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| How much does power amplifier really matter comparing to other hi-fi components? IMO, From most to least important:1. Budget2. Room3. Speakers4. Amplification 5. Sources6. Cables7. Rack | |
| HDCD ^I believe all but the last generation of Oppo’s were capable of HDCD decoding. HDCD’s will play on standard CD players, but without the benefit of the HDCD decoding. I’m a fan of HDCD. Some of my best sounding discs are RR HDCD’s. | |
| Recommendation for a highly resolving amp @chungjh, While not my cup of tea; I have to respect Spectral for being amongst the top of the heap for "resolution". | |
| help please? connecting power amp to streamer/dac without preamp? ^An analog volume control might bring into play other considerations.Ideally, one would find an amp that meets the loudspeakers requirements into load, and that has an input sensitivity for full power output that matches the output voltage of the ... | |
| help please? connecting power amp to streamer/dac without preamp? While it appears as though the Bluesound uses a 32 bit chip, which ordinarily would have extra chip data to avoid bit stripping with volume attenuation. But, the Parasound has a 1 Volt input sensitivity for full output, which would require a halvi... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max When I suggested the c-js, I did so because I think they are really quite good and in part because they fit in well with systems that are otherwise built around tubes. If you want an amp that demonstrates distinct ss prowess, there might be some o... | |
| what's going on with specs? @mrklas, ha! Perhaps? | |
| what's going on with specs? @mrklas, specs don’t matter until they do,I confident that in some situations that vey same amp won’t perform as well as many amplifiers rated much higher.And the specs sure come in handy for such considerations. | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? FWIW, and at the risk of appearing wishy-washy and probably not satisfying parties at either end of this discussion, I think both those opposing ends are both right. On the one hand, for some active line stages are liking rolling down hill with on... | |
| Latest D'Agostino monoblock amps??? How convenient. Rightly or wrongly; after being forced out of the company he founded, it just rings of sour grapes. But to be fair, this is not the first time Stereophile has found the measurements of expensive gear to be disappointing. The high e... | |
| what's going on with specs? ^Don’t confuse gain with power.The devil is in the details. It’s important to compare apples to apples. Specs are presented as an equation; change variable / change application. Specs can offer tremendous insight into correlations, and be invaluab... | |
| McCormack Line Drive TLC-1 Repair or Replace? @arcideth, c-j had previously hired Steve McCormack to design some of their ss gear. There is some overlap of design understanding. | |
| McCormack Line Drive TLC-1 Repair or Replace? Another option might be:Bill Thallman of Music Technologies, well regarded ex c-j tech now operating independently. | |
| How important is the pre-amp? Addendum; Another consideration would be to include volume controls at the input of the amplifiers (this would probably require remote control) so that full output would be driving the full length of the cables. And yet another consideration woul... | |
| How much does power amplifier really matter comparing to other hi-fi components? Matching amps to speakers is a critical consideration. Depending on the 1. CD player / DAC and the 3. Power-amp compatibility; the 2. Pre-amp might be superfluous. |