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| Class D amplifiers. What's the future look like? GAN is the 1 eared clown who has suddenly become the king of special olympics deaf clowns (Class lousy D). For anyone with 2 ears/normal hearing, King GAN is still very much a 1 eared clown. Dogma run amok. Anyone who values and respects the o... | |
| Rel t9x or Rythmik F12G I highly recommend Rythmik servo subwoofers, which can probably control the expected low-bass reverberation problems in your small room. They include superior adjustable EQ, which works better than phone-controlled stuff. Your small room does not... | |
| New Speaker advice I always recommend focusing on the weakest link in the audio chain. Your Vandersteen’s are definitely not your weakest link. @nordicnorm Although I agree with your basic strategy I have to disagree in this specific situation. While the older 3... | |
| Not sure if I have enough oomph. Okay, I’m tired of reading responses here that these amps don’t have the juice to sufficiently power these speakers and who are clearly not familiar with this amp’s capabilities. Here are some facts… Each amplifier is capable of delivering: 160 ... | |
| Ayre C-5xe to Kii 3 speakers using AES I switched from a budget but we’ll-regarded digital cable (Apogee Wyde Eye) that I was happy with and actually preferred to the Stereovox XV2 that was the descendant of the acclaimed Kimber D60 as they both came from the wonderful mind of Chris So... | |
| Significant steps? (DAC) Just a broad generalization, but at the low end around $500 you’re just trading off different limitations and faults. At the mid level, say around $1k - $3k, you’re looking at significant differences between tube and solid state DACs, and to a le... | |
| Help and opinions needed on pre-amp situation Just an update. MP-3 makes a large improvement in the sound quality. Money has been well-spent. Thanks for the follow up, and congrats on a great decision and purchase. Enjoy! | |
| Help with connections with my new audio/home theater setup I am looking at RCA cables for this. Or should I be using a different type of cable? I saw something about an interconnect cable. Is that something I should consider? An RCA cable/interconnect (same thing) is all you need, just make sure it’s l... | |
| Please Help Weed Them Out Got it and thanks for the good info. Unfortunately as an open-back guy I got nuthin’ of use for you, but I think you’re gonna be thrilled moving up to the $1500 - $2500 price range as the improvements from the sub $500 range are huge — it certain... | |
| Help: Devore O/96 Integrated Amp + DAC suggestion This thread is five years old just fyi. | |
| Not sure if I have enough oomph. Nice speakers and congrats! From John Atkinson’s measurements… My estimate of the Revel Ultima Salon2’s voltage sensitivity was 86dB(B)/2.83V/m. This is slightly lower than the specified 86.4dB but within experimental error of that figure. The s... | |
| Rel t9x or Rythmik F12G I agree that for music only and in your small, square room I’d do two smaller subs versus one larger one. Your speakers go down to 38Hz (-3bB) and the T5x doesn’t go much lower than that, not that there still wouldn’t be benefits but with your spe... | |
| Please Help Weed Them Out Would open-backed models be a possibility or do you need closed? | |
| My Center, 50 lbs and 1,000 Watts Seriously though, there is no way I think I would enjoy playing in the speaker market. It sounds like a horror show. Agree 100%. It’s why cable manufacturers show up at audio shows in Ferraris or Porsches with big smiles on their faces while sp... | |
| Streamer with decent app For a meaningful upgrade both sonically and with a good app at your budget, unless you’re extremely space constrained I think you’re much better off with a separate streamer and integrated amp/DAC. The new Innuos Pulse Mini will give you a great ... |