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| Pre-amp suggestions for Thiel 2.4/Pass Labs XA30.5 Yes, many if not most tube amps actually loose power into lower impedance's, and to be fair, most ss amps loose power into higher impedance's (the ss McIntosh, when using the appropriate taps, appears to be an exception to both). | |
| Pre-amp suggestions for Thiel 2.4/Pass Labs XA30.5 Good link! As far as I can tell from the discussion the ss Mac will only double down if the tap used is higher that the actual speaker demand, and that to preserve the amps stability that is to be avoided. To prevent the amp from being over stress... | |
| Pre-amp suggestions for Thiel 2.4/Pass Labs XA30.5 As you know the 60 W @ 4 Ohms of the XA30.5 was the Class A output, the XA-30.5 would actually put out another 130 or so Watts in Class B @ 4 ohms for a total of about 190 Watts @ 4 Ohms. I really am a bit confounded by the ss Macs. Perhaps I'm mi... | |
| Best Speakers for around $2000 I would disagree with the notion that Ohm's have been evolutionary. The original Ohms with true Walsh drivers were very different that today's Ohms, and to some, not in a good way. | |
| Pre-amp suggestions for Thiel 2.4/Pass Labs XA30.5 Does that mean it would provide the same power even if the speaker is demanding more power? Let's keep in mind, that it isn't power alone that the Thiels are asking for. | |
| Pre-amp suggestions for Thiel 2.4/Pass Labs XA30.5 A Chinese amp with an unusual tube, that will put out less power than the amp you currently find to inadequately power the speakers your driving? Good luck with that! | |
| Best Speakers for around $2000 If you've got an appropriate room, I'll give another nod to the Vandersteens. | |
| Pre-amp suggestions for Thiel 2.4/Pass Labs XA30.5 I'm not really sure how the Mac autoformers would work with Thiels. For that matter, I'm not really sure I completely understand how the autoformers work at all with the ss Macs. Wouldn't the dB W's go down with the speakers impedance demands, jus... | |
| What is Jazz? Glen Miller did play Jazz. | |
| Stupid speaker test question...please help a n00b I think products like the Audyssey just might well be the game changer in the near future. Still, knowing what a speakers low frequency output is in an anechoic chamber gives one advantages when making an initial purchase. Even room correction can... | |
| Pre-amp suggestions for Thiel 2.4/Pass Labs XA30.5 The impedance and phase angle would be challenging for most tube amps. Getting a tube amp with enough power to handle the load can get expensive. A tube pre that matches the input of the amp could work nicely. | |
| digital vs vinyl thoughts Al, I couldn't agree more. As I've said before, I have yet to hear the consistent superiority of one format over the other. | |
| Stupid speaker test question...please help a n00b The vast majority of music is above 150 Hz. Even with the diversity that exists in most real listening environments, having a baseline at least lets one try to correct for it. | |
| Stupid speaker test question...please help a n00b Where should they play, in a water polo pool? Without anechoic measurements we wouldn't have a baseline. Without a baseline it would all become a crap shoot. With reasonable speaker/ placement we can differentiate between direct and reflected soun... | |
| Sonic improvement with Threshold FET 9 refurb? FWIW, I just came across this:http://www.stereophile.com/category/solid-state-preamp-reviews/ |