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| Living With A Class A Tube Amp One of the best ways to leverage class A: 10 watts or less of single ended triode with a speaker of 97db or greater sensitivity. Minimal heat, minimal warmup time, long tube life, no need to bias tubes. | |
| Audiphile Press: Am I jaded, experienced, or has it declined? Did you happen to see the recent review of the Gobel High-End Divin Noblesse Loudspeaker, in TAS? If not, here it is: Bass: Check Mid: Check Treble: Check Music: Check Conclusion: Great Speaker PS: It’s bright | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement “…so if a system makes them sound “live” it’s manipulating the crap out of the recording and is highly inaccurate.” I’m reminded of Yes’ album, Close To The Edge. Not the greatest recording, but it very nicely gets the job done. When Rick Wakem... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement The sound of a high rez two channel system sounds nothing like live music Three possibilities: -The ‘high rez’ system is not assembled well; it is not well balanced. -Recordings being played are not very good. -The listener is not familiar ... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement Harry Pearson used to claim that The Absolute Sound (title) refers to the sound of live music. The sound of a high rez two channel system sounds nothing like live music, in the same way that a high rez home theatre doesn't sound or look like real... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement Andrew and Tim, welcome to this thread, you have certainly injected new life into it. I applaud you both for engaging, names exposed, on a user's forum. Andrew, assuming you are still affiliated with TAS, I am very appreciative of your candor. T... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement Look, you guys are spending a lot of time, effort, and money trying to find out which class D amp is worth listening to, and I appreciate that, but Jonathan Valin has already done all the important work for you. As he said in the most recent issu... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement Well, this thread went in a direction different than what I had in mind. I own class D amps, SET amps, and AB amps, but I didn't really want to get into the relative merits of each. What I had in mind was to discuss the irresponsible ways that a... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement Soix, my post was intended to be ironic. We are in agreement. johnlnyc, let’s just focus on this particular journal (TAS), this reviewer, and this class D amplifier. The reviewer has stated repeatedly over the years that he has no use for class ... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement Soix: I completely agree. To be fair, Valin includes vague comparisons in his reviews from time to time, so he is not the worst offender in this regard. But his habit of generalizing and making sweeping judgements is probably the most irresponsibl... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement It may be true that some (maybe most) of the TAS staff do not like to make comparisons when they review equipment. But still, their conclusions need to pass editorial muster, and I'm sure the editor thoroughly checks out any unsubstantiated claims. | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement You can assume that he has. The journalistic integrity of TAS is unquestionable. Furthermore, I have never heard of Mr Valin being proven wrong. His hearing and experience are so accurate that they are virtually objective. | |
| Any tubes currently manufactured in the US, Japan or Germany? Sophia Electric, Virginia. | |
| Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption Eventually, you reach a point where it’s again just about the music, and the equipment is forgotten. Then you are on the road to healing. | |
| The Decware Pill - Any Experiences? Causes a pleasant, analog-like blurring of fine detail. Similar to the Audioquest jitterbug. (Just kidding). No, seriously.. |