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| Latest D'Agostino monoblock amps??? How convenient. Rightly or wrongly; after being forced out of the company he founded, it just rings of sour grapes. But to be fair, this is not the first time Stereophile has found the measurements of expensive gear to be disappointing. The high e... | |
| what's going on with specs? ^Don’t confuse gain with power.The devil is in the details. It’s important to compare apples to apples. Specs are presented as an equation; change variable / change application. Specs can offer tremendous insight into correlations, and be invaluab... | |
| McCormack Line Drive TLC-1 Repair or Replace? @arcideth, c-j had previously hired Steve McCormack to design some of their ss gear. There is some overlap of design understanding. | |
| McCormack Line Drive TLC-1 Repair or Replace? Another option might be:Bill Thallman of Music Technologies, well regarded ex c-j tech now operating independently. | |
| How important is the pre-amp? Addendum; Another consideration would be to include volume controls at the input of the amplifiers (this would probably require remote control) so that full output would be driving the full length of the cables. And yet another consideration woul... | |
| How much does power amplifier really matter comparing to other hi-fi components? Matching amps to speakers is a critical consideration. Depending on the 1. CD player / DAC and the 3. Power-amp compatibility; the 2. Pre-amp might be superfluous. | |
| How important is the pre-amp? As far as “standards” go; it would seem to me that if amplifier manufacturers would adapt a standard for single ended input sensitivity of say between 2 V (CD) and 2.2 V (HDCD) and a balanced input of between 4 V and 4.4 V for full power output, i... | |
| How many watts?? If I may add to ^ @liquidsound 's post. Other considerations include room gain, which most will appreciate as an apparent increase in volume for a given power output. And that many loudspeaker's sensitivity is rated as 2.83V/1M rather than 1W/1M... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max conrad-Johnson MF series ss amps. | |
| Collective letter s to Stereophile A follow up; while I don’t remember or doubt the validity of @grooves negative review, for a while there, Stereophile came to look like a Musical Fidelity catalog. FWIW, I never found any of their gear appealing. | |
| Class A into Class AB @pjcoughter, I believe the meters were intended to entertain not mislead. I would hazard a guess that if asked, Nelson Pass would readily admit as much. | |
| Class A into Class AB The meters on home audio gear are almost never calibrated and more often than not mislead rather than inform. | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? Some DACs with volume controls have balanced outputs. | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? ^ This will only inform you as to how it works in your system(s). Not necessarily as a general rule. Ideally you’ll have a DAC with extra available bits for volume attenuation, with a voltage output that matches the input sensitivity of your ampl... | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? This has been covered here on Audiogon many times before, again; it depends on the system. |