roberjerman
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| recommend an 8ohm preamp for 2x 400w speakers? Buy a new Crown DriveCore 2 XLS 1502 amp from Sam Ash. $399 (list at $699) + free shipping. More than 300 wpc and 8.6 lbs weight. This new technology amp will sound as good as any multi-kilobuck "audiophile" amp! Truth! Let the rock throwing begin! | |
| Out goes the Old, In comes the New! I saw recently on TV a GEICO ad featuring a JBL 4312 and a rack of LPs with a TT and integrated amp on top! A step forward in convincing the youngsters that HiFi is HIP! Now I should take my 4312's out of storage and have a listen! | |
| Are there really a bad misfits in the hifijungle out there And my Golden Tube PSE with its 3 6L6's per channel (18 watts) is also a better design than a SE amp. | |
| Are there really a bad misfits in the hifijungle out there I own three SE tube amps: a 2A3, a 45 and a 6BG6. Of all my speakers only the Heresy's are a good match (99db sensitivity). My PP tube amps (ST70, Dyna MkIII, Heath W5, D75 ... ) are far more practical and useful with most of my speakers! | |
| Are there really a bad misfits in the hifijungle out there Tube amps with output impedance of greater than 1 ohm are to be avoided! The June Stereopile has a review and test of the Rogers SE El34/KT88 integrated tube amp. Output impedance in the range of 6 to 8 ohms! Terrible! And distortion of 3% at 6 wa... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I'll take a matched pair of metal-film resistors any day over those copper coils! | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? High inductance of MM's coils is the culprit. It slows transient speed. And the loose suspension used allows for a form of frequency-modulated (FM) distortion as the stylus is pulled forward by the vinyl groove. MC types are largely free of these ... | |
| Grado Labs SR60e Review Get an online subscription to TAS and Stereophile. This will allow you to access their back issues. | |
| Grado Labs SR60e Review There was an issue not long ago by The Absolute Sound (TAS) devoted to headphones. Check it out! All models covered! | |
| Grado Labs SR60e Review Less expensive and in second-place are HiFi Man planars! | |
| Grado Labs SR60e Review For the BEST get STAX electrostats! | |
| Bryston 2WSB switch box to choose amp that drives speakers This is only for switching between two sets of speakers. I have one made by Adcom. Never known of one like you describe. Are you afraid of wearing out your SS amps? Just switch by hand! The exercise will be good for you! | |
| Headphones as Models for Speakers? Interesting Read from Herb Reichert - Opinions Please The OHM Walsh speakers are the closest to the ideal full-range driver concept. Never had mass appeal because they are not BOXES! People are CONDITIONED to expect a speaker to look like a BOX! Hence they won't listen and instead spend their money o... | |
| Best Loudspeakers for Rich Timbre? Rectilinear III's with their 5 drivers and wide baffles have a lot of "presence"! I have both the Highboys and the Lowboys! | |
| Technics Turntables...really??? The LP12 and its Ariston RD cousins set the standard for belt drive TTs back about 40 years ago! But Time moves on ... I still have 'em and use 'em! And I have an older 1200 too! They all sound excellent! |