timlub
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| SOTA diy speaker cables Hi capacitance wires normally sound very good with high current solid state, but can cause a few problems with speaker phase angles and tubes just don't like it. The cat 5 example above is a very high capacitance design. | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 Hi Mapman, How It compares. Well I've never heard any of these compared in the same system. So my comments might not be fair...Benchmark.... What I heard was fairly fast, transparent, but leaned toward dry... not dry, just leaning that way.The Bel... | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 I don't know how available this is considering Jim just passed earlier this year, but I believe the SST Ambrosia would fit the bill. I've heard most of your list and would say the Bel Canto pre 3 is the most neutral on your list.... If affordable,... | |
| Peramp suggestions needed Yogiboy gave good recommendations, I would also keep an eye out for an old Sumo Preamp... The Athena and Athena II or surprisingly good, Same preamp, the Athena is a better buy than the II, should get one for around $250 | |
| Dahlquist DQ10: what is best way to power? I've sat in front of several DQ-10's. The best I've ever heard them was near 30 years ago with a Audio Research SP10 & Kenwood LO7M mono blocks. When you say restored in every way, I assume the piezo has been disassembled and the diaphragm dam... | |
| Looking to add warmth Your speakers are designed by one of the more known DIY designers, they are definitely timed and phased aligned, but looking at the components used, you definitely have a very detailed speaker that will show all flaws elsewhere. Your 8008 and your... | |
| Merrill VERITAS monoblock amplifiers Paul, I would suspect that these amps don't draw more than 6 or 8 watts at idle. I've never had a solid state amp that didn't get better and better for at least a couple months. I'd never turn it off. Tim | |
| Rega Elicit R w/PSB speakers Sorry Fishing716, I really should have mentioned. If you are a rocker, or listen at relatively high volumes for long runs of time, your Rega might have a problem, but if you listen at reasonable levels for an hour or two on occasion and aren't dri... | |
| Rega Elicit R w/PSB speakers Fishing716, It really isn't a matter of how many watts an amp is at 4 ohms. 50 watts is capable of decent volume levels with synchrony one's... (88 to 90db sens)I'd probably want 100 minimum. The problem is what happens to an amp trying to drive a... | |
| Merrill VERITAS monoblock amplifiers Ptheo, How did the Coda CX compare with the 15.0? | |
| Computer audio, I am not convinced yet ...... I have EAC and DBpoweramp both. I find DBpoweramp a bit more user friendly, but as far as dropping disc to the hard drive or minor conversion, I really can't say one is better than the other.... but my EAC doesn't wear pants. I had tried numerous ... | |
| Merrill VERITAS monoblock amplifiers Hi Paul, Just reading your response,"Tim, I know several very competent OEM who have done many mods to the NC400 and even though it made it sound better they all felt it still was not as good as an NC1200. There is more to it then you think. I hav... | |
| Merrill VERITAS monoblock amplifiers Hi Paul, Looking at the modules, I'm not sure that the NC400's are really inferior to the NC1200. The 400 has cheap plastic input and output jacks and terminals, the film caps on the board are mylar... I believe that replacing a few parts and sold... | |
| Merrill VERITAS monoblock amplifiers Hi Guys, I might be chiming in here where I don't belong, I've never sat in front of a single NCore. I've been in the Audio World for 34 years now, working in Manufacturing, as a Manufacturers rep and owning my own retail store. Been to a hundred ... | |
| Merrill VERITAS monoblock amplifiers I'm sorry, I can't give an opinion on the Merrill, but I've found the 15.0 to be a wonderful amplifier, please keep us updated. I'd love to hear about the differences. Tim |