ICE Amps for classical music?

Muralman1,

Are you using H2O amplifiers to drive a 1 ohm scinnie,is this correct?

The H2O was to replace your Pass amplifiers ?

I do understand about the high and low difference when playing a 1 ohm load, I'm having the same issues with my 1 ohm ribbon, perfect at low to moderate levels then there is a sweet spot, above this the system loses it's near
perfect balance.

Weseixas,

Correct, and the Fire is an essential partner.

When I play Bolero, I set my volume at 12 o'clock. When the finale raises up
at huge volume, all instruments remain distinct. In the past, with 4 ohm
speakers, and for a while, my 1 ohm speaker, I used Pass gear. The finale
then sounded like a singular mythical wild beast of some sort. For all ears,
that worked. In fact, having all the instrumentation identifiable does dispel
any notion of magic. Of course a live performance would do the same thing.

For another example, the same demystifying happened with Lorena
McKennitt's, "The Highwayman." With the Pass gear the
background was unidentifiable eeriness, and real spooky. Now that all the
musical instrumentation is identifiable, the music is much more engaging,
but the ghosty background fog was dispelled.

By the way, the X-600 ran out of gas at high levels and tripped off. I have had
the pleasure to listen to all the new Pass gear, and they do offer a better
performance than the older models.

There is one more very important point. I sold my grazzled speakers. They
didn't work with my gear. I kept my Apogee ribboned speakers.

Hello Muralman1,

What model of Henry Ho amplifiers you use to drive your 1 Ohm speakers?

It would be SHOCK to me if this is the amplifier with switching power supplies...

Thank you,
Rafael

Amenh Rtn1! Fact is that starting with the ending of the Classical era, throughout the Romantic and post-romantic period, there has been a steady swelling of orchestral forces and dynamic demands on them imposed by applicable scores. Bass range is not the only affected by such demands. . . a listen to various works, starting with later Beethoven symphonies, Brahms symphonies, Berlioz, mahler nearly entire opus, Bruckner, Dvorak symphonies and cello concerto,Stravinsky fauviste   works, early Schonberg, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Varese, Stockhausen, and Ligeti just to name very few, show massive tutti full range treble-to-bass orchestral sostenutos. Not to mention all those fizzy kitchy transcriptions of the Moussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibitions, whose orchestrators should be all suspended by their thumbs for crimes committed against good taste.

G.

Hi Dob, You are absolutely right. There is a difference between the on board ICE module power supply and a good add on. H Ho will make either type, digital power supply, or his own analog power supply as ordered. The one I am using has four huge caps that store a lot of ready power. The big caps also serve as a deep lake to quell any ripple. There is also a bank of fast firing caps for quick transients, and smacking power for rim hits and other sharp noises.

It is important to note, all the music I hear is the result of my DAC. The preamp and amp only pass it on to the speakers in a way to optimize the speaker's capability.