A method to my madness .
This hobbie had me at age 14 with my first system and the tweeking started .
Many moons and systems later I finally have started to build my first real system . Speakers having the most impact on sound took Priority "Tyler D1x speakers "
Large floor standing full range speakers with looks to die for and hand built by one of the best guys in audio .Done.
You don't get this soundstage with small speakers. I can go on but enough on the speakers .
Having a great speaker lets you hear different signitures in sound that amplifiers have . As I stated in an earlier post , this has led me on a journey that unless your an audio nut most will not understand .Making them sound the way you want with what you listen too and at a volume that is to your preference .
I have tried many amps from tubes to solid state .
Crown xl 2000 were run as mono blocks and were ok but not what I wanted just to cover the previous suggestion .
Cary , Threshold , Rotel and many others were on the hot seat. All of the amps have pros and cons . Then I tried the XPR 2 . Bass that felt like my subs were on but faster and punchy . Highs and mids did take a long time to settle down . About four months of a lot of play time from casual listening to rock concert levels .I cant say the number of hours . I will say if they did not , this amp would be for sale also .
I am a hands on type of guy and have to try it for myself to feel comfortable . I felt comfortable and bought a second XPR 2 to run in a vertical Bi Amp set up .Yes another long break in process for the second amp but it is worth it . Now 2 Great looking amps with power and finesse sitting on what else , Tyler Acoustics amp stands .
To be fair in my assessment, I did not consider the Parasound A 21 amp with only 250 watts per channel .The JC1 mono block amps would be a closer match at 400 per side but I do not have a dealer within the area to allow me to try them out for 30 days . I will not give an assessment of a product if I actually did not hear it in my system . I am quite sure they are a quality product . Will these be my final amps that I buy . Hell no , I found out I like tubes and will be setting up a small tube based system on much smaller efficient speakers .
I do not mean to sound condescending . I know there a many great systems and amps to choose from but with my budget this was right for me . I loved the process and really enjoy audio .I have two friends that love this as much as I do .My other friends and family think I im crazy but love listening to my system .( Go figure ) We are all hear for the same reason , the love of audio . Keep it lite
Lambeau
This hobbie had me at age 14 with my first system and the tweeking started .
Many moons and systems later I finally have started to build my first real system . Speakers having the most impact on sound took Priority "Tyler D1x speakers "
Large floor standing full range speakers with looks to die for and hand built by one of the best guys in audio .Done.
You don't get this soundstage with small speakers. I can go on but enough on the speakers .
Having a great speaker lets you hear different signitures in sound that amplifiers have . As I stated in an earlier post , this has led me on a journey that unless your an audio nut most will not understand .Making them sound the way you want with what you listen too and at a volume that is to your preference .
I have tried many amps from tubes to solid state .
Crown xl 2000 were run as mono blocks and were ok but not what I wanted just to cover the previous suggestion .
Cary , Threshold , Rotel and many others were on the hot seat. All of the amps have pros and cons . Then I tried the XPR 2 . Bass that felt like my subs were on but faster and punchy . Highs and mids did take a long time to settle down . About four months of a lot of play time from casual listening to rock concert levels .I cant say the number of hours . I will say if they did not , this amp would be for sale also .
I am a hands on type of guy and have to try it for myself to feel comfortable . I felt comfortable and bought a second XPR 2 to run in a vertical Bi Amp set up .Yes another long break in process for the second amp but it is worth it . Now 2 Great looking amps with power and finesse sitting on what else , Tyler Acoustics amp stands .
To be fair in my assessment, I did not consider the Parasound A 21 amp with only 250 watts per channel .The JC1 mono block amps would be a closer match at 400 per side but I do not have a dealer within the area to allow me to try them out for 30 days . I will not give an assessment of a product if I actually did not hear it in my system . I am quite sure they are a quality product . Will these be my final amps that I buy . Hell no , I found out I like tubes and will be setting up a small tube based system on much smaller efficient speakers .
I do not mean to sound condescending . I know there a many great systems and amps to choose from but with my budget this was right for me . I loved the process and really enjoy audio .I have two friends that love this as much as I do .My other friends and family think I im crazy but love listening to my system .( Go figure ) We are all hear for the same reason , the love of audio . Keep it lite
Lambeau