swampwalker
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| Tube vs Solid State lalitk- I was not trying to dissuade you from the active bi-amp configuration; I am using it to great effect (at least to my aging ears) in my system. I have the NHT X-1 crossover and it seems to be up to the task. It's quite a bit less $ (cheap... | |
| Tube vs Solid State I am doing what you are thinking about; bi-amping w solids and tubes, but my components are very different. You will need an active crossover, preferably with the ability to vary crossover frequency, phase and gain. In my case, I am running Feas... | |
| Is It Safe to Warm Up Power Amps Without Speakers Attached +1 polk432 In actuality there are some tube amp designs that can deal with being powered up w/o a load, but most cannot. So best not to try to find out. | |
| High End Amp Price Collapse musings dcbingaman- If you like the Audi 2L turbo 4 in the A4, you'd LOVE how it moves my wife's lighter A3. Not much turbo lag and has nearly the low end torque of a V-8. I'd really like to drive one of the super/turbo-charged Volvo's. | |
| How much gain is needed in a Phono Preamp for a 0.2 to 0.3mv low output moving coil? Check the phono gain calculator on the KAB web site. | |
| WORST Experience Ever in Dealing With Woodbridge Stereo NJ I would say about 90% good experience with either UPS or Fedex Ground overall, but the % drops significantly as the weight of the item or its fragility go up. Most important point is to remember that both shippers use highly automated, high speed... | |
| Warm Sounding Preamp Suggestions A lot of people talk about B&W being bright. It is possible, however, that what you are hearing is the brightness = higher order harmonic distortion from your amplifier. I've heard them sound glorious with a very good tube pre-amp and power ... | |
| Looking For Info On Optimus 1100 Speakers Kalali-I agree. My first system was from RS. Nothing to write home about, but we sure loved in in my freshman dorm. The ones w the ribbon tweeter were definitely considered the cream of the crop. | |
| Looking For Info On Optimus 1100 Speakers IIRC, back in the day, Optimus was a Radio Shack house brand. Some models were reportedly surprisingly good | |
| Anyone still using a Teres table? alanpiga- Search dougdeacon's posts on this forum and you will find lots of information on mylar belt construction. | |
| Why are low impedance speakers harder to drive than high impedance speakers Damn auto-correct...Andrei-nz, that is. | |
| Why are low impedance speakers harder to drive than high impedance speakers I believe we have an early entrant for post of the year...Andrew-nz, way to go man! | |
| B&W 802 Nautilus speakers Pass | |
| Same song different artist. Which ones do you love? LP Another song w innumerable covers:Martin Gaye's "People Get Ready" My favorite cover is the acapella version by The Persuasions. Another great cover by Eva Cassidy. | |
| Same song different artist. Which ones do you love? LP Antje Duvekot's covers of "Mercedes Benz" & "Fat -Bottom Girls" (right up there w Martykl's nomination for most unlikely cover).+1 for Zevon's cover of "Knockin' on Heavens Door". How about the many covers of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", Dyl... |