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How many of us are truly diversified
So here is my question after reading a couple of these Class D threads and how they are taking over the world.
How many of us are truly diversified in our home audio systems. How many of us have multiple systems in the home that are of different class amps or integrated.
I have Class D Yamaha and NAD 3020 out by my pool.We have a Pass Labs INT25 (A) in the bedroom.
Quicksilver Integrated AB tube in the officeAH Quliton X200 class A/AB in the living roomAnd I have a Bel Canto.One C5i in the hangar.
I am going to say I love my tube amps and the thing I like about the Class D stuff I have is I can go Cheap, Cheap on speakers. Hell they are on the deck by my pool and in our hanger (cheap old metal style hanger, rusty and almost a dirt floor).
So I was curious how many of us here have multiple systems of various classes and what is your fave.
How many of us are truly diversified in our home audio systems. How many of us have multiple systems in the home that are of different class amps or integrated.
I have Class D Yamaha and NAD 3020 out by my pool.We have a Pass Labs INT25 (A) in the bedroom.
Quicksilver Integrated AB tube in the officeAH Quliton X200 class A/AB in the living roomAnd I have a Bel Canto.One C5i in the hangar.
I am going to say I love my tube amps and the thing I like about the Class D stuff I have is I can go Cheap, Cheap on speakers. Hell they are on the deck by my pool and in our hanger (cheap old metal style hanger, rusty and almost a dirt floor).
So I was curious how many of us here have multiple systems of various classes and what is your fave.
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Diversification is imo defensible for my systems only when technology has unique characteristics difficult to replicate. I only find that in speakers. I find convergence in most other components not justifying variety to the same degree. There is so much variance in systems' performance that one is hard pressed to be assured superior performance by building ad hoc systems of a mixture of amp types. :) |
Regardless of the wording of the question, I interpreted that you are curious whether those of us owning multiple set-ups enjoy one over the other and whether that may have anything to do with the class of amplifier, value of the system, or any other pertinent differences. The reference to a NAD 3020 by the pool caught my attention since I just recently decommissioned a NAD 2150 amplifier in my pool/back porch/garage system due to intermittent buzzing. That thing, along with the companion 3140 integrated (big brother to the 3020), have been in constant service since I purchased them in 1981 - 40 years ago! Amazingly they both still work and could possibly be brought back to full service with cap upgrades and some cleaning. I am considering a Class D amp in that outdoor system for simplicity (maybe a D Sonic or something similar) but for now I have replaced the NAD amp with a pair of Cary CAD-500MBs I had here collecting dust - overkill for sure but they rock the back yard and sound great. To your question, all three of my systems use Class AB amps and I certainly enjoy my main system (posted here), which sounds the best of the three by far. However, I have had even more enjoyment and better memories listening on the back porch or by the pool, either because of the company and/or the atmosphere. Over here, the music, the people, and the setting, not the equipment, have the greatest impact on my enjoyment. |
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