. It's only taken me to ~20 concerts this year - we've severely restricted our acceptable venues during the pandemic - but we've found that the amount of online live content has expanded to help fill in. For $50 at... | |
| Was my friend given misinformation. If he hasn't heard your system & you're willing to invite him into your house, you could invite him over for a listen. Otherwise, he's made his choice. I wouldn't hassle him about what he bought (or seek his advice on audio gear). You can s... | |
| Streaming vs Physical Media I buy CDs because many artists are unavailable on streamsites, or have told me they cannot survive on the compensation from that business model. Among those stating the latter is Maria Schneider, a major, multiple Grammy-winning jazz artist. Howe... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 120, Luxman L-590AXII, Other? For KEF R11 What amps did the KEF dealer recommend? | |
| Innuos Phoenix USB Reclocker - Sounds Worse? As @antigrunge2 mentioned, it might be warm-up vs burn-in. The clock itself is calibrated at its normal operating temperature. Try turning the reclocker off one night and see if the SQ degrades again. You could then experiment to see how long t... | |
| Ideas for an amplifier? Parasound is a well-regarded audio manufacture. John Curl frequently consults with them on their amp & preamp designs. Their current straight amp of choice in your price range is probably the A23+, but they also have models with more channel... | |
| Most Realistic Recordings Not to be a stickler, but it's Art Lande. Great album! I don't consider being an audiophile the same thing as a music lover. If the God of Music allowed you to choose among the following 3 options, if you select 1. The must perfect recording e... | |
| Balanced versus single ended Balanced is theoretically better than SE. Separating the ground between the 2 channels eliminates a lot of hum and crosstalk-type issues. This doesn't mean that it will always sound better to all listeners, but it shouldn't sound worse unless th... | |
| Thiel Owners Tom, Thanks again for providing this forum for Thiel-philes! The schematic I found some time ago that says its for the 03A does have LF347 op amp(s) in it, so it must not be yours. Could you please provide the correct historical schematic for the ... | |
| High quality CDs I'm mostly familiar with ECM from their jazz offerings, but Manfred Eicher is legendary for spending an hour and a half positioning a single microphone to record Keith Jarrett. Their early recordings of artists like Keith, Chick Corea, Ralph Town... | |
| Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers? @rossb, what speakers do you have? Interesting discussion. I do think the speakers deserve the largest share of the $ spent. However, I think we can all agree that it is also the least predictable component to upgrade. With electronics, it’s fair... |