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| PS audio hca 2 feedback... It's very difficult to convey quantitative sonic differences but let me give it a shot. Prior to the stereophile review I purchased an HCA and my first impression was as Nightdoggy states above, 'harsh' and I might add thin in the bass. An Inmate ... | |
| whats pre/pro ? + HELP..picking a pre amp Sounds like you've been shopping at Magnolia, yes? There is much more diverse help online. There are a couple of other sites that may offer faster responses and there is also a VideoGon which focuses on Home Theater.There are three main discipline... | |
| Monoblocks with lots of bottom end? Driving difficult loads is not simply a matter of watts. I think these were designed to power the Apogee Scintilla's difficult load. I've read many positive remarks regarding their quality of design and manufacture. Do a search and see for yoursel... | |
| best sub $1000 amp to mate with tube preamp Very brief HCA-2 primer.PS Audio has a history of designing decent sounding traditional components using parts that are commensurate with their cost. Away from the seen for a few years they returned with the HCA-2 one of the first of a new generat... | |
| best sub $1000 amp to mate with tube preamp I agree with Csericks (Customer Service Engineer Ricks?) and Tvad. Assuming what ever you'll be looking at will be used, it's difficult to better the sonic virtues of class D amplifiers at this price point. I drove my 4ohm, 87dB sens. Avalon Eidol... | |
| Pass XA-160 and Avalon Eidolon The guy I bought my Eidolons from was driving them with all Pass and 160's. His room was much larger than mine and the positioning was maybe ten to twelve feet apart very toed in and about three feet from an all glass back wall.We listened to CD's... | |
| Is all this just a prelude to the Nuforce 10? I agree with Tvad.It seems rare, at least to me, to see a manufacturer upgrade a product as quickly as the folks at NuForce have done with their little amplifier. I believe all models are still available to accommodate price and/or usage constrain... | |
| NuForce amps with Revel Salons? I'm confused by your question. If you liked the presentation of the Pass Labs amplifier better, why bother? Your system seems impressively complete and up to date not to mention the one manufacturer synergy you've got going on. If you decide on so... | |
| NUFORCE AMPS FOR PASSIVE SUBWOOFERS Whoaru99; In an effort to qualify my comment I can only offer simple comparisons. I'm currently using a Velodyne DD 18 in my two channel system, an EarthQuake Super Nova 15 ( dialed in using the Velodyne program) in the HT setup, QSC PLX 2402 driv... | |
| NUFORCE AMPS FOR PASSIVE SUBWOOFERS Give EarthQuake Sound in Hayward, California a call and see if they'll sell their plate amps separately. You'll have a high pass filter and gain control with low and high level inputs, little to no heat, and signal sensing auto on. Nice folks and ... | |
| "Reference" Preamps Ghunter-I see your point. An alternative would be to locate a dealer who sells at least two of the products on your short list, call them and be absolutely honest about your intension. Their response might be brief but there's a good chance of gai... | |
| rowland 102 reviews? ice powered It's quite funny to hear responses to queries regarding class D amplifiers by people who who have had little or no experience actually living with them. The abandon they portray in there quest to to downplay the credibility of this new class is al... | |
| "Reference" Preamps It's rumored that Ayre may have a new design to partner with their latest monoblocks. If that's true you should seriously consider waiting before you make such an expensive upgrade. The K-1 is one of the very few preamps that offer mechanically dr... | |
| Best AMP for Avalon Eidolon, ARC, CAT, VAC..? Accent: Mr. Levi reviewed and purchased the EAR 890's a few years back and just rereviewed them. In this latest review his opinion was that the NuForce did hold an edge over the 890's in bass reproduction though. I listen to a great deal of FM. My... | |
| Ayre vs VTL vs BAT Your absolutely right!Charles Hansen and the nice folks at Ayre are my favorites, I'm sure they can give you an honest description of the differences between their 5 and their 1 series as well as their new mono's. You have a great system with a ni... |