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| Any suggestion of preamp for Pass' pwr amp X.5 SST AmbrosiaCoda 07xBoth would do a great job I hope this helps,Tim | |
| Best Amp for $300 to Power Paradigm Monitor 9s I recommended the Sumo, still do, but the Muse is a great amp at that price. | |
| Best products for baffle material s ? I've seen a few concrete enclosures. My thinking has been that the Styrofoam will significantly lighten the concrete while not losing anything in strength. Then I think of stacking different materials... one dampens the next, dampens the next etc.... | |
| combination tube amp and ss preamp? Quote "The best thing about a tube amp is that you get to buy all sorts of interesting tubes for it over the years, you seem smarter and better looking" Wolf, PLEASE BUY SOME MORE TUBES... | |
| combination tube amp and ss preamp? The problem with mixing a ss pre and tubed amp is input/output impedance... if you find a ratio that works, it is fine... next, over all a tubed amp add much more of the "tube experience" than a tubed pre. If you are after more of the warm tube ex... | |
| Best products for baffle material s ? I haven't done this, but with so many responses, I'll throw it in, maybe someone can try it. For the past several years, I've been thinking of trying small Styrofoam balls, mixed with concrete and epoxy, poured in a mold and sprayed with an automo... | |
| solid state integrateds that will hold their value I once owned an old YBA, it is a nice piece of gear... The Rowland stuff, I've heard in the past (all separates) were better than the YBA... I didn't notice a budget.. but my short list today in SS would include a Coda. Their integrated can be had... | |
| Best Amp for $300 to Power Paradigm Monitor 9s Sumo Polaris, no better value @ $300 | |
| D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ? I have abletec modules, they took about 900 hours for basic break in and still improved slightly over the next several hundred | |
| Old full range speaker as new subwoofer Why not just pick up an inexpensive subwoofer... I picked up a Pinnacle for $80... Plays fine down to 35hz... I bet there are several on Craigslist this week, You'll get something decent for $100 or less. | |
| Class A vs. AB vs. D... can you hear a difference? M-db and Bill, I also apologize, I realized those remarks might or might not at all have been directed at me... I sometimes find this forum quite difficult, we are a bunch of arrogant audio heads, we all know it all. On occasion some new members o... | |
| Best products for baffle material s ? Peter is absolutely correct, maple with a bit of bracing is very non resonant and does a good job... I am actually refinishing the front of my cabinets now in Maple... the problem with maple is that it is tough to stain... that's why you will find... | |
| Class A vs. AB vs. D... can you hear a difference? Bill, I'm very sorry that I wasn't objective and lost site of this question."Some Class A amps go to class AB after so many watts... is there an audible change?"A short answer would be, don't worry, a good representation of Class A, A/B or D could... | |
| Class A vs. AB vs. D... can you hear a difference? I've owned excellent versions of all 3... I've owned a dozen or so amplifiers in my time and can tell a difference between every amp that I've owned, But I can't say that it because one was Class A... A/B or D... Great amps are available in every ... | |
| 1 large subwoofer or 2 smaller ones...? There is a right answer, but unfortunately, not an easy one... it depends on the room. when you add a sub, you add room interaction, you create peaks & dips and have to deal with them. Placement is key. In some rooms it is totally conceivable ... |