pubul57
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| Poll - Active vs. Passive preamp Does buffering the "passive" address the issues of soundstage and dynamics? I would think with no need for gain, that they typical passive "flaws" are due to impedance mismatches between source and amp - or is there something else going here with ... | |
| Vandersteen 2WQ vs Martin Logan Depth lg316b, are you considering a 2nd 2wq? It gets better still - not more "bass", but even better soundstaging and midrange clarity. The 3As with 2wqs were the best integrated mains/subs I have heard - usually I am quite disappointed in subwoofer int... | |
| Unity gain with tube buffer? If you desing a unity gain buffered preamp, what difference might there be between a tube buffer versus a SS buffer - are they both equally effective, does a tube buffer create a tube like preamp sound? What is the difference between the buffered ... | |
| Best Integrated Amp Of All Times? Where does Jadis stack? | |
| Poll - Active vs. Passive preamp What is the downside, if any, to adding a buffer stage to an passive attneuator? A buffered passive preamp? And along those lines between a tube buffer and SS buffer? Between a buffer and a trandformer or autoformer passive? | |
| ARC Ref 1, 2, 3 Preamps With price out of the equation, it seems like there is some consensus that the LS26 and Ref 3 are in most ways better than any of the Ref series (and LS25) precessors - and that the LS26 would be prefered over all the Ref 1 & 2 permutations. A... | |
| $ 2500 ....Stay with Vandersteens ??...what else ? It is very easy to veer off in the wrong direction in this hobby, going from the 1s to the 2s will keep you from doing this. If you like the Vandy sound, I would stick to getting better sound within the product line - Vandy's portray soundstage di... | |
| ARC Ref 1, 2, 3 Preamps Good idea. I'm interested in the "best" of the recent (10 years?) ARC preamps. I've heard some say the actually prefer the early Ref pres that used the 6922 instead of the 6H30s - so I'm looking to info on what the deifference and preferences of t... | |
| What speakers match well with Atma Sphere? For those of you using Atma-sphere amps, I recommend you try the RAM/Labs 6AS7GA Roger is selling. They are GE labelled and they do say "Made in the USA" so I doubt they are Russian and I have no idea when they were made. A really fantastic tube w... | |
| Need help with integrated amp selection Jbm, I would caution against the tube amp with his speakers, that 4 ohm nominal will be a challenge, and if they are big swings across the spectrum it will severly challenge tubes. (Not saying it won't work, but that is a fairly good generalizatio... | |
| Need help with integrated amp selection Danlib1, another good recommendation for sure. If the new MF is anything like the old, that might be the one to look for. Class A SS seems to work best in the SS world. | |
| Need help with integrated amp selection That Music Fidelity A1 up for sale could be very interesting, if it is anything like the original from a few years back - is this one Class A also - if so that could be interesting indeed, 35 watts should be enough power for your speakers I would ... | |
| Need help with integrated amp selection I do think the Pathos will be out of your price range. Accordingly, I would look for a used Sim Audio integrated. I think there i-1 is 50 watts or so, and that should be enough voltage drive for your speakers. | |
| Need help with integrated amp selection With that speaker I would suggest you not use tubes due to its impedance characteristics. I think an 70 watt Pathos integrated hybrid (maybe above the price range) might be worth considering. You don't need a lot of watts to drive these speakers, ... | |
| Designer Hall of Fame Let's not forget MaryAnn, his muse. |