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| threshold amp $2200 total does seem a tad rich, not a ridiculous waste of money, but perhaps not the best overall value either. IMHO, keeping the amp until a better value appears would be prudent. FWIW, I currently run a Threshold amp refurbished by Jon and am ... | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state That maximum power output is not to be considered lightly. That uniquely(!) robust Wolcott's maximum power rating is for full stereo output. As a typical speakers sensitivity will be reduced at a greater rate than power output is increased by such... | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state Al, thank you for clearing that up. I will say that there I still have some misgivings about power rating and the ability to adapt to lower impedances of the above mentioned tube amps, as the sensitivity varies in a constant ratio to the impedance... | |
| threshold amp ^I agree with the above posters. Letting us know about the rest of your system, room and taste could offer quite a bit of insight as well. | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state Look deeper, or at least to the first Wolcott link showing specs that I provided on 04-03-15:http://www.wolcottaudio.com/WA_Pres_specs.htm | |
| Clayton Audio Class A amps. Need amp advice Every time I've heard the Clayton amps I left thinking what lovely amps they were, and can easily imagine them being especially appealing to those that usually prefer tubes, but FWIW, I also thought that compared to other comparable ss amps they m... | |
| what speakers Choose your speakers first, then your amp. | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state Well, I would respond to the Wolcott statement that the specs on their own web site contradicts that. | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state As I read it from their own respective web sites none of the amps from either McIntosh or Wolcott can do that.http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/us/Products/pages/ProductListingHorizontal.aspx?CatId=amplifiershttp://www.wolcottaudio.com/WA_Pres_specs.htm... | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state ^Well that is interesting.I'd love to see the graphs of the tests on that amp, as I've never seen a graph of a tube amp that could demonstrate that kind of skill. I'm very curious as to what it's distortion levels were like as it went through vari... | |
| Dalis or Thiels I haven't heard the Dalis. A long time Thiel owner. I don't recommend Mac with Thiel. | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state ^So for example; with a dynamic loudspeaker speaker with a nominal 8 Ohm load with dips to 4 Ohms and peaks to 16 Ohms; the Mac 30 will double it's power output into 4 Ohms and halve it's power output into 16 Ohms? | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state ^Them it would appear that the Mac 30 is not capable of adapting to the variable impedance swings of typical loudspeakers without deviating from linear frequency response? | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state ^I'm not familiar with the Mac 30. If that were the case, why would it have multiple impedance taps?http://www.roger-russell.com/amplif1.htm#mc30 | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state ^It works the same in both directions, and global feedback is not neccesarily a prerequisite. |