colin44ct357
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| What will a preamp do for me? I use blown up retro nads as pre-amps. Have a 3225 and 3240..they sound amazing! better than my Harman avr.remove the outputs, main amp fuses and blown components.remove the link from pre out to power amp and you have a nad preamp for near nothing... | |
| DAC's : The missing feature: Signal quality S/N 110dB, THD 0.0025%. | |
| DAC's : The missing feature: Signal quality If it sounds good, it is.I use a retro rotel RDP 980 and it does make a difference. | |
| What is the most dramatic way of increasing a speaker's Bass and Low mid? Modify your crossover.Or source a xover which has the specs you wish.cheaper way, increase the cap value on the low mids | |
| $10k Speaker Cables?????????????? Hell no, where are we going!!!! | |
| Amp/Preamps vs. High end AV Receivers In my opinion one cant compare an AV receiver to separate components.The detail with HQ separate components is in a class of its own.However there are some HQ av's.Problem is most have hdmi decoders with the audio logic control.DD, DTS...I see man... | |
| Efficient 2 way bookshelf/monitors under 2k Try a pair of surrounds from any low power surround speaker set.Or a pair from such type 2.1.I used a pair of soundstix on a 2.1 and the have great sound, but then the 10w sub fills it up. | |
| Efficient 2 way bookshelf/monitors under 2k Only 6 watts/channel or 60? | |
| Do people really just not get it that their items are not selling... When you look at the value in the blue book you will be amazed, I was.The tone from retro surpasses most new designs...open one up and have a peep at the build!I rework them all for the love of retro..and the $$$ | |
| Why do people buy preamps if they can directly connect amp to stereo source/phone/PC/tv? I wish i could post a pic of the inside of the rotel, totally amazing..i run a retro repair center and seen loads, most new type pre amps have 3-5 8 pin audio ic's, the rotel and many older units have a full pcb packed with semis and ic's. | |
| Why do people buy preamps if they can directly connect amp to stereo source/phone/PC/tv? Once you hook up your input devices to a dsp or pre amp you will hear why.The pre amp section in most amps cant compare to a dedicated pre amp like a rotel RDP-980.That is what i run into my HK-5000 and the tone is superb.On the other hand some am... | |
| Best Loudspeakers for Rich Timbre? I have as new old wood boxes filled with under-felt AKAI SWT1, popped with a good xover and some skytronics 10's, some good mid's and silk tops.AR8 with QST/QSC drivers, the outer cm is not ribbed so it delivers some mids and the silk tops balance... | |
| Acurus A250 owners...need help. I ran my A250 with a rotel RDP + RDD 980.Speakers were a problem to find in my price bracket so i purchased a pair of top end dj double 15's form a supplier of mine, Jacky Tsu from Alpha united. Jacky prides his systems and gets the balance right ... | |
| Nak PA 7 Power Amp Well the caps are refreshed at 50 x per second and supply all the current required.I jack up smaller amps with some good main caps. It does the job.Your amp is another story!I used to sell units from a co called enping aoda, shake the building.Ent... | |
| Nak PA 7 Power Amp Thanks, similar to my Acurus, perfect for martin logans!And our local law enforcement who often pop in...turn it down.Was testing a quad 909 into my "x" big speakers which i had to sell..to many visits!They could not believe the sound from such a ... |