philefreak
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| Effortless, grain-free sound - is it possible? More amp! A Channel Island D-200 should do the trick. 89 DB @4 ohm is not extactly a lite load. It's not the 89db part so much as the 4 ohm part especially with a tube amp! | |
| Am I behind the digital eightball? Every SACD unit I've heard just adds a bass hump around the 750 to 1000 hz to my ear! Reminds me of the old Dolby on cassette tapes. It's just an opinion. It still don't touch a turntable! | |
| Playing with the idea of solid state amps Bixby, Yes it's the speakers. The Droplet is a killer piece and so is the preamp behind it. My Joule Electra VZN 160s are also great. I just want some lean and transparent sound for a change up. Not that the Joules are not transparent, I just want... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "there are places I remember,all my life though some have changed" "In my life" Beatles"it's a little bit funny ,this feeling inside" "Your Song" Elton John B. Taupin"Got ona bus to Memphis,destination Rome""Multocolored Lady" Gregg Allman"And it... | |
| Playing with the idea of solid state amps Wow! Thanks for the many responses. My system is a little fat and soft so, I don't want an amp that is trying to be tubey. I'll keep my Joule and 300B for that. What I want is balls to the wall volume and ultra-revealing. The Pass X series just mi... | |
| 300B or 845? Amen Marco, I've not heard any P/P 2A3s. Have heard several 300B P/P. The P/P always seems to make things a little more neutral. A 300B amp that is designed right can scare the pants off of you! I'm actually listening to some Joule Electra OTLs no... | |
| 300B or 845? With your speakers and your musical preference, the 300B is the way to go! I have both,300B and 845 monos. The 300B will give a little more bloom in the upper bass to lower mids. Where as an 845 will be a little more neutral in it's presentation. ... | |
| Why dosome high pwr amps fail to drive some spkrs? Why have such a hard speaker to drive in the first place? | |
| does more power=better quality ? What would you suggest? What can be the ultimate linear output device? | |
| does more power=better quality ? My 300B SET puts out a whole 8 watts. It's playing 98db speakers with a flat 8 impedance. Hm! Would you say it's loafing? It sure sounds better than any high power amp (Tube or Solid State)that I've owned or had the pleasure of listening to. I've ... | |
| Super Amp? Try a Art Audio Symphony II. It will be your last amp! It's the best Art Audio offers. If you can find one used,you better jump on it! There is nothing like a 300B tube,Western Electrics,of course! The Decware is a fine little amp. I have one I us... | |
| tubes or no tubes Not only should you go tube, you should also consider SET! An 845 or 300B will do the trick with those speakers if the impedance stays pretty flat. | |
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| underrated or unheard of musician/band "The Waifs" They're an independent,so you wont hear about them unless you have a good college NPR station. They're from the land down under and anything you can find is great the latest live album "A Brief History" is just great! | |
| What class "D" Amps Excel at inner detail None! Get a SET and some Horning Speakers! |