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| Does Class A amplifier artificially smoothen sound It is hard to generalize among class A amps. There are class A amps that are still flat, strident, and dull.Moving from a class AB to a class A topology, you might experience:Increase in dynamics. Music is more energetic, punchy, rounded.Less comp... | |
| Tubes vs. solid state. Uh-oh. What happens when a tubes vs. solid state thread merges into whether break-in and warm-up exists? Next, someone will say that some wire they found in the dumpster of Home Depot is just as good as all audio cables in existence. This thread m... | |
| Tubes vs. solid state. Interesting concept about our hearing becoming accustomed to bad sounding equipment. That does not happen to me. In fact, bad sounding equipment sounds worse with time. Positive changes tend to quickly become assimilated into the sound and they be... | |
| Rockport Mira VS Verity Parsifal Ovation Changster,Did you order an amplifier? My speaker also has a 13 inch composite woofers with a similar overall speaker sensitivity rating. It took some significant power to get that woofer to work properly. Of course, yours may be different due to c... | |
| Green, Eco Friendly Class A Monoblocks Karan Acoustics amplifiers might fit your criteria for 2-channel. They do not draw much current at idle. They also do not get hot. | |
| Dartzeel NHB-508, Any Price Info Yet? OK. $135k. Let me scratch that off the list. | |
| Boulder 1060 amplifier sound vs. Krell EVO 402 My impression of the Boulder 1060 is that it has a forward treble, which was not my preference. Perhaps the 2000 series is better, but very expensive.I have personally used the BAT Rex with the Pass XA200.5 and the Karan Acoustics 1200 monoblocks.... | |
| Magico V2 vs. Sonus Faber Cremona M I also think the speakers you mentioned are not likely to fulfill your criteria. Look into some high efficiency speakers (mid 90s db, impedence preferrably above 4). Then buy matching tubed amp and pre-amp. I think tubes will put that grin on your... | |
| Magico V2 vs. Sonus Faber Cremona M Jtein, Your situation is complicated but not uncommon. I recommend you pick the speaker before the amp. Not sure if bringing the Primares along to audition is good or bad. Sure, you may know the sound of your amp well enough, but then are you real... | |
| Magico V2 vs. Sonus Faber Cremona M Jtein, where do you live and what are the costs of those speakers. I ask because factors such as currency conversion and import costs can go in favor or against you.How did you decide upon those 2 speakers? There are many to consider within that p... | |
| Kharma ceramic blow up Accuton/Thiel makes thousands of ceramic drivers each year for dozens of speakers. What is particular about Kharma that makes them susceptible to failure? Is it cross-over design or in-house modifications?I would not jump to the conclusion that th... | |
| Pure Class A shootout IMO, if you are truly considering the Colliseum, you need to also consider the new Dartzeel monoblocks, the new VAC monoblocks, and WAVAC high-powered SET amps. Forget about not 'messing with tubes' at this level. | |
| Ia a good amp more important than a good DAC? I have always spent more on the source compared to the amplifiers. My recommendation is to spend equal amounts on all components, and I am a firm believer in the weakest link concept of audio.One thing is that the difference between a $1k and a $2... | |
| Kharma ceramic blow up The Kharma Exquisite Reference is an excellent speaker. It can truly portray that sense of scale. Unfortunately, Kharma is too much money in the US, which I think is a by-product of currency and importation costs. Aren't all ceramic drivers made b... | |
| Review: Wadia 781 CD Player It is interesting to hear common themes described among strangers regarding the Wadia house sound. Specifically, Wadia is able to clearly articulate the spatial charactaristics of a performance along with the detailed nuance that brings certain li... |