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| Which amplifier should i buy jjss492 is absolutely correct haimr,running a tube amp with speakers that have a 4Ω impedance and are only 88dB efficient is swimming against the tide. Running a tube pre-amp with a H.Q SS amp may give you the sonic signature you're looking ... | |
| VINYL SUCKS! My hat gets tipped towards the vinyl camp.That said, if a 20-30 something starting out asked me which way to go? As much as it would hurt, I’d have to say "go streaming young man", ..... "if your going to stick to that format for life". (The chasi... | |
| Best skiinny floorstanders "HOLD" her up there cdc2 !The root of the problem with your present system lays with the amp you’ve chosen to drive a 4 Ohm electrostatic speaker that’s 92dB efficient. MartinLogan suggest using up to 500 watts of power to drive these speakers, yo... | |
| Speaker Suggestions/Opinions Hey brylandgoodman you seem to be drawn to the sound provided by a 4 ohm speaker. If you like Totems, but you’re looking step up a few levels in the 3 grand range, consider a pair of Thiel cs 3.6 (2-G’s). Or if you’re willing to cough a bit more ... | |
| I nominate this company as building best speakers! kw6,you, avanti1960 (MBL), and mapman (Ohm Walsh), have got to hear the Muraudio PX speaker!!!Breath taking.https://www.muraudio.com/px1audioman 58 - - - you`ve gotta get a life. Bose 901`s. No highs, no lows, must be a Bose. | |
| Amp and Pre-Amp suggestions needed OK audionoobie,you've got a 6Ω speaker that's 88db efficient, can be driven with 100w-400w of power, & the Rogue is not cutting it with these speakers. The Cronus is already a pretty fair piece of gear, so don't make the mistake of a lat... | |
| Which speakers did you find bright, fatiguing or just disappointing in some way? I feel the same way about B&W speakers as @millercarbon feels about Wilson.That is, over rated, over priced & under perform.I also had an aquaintance who had an outstanding Wilson set up .... at least on paper. $25G dollar Wilsons, Bryst... | |
| Amp recommendations As usual folks negate to include the LxWxH of the room they're playing their system in but in this case it doesn't matter. Man have you got the wrong amp for a 4Ω speaker, with a 88SPL that has a frequency response of 26Hz-20kHz. Once you get a de... | |
| Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes Well blow me over with a feather.I figured with this hi-fi lot it would jazz city up the wahzoo.What a pleasant surprise. | |
| B&W vs. Sonus Faber It may sound odd, but have you considered hauling your gear to the hi-fi store that owns the B&W and SF speakers?Run it by the shop owner, and if he’s hip here’s what I suggest. Take your equipment there a day before your audition, plug it in ... | |
| Audiophile demographics? They're too cheap. | |
| Preamp recommendation $2G’s?VTL Ultimate.... if you can find one.Way ahead of it’s time.You won’t be disappointed.https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/58800-vtl-ultimate-preamplifier/ | |
| turntable recommendations Get yourself a real turntable son. Check out the 1st link. Here's an Oracle DELPHI III for $1500 bucks, no arm. Next link is for an SME Carbon arm for $1300 Canadian. That's $950 U.S. Get your Dynavector 20X2 rebuilt by Soundsmith with a gem st... | |
| Wanting to get back into the hobby and want to start with the speakers. The room sir, tell us about the room you're placing them in, then we can make relative speaker suggestions. | |
| Dedicated Vinyl system next upgrade? Paul wrote: Would upgrading the capacitors require me sending the amp in or is that something I could do on my own? I don’t know Paul. If you’re an electronics Tech and know your way around a sodering gun, built Heath Kits, and are in the Instrume... |