robert1976
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| Living room system: class A or AB amps? @fatdaddyDid you just call your fellow forum contributors "schmucks"?In my country, not a single Focal dealer has the Stella Evo's on demo. At $140,000 MSRP, who does? Even if they had the Stella's, they don't have the amplification to match it. S... | |
| Living room system: class A or AB amps? @onhwy61 True. The Pass Labs X600.8 stays in Class A up to 50W, which is quite high. | |
| Living room system: class A or AB amps? @millercarbonMaybe I should have chosen different words, and leave "class" out of the equation.Little kids, pets and a living room environment may require a rack or cabinet. For these customers, size, weight, heat and safety become real factors. N... | |
| Living room system: class A or AB amps? PASS 250.8 or 350.8 asap!!Would that be enough for the 374lbs a piece Focal Stella Evo’s? I’d rather risk a little overkill vs. underpowering them. Guess X600.8 monoblocks then?Robert, it sounds like you know your answer about Class A.Not so sure ... | |
| Living room system: class A or AB amps? Just get the amp that sounds the best with your speakers. The only limiting factor would be if you needed to hide the amp in an enclosure.You'd have no problems running class A amps at hundreds of watts day and night in the living room?Unfortunat... | |
| Bridging an amplifier @georgehifiPro’s=More watts.Con’s=Worse damping factorHigher output impedance (has relevance to damping factor)Lower stability (especially into low impedance’s)Current ability is reduced (especially into low impedance’s)Higher distortion.Whether t... | |
| Living room system: class A or AB amps? @millercarbonWith your depth of experience and knowledge I was hoping for something more substantial. A class-y response that would actually help me :)I wish I could ignore the practicality factor, but it’s a living room.For class AB I'm thinking ... | |
| Focal Scala EVO with Luxman M-900u amps, yay or nay? If you could provide the M-900u’s as mono blocks for me, I’d love to audition them. I would indeed invite you if I lived in the US. But I live all the way in Asia :)Good to know the Scala's provide lots of bass. | |
| Focal Scala EVO with Luxman M-900u amps, yay or nay? Thank you, such recommendations are encouraging!I'm building a new system from the ground up. Currently I have Focal Sopra 2 with Cambridge Audio NQ and W. Sounds good in my living room, but I need more bass and power to fill up the room. My livin... | |
| Will this amp trick work for increasing bass performance? Thanks @audiorusty, will keep that in mind. Just auditioned a McIntosh pre amp with built-in EQ. That solves my problem in one go.Someone said an EQ downgrades the quality of the music. “So does a room”, was the sales advisors reply. “It’s a very ... | |
| Will this amp trick work for increasing bass performance? @mkdm11 Thanks for sharing, are you bi-amping the XA60.8? Please elaborate on how/to what you connected each power amp | |
| Will this amp trick work for increasing bass performance? @gdaddy1 Did you say "connect them [subwoofers] directly from the speakers". Can you elaborate on the exact wiring in this scenario?I play Tidal via Chromecast to my streamer, wirelessly. I also have a AudioQuest Dragon Cobalt that I attach to my ... | |
| Will this amp trick work for increasing bass performance? @onhwy61 You mentioned tape loop. Like this "tape output" https://www.ayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/KX-R_BACK_Web.jpgAnd how/where do I add the equalizer in that scenario? | |
| Will this amp trick work for increasing bass performance? Guys, what about a pre amp with a built-in EQ, like this McIntosh MA9000 https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/preamplifiers/C53 | |
| Will this amp trick work for increasing bass performance? Thanks @onhwy61 , I just found this https://apps.apple.com/us/app/boom-bass-booster-equalizer/id1065511007I'm out of town, so I can't test this at the moment. Looks promising since Tidal is my only source! |