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| Is it my amp or my speakers? Krell in general is bright. Not shocked it is the amp. At 25 years old, all sorts of things could be deteriorating including the caps in the power supply. You could take the Krell in for a good refurbishing and that might solve your problem. Al... | |
| Which integrated amp for rock/metal (and why McIntosh?) From what I hear (I have not heard them yet myself) the Fyne speakers are more forward and can benefit from warmer, smoother amplification. That being said, those speakers are efficient with a 96dB sensitivity. You should not need a lot of power... | |
| What is the best audiophile speaker for a tiny square room? AVM and Rogue both produce tube/hybrid Class Ds. I have a customer who just added and AVM A5.2 to his system to drive a pair of Martin Logan 13As and he saw a significant improvemtn in performance. The Rogue DragoN will have plenty of power for y... | |
| Advice on near-field speakers (eg, Raidho X-1) the Raidho x-1s do not deliver deep bass. I was quite happy with them paired with my Sunfire Tru SuperJunior which is a 1500w 8” subwoofer. You need a good sub that had tons of power and has an iron grip on the driver. Raidho and JL will be obscen... | |
| Advice on near-field speakers (eg, Raidho X-1) A few thoughts - the Raidho X-1s are a brilliant speaker. They deliver a huge soundstage and definitely are not bright. Amp pairing is critical, as is placement. I have owned these personally before I was in the business and have had them as a ... | |
| Alternatives to Brick and Mortar It depends on how much business we sell in each state. There is a threshold where you have to pay sales tax when you cross a certain limit. Thus, the smaller the retailer, the more likely you are to get away without paying sales tax. With the e... | |
| Ever Hear a Tube CD player? I have seen some amazing reviews of some Tube CD players and a few not so good. I am considering bringing in Canor Audio's CD players which have a tube output stage. | |
| Zu audio Don’t know about there claims of nano-tech but I have heard Zu speakers and find them very good. It helps that I sell a line of amps that work really well with them but I have heard a few models and like them a lot better than some of the similar... | |
| Best Amp and Pre-amp with silver transformers and silver wiring Art Audio Harmony Silver vs base Art Audio Diavolo. Tremendous amps and are competitive with the best 300Bs in the world. | |
| Has anyone successfully put their speakers in storage for an extended period of time? I had a pair of Infinity Kappas in storage twice for a few years. I remember reading that light is the enemy in terms of causing the speaker surrounds to break down. Those speakers are 26 years old and still going strong. | |
| Amicus Addendum to Tube Pre-Amp Thread by Hilde45 Addressing your questions here, lets start with balanced/XLR. If a unit/system is fully balanced, XLRs are superior. If the whole unit is not balanced, then there is a transformer that converts a single ended signal to an XLR. The quality of so... | |
| Are there any tube amps that don't give off any--- I don't think you are ever going to find an amp that runs totally cool. There is electric flowing through it and that is going to generate at least a little heatThe coolest amps are going to be class Ds no question but even they give off a little... | |
| Warm romantic & detailed Your current combination is relatively neutral. You could move to an MC275 which would help. That bring said, I am not sure if that if far enough. I have listened to the Electras driven by a C22 (warmer than your C2600) and MC275s bridged mono... | |
| Warm romantic & detailed Adding the Mc MEN220 is running separate software in that it is the Lyngdorf room correction and is a pricey solution at $4500. It is also not certain to solve your problem. I find Lyngdorf amps sound a little bright even with room correction e... | |
| Zu Speakers with Clarity Cap upgrade vs standard I have not heard the ClarityCap CMR upgrade with the Zus but I use CMRs in my speakers and they are a great cap. Very flat frequency response. Not warm, not bright. |