jonwolfpell
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| What decibel level do you listen at? What is ideal? Ghdprentice -are you telling me that a high quality solid state amp that can put out 300 watts / channel will sound better than a high quality 100 watt / channel amp when they’re only driving an 89 db sensitive speaker to level of 70 db’s & th... | |
| What decibel level do you listen at? What is ideal? @jrareform - if your room is sufficiently large & your speakers / amp combo can handle it, I find my ears start to overload around 103-105 peaks assuming the music is well recorded. I listen at that level very occasionally just for laughs. I ... | |
| What decibel level do you listen at? What is ideal? I find it funny that so many people listen at levels where their amps, even with very inefficient speakers, are barely putting out a watt or two or maybe 10 on peaks. What’s the point of having big powerful solid state monsters if that is so? ... | |
| Adding an extra 1ft to premium speaker cables My guess is that the extra set of cable connectors to join two different sets of cables might be a big cause of sound degradation even if both sets of cables were the same. | |
| Looking to Develop A Short List of Amplifier Candidates For A Pair Of JBL 4367 Speakers You might consider an integrated amp from Rogers High Fidelity. I have similar high sensitivity speakers to those w/ big 15” woofers & horn loaded mids & tweeters (Volti Rivals) & his EHF 200 Mark II drives them superbly in a big room.... | |
| Real musicians don't need "awards." The fact that neither Jethro Tull nor Ian Anderson himself are not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame demonstrates the minimal significance of being inducted into it. He’s amongst the most talented musicians in any genre & both a brilliant, ... | |
| Seeking horn array loudspeakers with a maximum price of $17,500.00 per pair. Another recommendation for Volti Rivals. I really enjoy mine. Not even sure that you will have to turn on your big Bryston amp to get to 60 db…. You might need 1/10 of a watt on peaks w/ them at 98+ db sensitivity. Seriously, some amps don’t sound... | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile My foray into the deep, dark & at times, very pricey audiophile road had two different origins. The first was when I went to a store in 1974 to audition Large Advents which were quite nice but then listened to a relatively new brand, ADS &... | |
| Turntable Setup Consultant I also highly recommend Fidelis. Walter & company are highly knowledgeable, honest & very reasonable on pricing. I have known Walter for over 40 years & have bought lots of different equipment from him & always been very satisfied!! | |
| Best Receiver for “Mid-Fi” System? Anthem make some of the very best surround sound receivers. They’re a bit pricey but well made & sound very good. I’ve had my 7 channel one for several years now , it works flawlessly, sounds very good & quite powerful. | |
| ??? WHY WHY WHY ??? Class A vs Everything Else lynn_olson - That’s what my Dad taught me years ago about the different classes of electronic operations & I’ve always believed. He was an EE & held several patents for a variety of telecommunications equipment as well as built his own amp... | |
| ??? WHY WHY WHY ??? Class A vs Everything Else I agree on class A generally sounding better than most other types of amps. Years ago I had a White Audio Labs 100 watt / side class A power amp & it sounded really nice but of course was a beast & drew 5 amps at all times much of which we... | |
| What is the most overlooked consideration? For myself, build quality / proven reliability is of the utmost importance. Then after requirement is met ( hopefully), sound quality that brings you closest to live music. I can’t be bothered by finicky, questionably made products & shipp... | |
| How much power needed to drive 91db speakers? As others have mentioned, power requirements also depend on the size of your room & volumes you enjoy. In addition, the type of music is a consideration. Quieter acoustic music generally uses little watts but music w/ big dynamics and / or big... | |
| Band/artist documentaries. “If You Could Read My Mind” about Gordon Lightfoot on Amazon Prime is really good. Gordon narrates most of it himself & is very honest about his life. He’s one of the greatest singer / songwriters ever. |