phd
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| Will leaving an amp powered-up all the time... If you have very revealing speakers and a quality ss power amp, letting it warm for at least an hour definately makes an audible difference. I can understand Kkm's thoughts that this may be a design flaw but have come up with my own theories on th... | |
| Harbinger of the future of 2-channel? Sunfire didn't check with us before reaching a decision not to sell two channel! Audiophiles represent a small segment of the population so Sunfire must be appealing to the masses to sell more boxes. | |
| Is 5 Watts enough for Horns ? As long as it is tube watts and the speakers are efficient maybe 95 db and above, yours are extremely efficient at 107 db. From what I gather, 5 tube watts per channel are equal to about 15 watts of solid state power. I had a tube amp (push/pull) ... | |
| What do you look for in damping factor? I'm not sure you can equate a high damping factor with large amounts of global feedback in all instances. Digital amps may be the exception in that they have a high DF of a 1000 but they don't seem to suffer in sound quality, the lack of openess o... | |
| McCormack DNA-1 compared to Parasound HCA-1500A All McCormack amps are head & shoulders above Parasound especially the ones with revisions. | |
| Anyone have honest opinion of Jolida amps? Unreliable, ok sounding. | |
| What do you look for in damping factor? I never purchase on specs including damping factor, just sound quality. But I do know the higher the number for damping factor, the better the amp can control the low frequency drivers. A high damping factor no doubt would result in a tighter more... | |
| What is the best SS Amp and Pre given the trends? I think Mrtennis's statement holds some water. To ask which is the best will always result in numerous different recommendations which will still leave the unanswered question "what is the best?" Given the confinements of existing source, speakers... | |
| Newfound respect for McIntosh McIntosh retains the same look & build quality as when it was first conceived. Because of this, some may think that the technology inside is old school which is definately not the case! Considering the number of years this company has been in ... | |
| Words From the Wise 1. Don't invest in gimmicks like the Clever Little Clock.2. Try to be satisfied with what you have. Invest in tweaks that will enhance your existing system!3. Try not to be taken in by the hype both in magazines & Audiogon.4. Don't buy on impu... | |
| ARC D240mk2 vs D400 vs D400mk2 Also there isn't much written on the D240 MKII either but it is an excellent sounding ss amp and the only limiting factor in producing top notch quality sound would be the quality of the preamp you would pair it with. I regretably sold mine to a b... | |
| Shutting off amp noise The Rotel is an analog amp and the Bel Canto is digital. Since some digital amps are succeptable to RFI interference like the Nuforce for example, you might try relocating it or plugging into a different outlet. Do you have a tuner very close to t... | |
| I know this is heresy, but... Warnerwh, that is excellent your room treatments have resulted in great sound and I'm sure you have one of the better systems on Audiogon. My post was addressed to the average audiophile who is looking for a more economic solution to room acoustic... | |
| I know this is heresy, but... Matrix is correct, get yourself a McIntosh preamp with equalization. The more current models are designed in such a way that the tone controls are truely out of the signal path when they are set to 0db. Although I personally do not use equalizatio... | |
| Parasound volume level question Headphones are not that much different than speakers. Maybe the headphones you are using are not very efficient, try a different pair. |