timrhu
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| Neat cheap amp suggestions . Help me have fun. I think Jimjenr is on to something. I've owned a couple of HK amps, both power amps and integrated and thought they were way better than expected. Just be sure the amp is early 90s or older. Well built and well reviewed amps from this era. Good lu... | |
| My first impressions of my Portal Panache My Panache is in a small room so I rarely turn it up past 9 o'clock. There is no problem getting enough volume to drive me out of the room but the volume control is higher than most other systems I've owned. | |
| Do any of you fear dismantling your setups? What a coincedent, tore mine down today and moved it into new home. Unfortunately I won't be able to hook it up for two weeks as I'm out of town. Hoping the new room works. | |
| Best Country/Rock - Poll Thanks for the tip Drubin. If T-Bone Burnett produced it, it's worth a listen. I can't think of a bad album he produced. His solo stuff is quite good also. | |
| Question about solder Radio Shack sells (or did sell) 4% silver solder. I've used it for the purpose you intend with good results. Good luck. | |
| Here's a challenge:a class A sound system for less We seem to have drifted from the original question a bit but in a positive direction. I found the benefits of nearfield listening by accident when we moved into an apartment temporarily. I still have a dedicated listening room but man is it tiny. ... | |
| If the room is the thing, how do I fix this? If you go for nearfield listening, which is best in a small room, room reflections aren't as big a problem. I sit approximately seven feet from my speakers and that's been my experience. Was in a similar situation a couple of years ago and went wi... | |
| DACs using multiple stacked D to A chips I'm not sure which chip Monarchy used but they did this with their 22C DAC. | |
| Did Meadowlark go out of business? Many active threads here on this topic. | |
| Late Night Listening When Wife Wants Music OFF Forget the headphones, get separate bedrooms. I guess we won't see the "Audiophiles make better lovers" bumper sticker any time soon. | |
| ? Integrated amp, rich warm midrange, tight bass Not familiar with your speakers but I also use a Portal Panache and agree completely with Rtilbury. For reference I've owned integrated amps from Audio Refinement, Roksan, Harman Kardon, Denon and Sony. The Portal and the Sony TA-F707ES have the s... | |
| Your advice please Check out headfi.org for headphone info and recommendations. It has a wealth of info from dedicated users. | |
| Do class A amps draw power even when turned off? Zaiksman, thanks for that info. Yes it does make sense, even without the engine analogy. | |
| Do class A amps draw power even when turned off? Zaikesman, that's very interesting. I'm not questioning your statement but am wondering if you can site a source for it. I've noticed this phenomenon with an amp I have that claims to run class A for first fifteen watts. I always attributed the co... | |
| Digitally recorded lps? The first one I recall is Ry Cooder's "Bop Til You Drop." At the time I remember thinking how dynamic the sound was, this was back in the 70s. |