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| Tube amp suggestions for Divine Acoustic speakers More than OP needs, but anyone looking for lots of tube power, 250 wpc: Seller wrote back, yes it includes a pair of Mono-Blocks, $3,000. search usaaudiomart.com VTL MB-250 Monoblock Tube Amps | |
| Warped record return/exchange it. | |
| directional speakers I think Narrow Dispersion is the wrong way to go. Imaging, wide and precise starts with the engineering, then IF vinyl, the cartridge's wide channel separation and tight center balance make a big difference for imaging: both before you send the s... | |
| Tube amp suggestions for Divine Acoustic speakers After hopping about hifishark, I would research these Rogue Audio Stereo 100 BAT VK-60 just listed here Margules 280U-SC VTL MB-250 (listing says amp, photos show two, possible he meant the pair, forgot the S? Carver Crimson 275, new on sale ... | |
| Tube amp suggestions for Divine Acoustic speakers triode/ultralinear gives you optional power ratings; and mono capability gives you the opportunity to double up in the future. You might limit your search to amps with those features. I agree, I would want 35 wpc or more for instantaneous peaks. ... | |
| Hugh Masekela Hugh is awesome. I saw him live once, very small club NYC, about 30 people fit + band on stage. Totally terrific. I spoke to Hugh, told him he was the worlds best horn player, he took a step back, looked up, said 'careful, there's a ghost of Loui... | |
| How does a preamp die from sitting unused for a few months? makes no sense something simple is wrong. | |
| Occam's Razor: The Signal to Noise Ratio you got it backwards, simplest comes first. i.e. the simplest explanation is most often correct. The origin and purpose are mostly unknown to us, I went to wiki: " William of Ockham himself seems to restrict the operation of this principle in ma... | |
| Bad sounding recordings mcondo mine is SACD, I'm sure it sounds great on a stnd, CD as well. | |
| Equalization needed I realize the control Parametric type can give, however, how close to what you need are dual channel 31 band (1/3 octave) units? see my last post here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/equalizer-to-compensate-for-hearing-loss-any-success-... | |
| Equalizer to compensate for hearing loss - Any success stories? Equalizers: Schitt; Rockville; DBX; Chinese Branded DBX Dual Channel (l&r separate); 31 bands (1/3 octave) give the best flexibility. 1/3 band effects adjacent frequencies less than 15 or 10 or … band units. First: adjust l/r individually f... | |
| Interconnects between Turntable and SUT Three tonearms to SUT (Fidelity Research FRT-4 with 3 selectable RCA inputs). SUT’s OEM cables out to preamp are fixed, RCA + Ground. I had to extend the SUT’s ground to reach the ground on my McIntosh mx110z tube tuner/preamp: the phono RCA’s re... | |
| Opinions on NAD please Way back when NAD 1st came on the scene, small package, low price for power rating, beautiful designs, punched above it's weight. My audible impression was they were doing some un-acknowledged limiting to be otherwise impressive. McIntosh has pow... | |
| Bad sounding recordings Last night, this was excellent. Once again I looked at my friend and said "these guys knew what they were doing". https://www.amazon.com/Sisters-BroThers-Eric-Bibb/dp/B0001BDAQ4 I will use my beloved remote balance for the tracks that somehow ne... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? I just posted this elsewhere I advise working very hard to find efficient speakers you love, they are out there. Don't even listen to inefficient ones. That will keep the needed power down: less: cost/size/weight/heat and it will increase placem... |