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| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? inna, yes indeed you will have good sound with tube amps but they cannot be left on all the time and thats where I'm coming from. I do have a solid state Conrad Johnson preamp that does an amazing job with the midrange, especially when it is left... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? Its a known fact as soon as you power up tubes, especially in tube amps, they are wearing themselves out. I don't need that kind of concern atttached to my system. I got more important things to worry about like room conditioning, cabling, speake... | |
| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? Do you think the way things are going you will end up selling your high end gear to eat? Time will tell. | |
| Warm vs Revealing—the struggle for balance We talked about this earlier in the forums. Get yourself an equalizer from Schitt. It inserts between the preamp and amp and adds a nice way to adjust tone without a negative impact on the sound quality. Then you might be able to dispense with oth... | |
| They know we will pay anything they can think of Only the less fortunate worry about price and I don't mean this in a snobby way. But there are exceptions as some rich audiophiles are not going to allocate that much money to assemble a ridiculously expensive rig knowing it's a poor investment as... | |
| I Am Not an Audio Snob You most definately are a snob and I can prove it. One only has to look at the expensive acquisition of that Schiit equalizer you just recently purchased! Actually I have one and it doesn't seem to impact the sound negatively but rather adds a pos... | |
| Will China become the poor man’s dealer for high end audio? China is now becoming the worlds super power, respectively the USA is becoming a third world country by design unless it is stopped. Yes many of their products are very good for the price | |
| "Can You Lift Yours?" Nothing wrong with big and heavy as most audiophiles know it represents good sound. But if you considered more efficient speakers you wouldn't need big and heavy to that degree. Most folks on this website are older and there is a correct way to li... | |
| How Do Amps Affect Soundstage? Yes some amps comes close to getting most right and they are generally more expensive. My final test would be how musical they sound and how enjoyable and involving they are | |
| AI and the future of music I have been speaking to AI for the past month and I have been getting virtually instant answers to all my questions which includes audio gear. The answers have been right on. It can be a valuable tool for mankind or it could be used for debasement... | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? Now that you got a ton of different recommendations, I hope this has made your search easier. Here is the best advice, Narrow your search down to a few choice "Efficient" speakers. The key word is efficient because they more likely to reveal all ... | |
| Should I steer clear of class D amps It's all about good sound and not what class it's in. In all Class designs there are good and bad sounding amps. You just need to try before you buy. | |
| Class A or Class D solid-state amplifiers (modern designs) I'm upset because I just found out you can't run a Class D amp in pure Class A | |
| Returns The answer is Yes Yes Yes. They wouldn't be able to extend to you free returns if they didn't sell returns as new in the darn box. | |
| Audio Research in Receivership. Here's what ARC stands for now: "AS Receivership Continues" Now that's not funny because it's probably true! |