speakermaster
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| biamping with 75 watt solid state and 18 watt tube amp.klipsch rp600m...t When you change powers and gains between the highs and lows you are messing with the factory balance of the speaker tailored sound if you will so the results will be mixed at best. | |
| members and their systems The problem is that the gear you have is only as good as the next piece you hear that outperforms it and when you hear that next level in your system that old piece goes by the wayside but you do not want to get rid of a really good piece because ... | |
| Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ? There have been only a handful of true class a amplifiers made it takes a lot to make one and very few have ever accomplished it. In solid state amps only a handful and in tube only a handful also they are incredibly difficult to make and unreliab... | |
| Preamp for Herron VTPH-2A I would try a tandberg preamplifier used or an adcom gfp750 used to get you by and you may like them well enough to not ever want to replace them. The tandberg is single ended and the adcom is single ended or balanced with passive option as well b... | |
| Moving up the Harbeth line Because of the twenty foot ceiling in that room you need a bigger harbeth i do not think the 30 or the shl5 would be enough maaybe but i would try the 40 in that space it would bring out the sound you would want and not be distant or weak at all b... | |
| What frustrates you the most about seller’s for sale ads? The important thing is if the piece of gear is in good shape and working properly age does not matter at all to me the sound matters most. | |
| HELP! Large speakers fell over during shipping. You want to look for cabinet and river damage and damage to the inside like rattling parts or pieces as well as sound issues like drivers not working. | |
| Best stands so baby doesn't knock speaker over Sound anchor stands can be great for babies but if they run into them the baby will get hurt my best advice is keep the baby away from the speakers because any heavy stand will hurt the child i would wall shelf the speakers till the child is older. | |
| For Your Edification and Enjoyment re "Burn In", etc. The biggest burn in you can do is warm up your system with music on for hours before you actually listen critically and warm up your cartridge with at least two albums to loosen the suspension or your system will never reach the sound you paid for... | |
| Horn speakers , high efficiency but not “shouty” The only thing i can say about both systems is that loud party music is not what they are for they are small diameter limited bass systems with lowther style drivers you will need a larger full range horn system for loud party music and the other ... | |
| Turntable matching to MC or MM cart. You want to use a cartridge in a tonearm that resonates at the right frequencies when mounted in the arm so you don not want to use a high compliance cartridge in a high mass arm just like a low compliance cartridge does not work in a low mass arm... | |
| RIP Lou The only thing i can say to that is it is all about the recording not the format it is on. | |
| buget used amp ? I would go with a B&K stereo 202plus, an adcom gfa 555 series 2, or a parasound hca 3500 for your thiels because the thiel speakers need some power to get a full sound out of them and all these amps will do that some more than others but all a... | |
| The Wilt Chamberlain of Audio Gear I was hit by the bug almost 40 years ago now and never did stop looking for that elusive sound and then the magic happened and once i heard the top vintage sound i never looked back but i can tell you that then you start buying many examples of th... | |
| Amplifier brand/designer with the most unique and consistent “house sound?” The concept of a house sound is great, but the key is to find the gem amp of the brand and all amp makers have them, that is the key to it all, finding the one amp that does it all without compromise. |