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| Can anyone identify these speakers? The amps are the NYC model (commemorating New York City). You don’t ‘need” amps that good, but, you will not extract all that these or ANY speakers are capable of delivering without pretty good amps. The point of this demonstration is: don’t thi... | |
| Can anyone identify these speakers? Those are the Tablettes, and the venue is DejaVu Audio in Northern Virginia. The proprietor, Vu Huong, likes to put ultra high end amps on the Tablettes to demonstrate how important is top quality amplification—even a small, lower cost set of spe... | |
| Thoughts About Turntable Upgrades Sota tables are very well made, sound good, and are reasonably priced. I don't think you will go wrong with your choice. Basis makes terrific tables, but at a significantly incresed price (I own a Basis Debut vacuum clamp table myself). Older V... | |
| The Snob Appeal Premium Yes, there is satisfaction in owning something special, and expensive, but bragging rights? I never say how much things cost, and because my gear is “ugly,” by conventional taste, most people who see it have no idea how much it costs. I would be... | |
| Best Tube Amp for High Sensitivity Speakers: 45, PX25, or 300B? I like low-powered tube amps of all designs--pushpull, SET and OTL--so I am not so wedded to a particular design. As jasonbourne71 stated, it is the particular design and parts used that matter most. In particular, the output transformers and in... | |
| Does anyone have any experience with Trenner & Friedl "ART" monitor It has been a while since I heard it. I liked the lively and vivid sound of this system. It is a really nice small box speaker. | |
| 300w tube amp monos - which one? What are you looking for in an amp? I have not heard any extremely high powered tube amp that I would want. If I needed such extreme amounts of power, I would look at solid state. Most of the high powered tube amps have a "brittle" sound, to me... | |
| Recommendations for against the wall high efficiency speakers I like the Audio Note speakers quite a bit. They are reasonably efficient and designed for corner or near back wall placement. The Gradient Revolutions are also great at near wall locations (very flexible because the bass section can be tuned fo... | |
| 300b lovers I heard, and liked very much the Songer fieldcoil speakers I heard at Capital Audiofest. I believe the dipole driver speaker and the more conventional box speaker were the same price, even though it appears that you get much more with the dipole ... | |
| I'm thinking about a low watt tube amplifier? Flea power is not going to work, but something in the 40 watt range would probably work if you don't insist on head banging levels. | |
| I'm thinking about a low watt tube amplifier? My speakers have a nominal rating of 99 db/w at 8 ohms. I have always run low wattage amps, both single-ended triode (Audio Note Kageki) and custom-built pushpull amps. My current amplifier is a pushpull 5.5 watt per channel amp that has more po... | |
| I'm thinking about a low watt tube amplifier? 97 db per watt at what nominal impedance? If it is 4 ohms, that would be closer to 94 db per watt equivalent at 8 ohms. A single efficiency number does not tell the whole story about how easy a speaker is to drive. Even if 94 db per watt is the... | |
| A previous discussion included a statement about crossover components. A local dealer builds custom speakers (mostly horn-based, using vintage drivers). I’ve heard these systems being tuned in, which includes changing internal wiring and crossover components. The sound can be quite significantly changed by choice o... | |
| Why do speakers improve with more powerful amps? With high efficiency speakers, one can compare high and low powered amps without unfair prejudice against the low-powered amp. My preference tends to favor low-powered tube amps. Tube amps tend to sound more alive and engaging at lower volume le... | |
| 300b lovers I too am a fan of the 45 tube type. I also like the 2a3. But, it is not only triode tubes that I like. I am a big fan of the 349 pentode; I wish this were not so rare a tube. Other pentodes I like include the 350B, and thankfully not as rare 6... |