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| Is there any 50W 300B SET monoblock out there? I am using a JAS array 2.1. a pair of sofia 300bs driving a pair of 805s yielding 45w of class A power. It runs hot (a small muffin fan keeps things cool)but it has that 3d holographic midrange and will drive 4 ohm loads. It has a passive preamp b... | |
| Recommendations for SS preamp for Pass XA-30.8 karapuz I said the Oppo was a mediocre transport not DAC. The reason you didn't hear big differences is because you used the same transport into a different DAC. If you would use a 2 channel dedicated CDP/transport you would hear the difference. T... | |
| Recommendations for SS preamp for Pass XA-30.8 I would look at your source. The OPPO is a fine Blu-ray player but is a mediocre transport. My friend was using one with a Bryston DAC and upgraded to a Sim moon 260d and the level of refinement was not subtle. Soundstage size increased, musicalit... | |
| Vapor Audio - Dagogo- Nimbus White speaker review Will vapor make it to the Capitol audiofest? | |
| Audirvana Plus not working can't load license file problem solved thanks. Another issue, I use my ipod with remote app. to control my mac mini. The volume control on the ipod is barely open to get sufficient gain. I reduced the preferences vol. to compensate now when I increase volume on ipod, set... | |
| Calling all Horn lovers I've owned audiokinesis prizmas for 2 years. They have a built in toe-in with the drivers being mounted on a 45 degree angle in the cabinet. this arrangement makes a very wide sweet spot, perfect for off-center listening and makes for ideal nearfi... | |
| Floorstanding Speakers for Bluesy Rock 5-10k ? I second Duke's comments. I have Audiokinesis Prismas, you should hear the Black Keys on my system. Dynamics, timbre, ambience and plenty of bass into the low 30's, all of this with a 45 watt tube amp. At 94 db efficient,your Naim amp would have m... | |
| Efficient Floorstander I second Duke's comments as a happy owner of a pair of Audiokinesis Prismas. My room is 15'w 12'd with 8' ceiling. I sit 8' from the front plane of the speakers. The toe-in built into the cabinets gives a wide sweet spot and minimizes side wall re... | |
| What the best 89-90 db speaker I can buy for 3k? I have a pair of the Audiokinesis Prisma. 94db efficient,I'm driving them with the JAS Array 2.1, 45w class A triode, impedance 8 ohms never lower than 6. They play loud and have dynamics you would expect from good horns, Duke is a master crossove... | |
| 12' x 14' room; $10k budget for speakers; help I second Duke and Clio09. I'm a very happy owner of Audiokinesis Prizmas. My room is 15' x 13' I sit 8' from the front plane of the speakers(on the long wall), the right angle toe-in built into the cabinets makes for very controlled dispersion and... | |
| Importance of line stage pre--Who Knew? Zd542 - The person that started this thread said he was using a modest line stage, the Quicksilver line stage I was using the latest model and is quite a good performer. Any device inserted in the signal path will impart a sonic signature, no matt... | |
| Importance of line stage pre--Who Knew? I have found that eliminating my Quicksilver line stage removed a slight haze , images were sharpened, dynamics improved. I am using Audiokinesis Prizmas (94db efficient). I am driving a JAS Array 2.1 (amp section only) directly with my DB audiola... | |
| pre-amp vs dac straight to amps I'm using my DB audiolab Tranquility DAC direct into my tube power amp. Using the dithering control in pure music serves as volume control. I haven't put my Quicksilver preamp back in my system. Works great. | |
| Blu-Ray movies I second the Jeff Beck. Return to Forever live @ montreux is a must have, your sub will curse you. | |
| Opinions on Lexicon MC-1 re:2-channel transparency I have a friend who owns a MC-1. I borrowed a Theta Cassanova and A/B'd the two. The lexicon got the edge in HT because of better set up parameters and better menu system. as far as 2 channel performance goes no contest the Theta has a more musica... |