I had this debate with George on another thread, that concerned the purchase of an older Rowland amplifier. I have owned all kinds of amplifiers. Those that use mosfets, and those that use bjt devices. I am currently running a pair of mono blocks, designed by Hafler, that were made for the movie / cinema industry, that are, to my ears, amazing. They are biased in class A, run extremely hot, use Hitachi mosfets, and drive my Lascalas, wonderfully, and easily......If it sounds good to you, so be it.....also, when it comes to recordings, doesn't the microphones, cabling, recorders, mixing consoles, eq boards, compression boards, etc., all add to the final sound we are listening to ? I also believe, hard to drive speakers, are ridiculous.....have owned some, and, never again....
new GAN amplifier
LSA Voyager GAN 200.
https://www.underwoodhifi.com/products/lsa-electronics
200w into 8 ohms
400w into 4 ohms
???w into 2 ohms
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I also believe, hard to drive speakers, are ridiculousYour opinion Mr D. This is where we differ big time, I would not call Klipch Lascala speakers or Hafler amps state of the art audio devices,having owned the Lascala’s and repaired a couple of Haflers. I’ve found the most "uncolored full range" speakers, usually to be among the very hardest to drive, due to all the work that goes into them to make them full range, uncolored, and using the drivers in their most linear range with complex xover do do it. This all adds up to an inefficient speaker, with very low impedance dips and nasty - phase angles. Cheers George |
George, I have a challenge for you. Take your most uncolored full range speakers, ones that are hard to drive, choose your amplifier ( s ),.....now, take a reasonbly priced mixer, such as a Peavey PV 6BT mixer ( my buddy has one ).......connect it into this system......now, using a great mic, such as the world renowned Neumann U87, and, with a Stevie Ray Vaughn Fender Strat ( of which I love the sound )......I will be the singer, my buddy will play the guitar, and let us see ( hear ) what " this " system can do. Maybe, add a drum machine.....You can choose your own musicians........, |
This in my signal path, no chance, not ever! https://assets.peavey.com/images/large/118741_33943.jpg Cheers George |
What a cop out george..." this " system of yours, would not be able to handle the dynamics of live musical instruments....but you likely know that. I could find a state of the art mixer, if you would like, and we can try it again........BTW, you should look up the mic and guitar, as they are the source, and would make a bigger difference, in my test, than a superior mixer......Enjoy ! MrD. |
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