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| What are the advantages to a Class A amp & what are the trade offs? Use of class A allows achieve low distortion with less feedback applied. That is the main advantage. Main problem is the heat: at full power amplifier will convert into heat 3 times more energy than it sends to speakers. At zero output power energ... | |
| The best speaker for a small room...at any price point. I used to have B&W 802D in 12x13 room. They sounded excellent at 7 feet from my chair with condition that most of wall space was covered with acoustic panels.Most KEF speakers (starting with LS50) will work in small rooms too. QUAD ESL line is... | |
| NAME SOME RARE AUDIO ITEMS THAT DID NOT TAKE OFF BUT SHOULD HAVE & WHY.HERE'S MY LIST I would expect Smyth Realiser (http://www.smyth-research.com) to get more attention with all recent headphone craze. The idea of synthesizing 3D sound field using regular stereo headphones was excellent. Too bad that none of mobile phone makers pi... | |
| Any News on MQA Lately? The whole promise of MQA to labels was to give them a way NOT to release music in high-res equivalent to studio master, and still get some improvement over CD quality just enough to make people buy the same music again. This is actually good that ... | |
| What SS preamp compares to a tube preamp Probably McIntosh will be a best bet. Most of them come with tone controls, with will allow you to adjust sound further to your liking. | |
| Interconnect cables for turntable I switched to all Mogami, both RCA and balanced. Cannot be happier. Noise/hum level went down. Low capacitance helps with phono connection too. They also give lifetime warranty. I do not think anything else is better unless you want to use cable a... |