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| Is my amp the problem? The Bryston 10B (that I mentioned above) is likely your best choice for active analog crossover to keep the resolution of your preamp. It has fully discrete analog circuits (probably running in Class A mode) and an excellent power supply. Input im... | |
| Manley Jumbo Shrimp upgrade Agree with chayro on this. I would have offered to do the technical work if you knew exactly what needed to be replaced. We could always look at upgrading any electrolytic caps, but this is minor. All the wiring and board lay-out on this preamp... | |
| Amplifier upgrade The Emotiva amps are an excellent choice if your budget is limited. It’s my opinion that you’d have to spend significantly more to get something better. I’m running XPR-1 amps for the main channels and it’s hard to bet something that has 1000W, 24... | |
| Amplifier upgrade Yes, the 8008bb definitely has a lot of drive -- it’s a high current amp and has no problem driving a wide variety of speakers. I have not directly heard the Parasound, but I have heard many on this forum describe the characteristics. I have moved... | |
| Amplifier upgrade Where are you trying to go? I have experience with the 8008bb. The Aragon 8008bb is a very nice amp, but it is a tinch on the warm side (a little bit slower than other solid state amps). The older Brystons have very fast attack and are the opposit... | |
| The effect 60Hz Cycles on 50Hz SACD-PLayers I concur with almarg's comment. The difference between 50hz and 60hz A/C waveforms will not hurt any electronics equipment. Actually, the older PS Audio power regenerator allowed you to alter the power waveform frequency and some people used up ... | |
| Is my amp the problem? Yes, I would agree that the HCA 1000 would have better current capability than the Crown. Looks like it has 48,000 uf total capacitance (24,000uf per channel). Not a huge amount, but the amp is only 100w/8ohm.http://cd8ba0b44a15c10065fd-24461f39... | |
| Is my amp the problem? @jimbones - which Parasound did you buy? Which active crossover does your buddy have? Just call me curious. | |
| Is my amp the problem? Actually, looking at the Crown XLS 1002, it has a built-in low pass crossover as part of its DSP. You can setup a Linkwitz-Riley 24dB/octave low-pass crossover point anywhere from 30 Hz and 3,000 Hz. See page 8-9 of the manual. It does not publ... | |
| Is my amp the problem? Taking almarg’s comments...Emotiva XPA-1 unbalanced input impedance: 23.5k ohms -- means (23k x 23.5k) / (23k + 23.5k) = 11.6k ohms combined.Parasound A21 unbalanced input impedance: 33k ohms -- means (23k x 33k) / (23k + 33k) = 13.5k ohms combine... | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC @whitestix - I know you have just said you are not going to look at different cables. I wanted to point out that a cable that has limited resolution will not be able to reveal differences between DACs. I have experienced this directly. Using on... | |
| Is my amp the problem? Agreed, if you are using active crossover, especially with two different types of amps, you really need to get actual speaker response measurements. This does become more difficult in your own home, unless you build some sort of sound absorbing tu... | |
| CXN vs. NA8005 vs. ? What amp/speakers? Do you have a preamp? Generally, some of these media players do have a volume control, but it’s considered a "digital volume". It adjusts the volume by modifying the digital stream. It’s said that you may lose some resolution on... | |
| Is my amp the problem? Regarding A/D, DSP and D/A. I have done comparisons on a high-end device. The Bryston SP3 has very high end power supply, audio stages, and A/D, DSP and D/A. Even on this device, when comparing audio using Bryston complete pass-through (just go... | |
| upgrade advice On the Wyred 4 Sound. I will agree that a Wyred 4 Sound modified Sonus Connect can make an excellent digital transport. Keep in mind that the Wyred 4 Sound mod will have one fixed output sampling frequency (they recommend 96Khz). Also, keep in ... |