redwoodgarden
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| Passive preamp for Tube Amp? I use two Placette Preamps so I've had lots of experience with them. The idea that Placettes soften dynamics and weaken the bass punch is pure nonsense. Placette's pass All of the sound through completely undistorted using Vishay resistors with an... | |
| Best amps for rock and heavy metal Just the opposite, JC. Transistor amps provide the bass punch, whereas tubes tend to soften sounds out. I have Mark Levinson amps with Klipschorns and the only thing on the market that would provide a better bass punch would be Khorns with Krell a... | |
| Room size and floor standing speakers I have a pair of Klipschorns with a Lascala center in a room smaller than yours:17x13x8. It sounds great, but my secret is iso-wall-damping material from ASC. You also have the advantage of having room dimensions that meet the 1.6:1 "golden ratio"... | |
| What is the best redbook CD player for 6K to 8K? I have concluded that the best redbook player for me is not what I expected at all. The best sounding CD player is actually a universal player. The Esoteric UX-03 is in my price range (maybe a little over) and is the best sounding player that I've... | |
| Good speakers less efficient? Wait until you count to ten before you throw rocks at me. Klipschorns are the most efficient speakers on the market with a sensitivity of 105 dB, and one of the best sounding speakers as well once modifications have been made. Modifications needed... | |
| Active Placette pre sound better than Passive? Teajay I hope your facts are right. I didn't know about the upgrade. Thanks. Gregm and Getheleadout you talked me into it. I'll call Guy again. | |
| Active Placette pre sound better than Passive? Jax2 there's really no problem. It's just that I'm wondering if a good thing could sound better. I keep hearing that actives sound better than passives. Because I have to attenuate the Pre an additional 20dB, I don't think there's a problem with t... | |
| What are the best tube amps for Klipschorns? Marco, wooden horns make this a whole new ball game. I'm going to check into this now. I've thought about vertical biamping before. However, with all of the attenuators and interconnects required, this will probably turn into one expensive, counte... | |
| What are the best tube amps for Klipschorns? The salesman that provided me with the Khorns 30 years ago also introduced me to the Levinson amp. To me it's a winning combination. However, every other salesman I know, and every Goner say just the opposite...I need tubes to smooth out and softe... | |
| What are the best tube amps for Klipschorns? Actually I have two Levinson 334 amps...one for each side. Perhaps I could sell one, and use that $3000 income for a tube amp. I could also kick in an extra couple grand if necessary. I am using Placette straight line attenuaters instead of a prea... | |
| What are the best tube amps for Klipschorns? Boa2, I've been told that tubes provide smoothness and warmth that can't be found in ss amps. On the other hand, I don't want to give up the punch and detail found in the Mark Levinson ss amp. I was hoping that I could have my cake and eat it too.... | |
| How Much Power is Enough? Warrenh said "Elvick, you're a little mistaken with your calculations. you mean 3db not 10db. 10db= twice the loudness."Warrenh, an increase in wattage by a multiple of four will double the loudness which is an increase of 6dB not 10dB. An increas... | |
| How Much Power is Enough? With 87dB with one watt at one meter sensitivity, you will need a little more than one watt if 87dB is the loudest sound you want, or a four watt amp for a maximum of 93dB, or a 16 watt amp for a maximum of 99dB, or a 64 watt amp for a maximum of ... | |
| Levinson turn-on thump... normal?? I have two 334 Mark Levinson amps. One thumps when turned on and off, and the other one does not. Strange! I sent back the one that thumps, and they returned it saying that it meets all accepted specifications...but it still thumps!!! I guess it i... | |
| How do you determine how much to spend on speakers Buy your dream speakers first and build everything else around them. Speakers are the least likely to improve in technology over time, heaviest and hardest items to sell and ship, lowest on investment return during sale, however, provides the grea... |