helomech
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| Looking for great tube integrated for Martin Logan Summit X speakers Looking forward to the results.I agree with tablejockey, graphs are meaningless if you don't like the sound. I've owned/auditioned my share of flat-measuring gear that sounded lifeless and uninspiring. Whichever amp has you jonesing to fire up you... | |
| Looking for great tube integrated for Martin Logan Summit X speakers @georgehifi brought up some good points. I didn’t bother to look up the real-world efficiency specs of these speakers.If you want tube sound from a solid-state integrated, look into the newer Yamaha MOSFET-based amps. I’ve yet to encounter any oth... | |
| Looking for great tube integrated for Martin Logan Summit X speakers The Rogue Cronus Magnum II/III has plenty of grunt. Not the quietest integrated out there but probably the most powerful under $5K. I prefer it to many pricier amps I've heard. In use, it sounds like it has muscle comparable to a 300 watt SS unit,... | |
| Why the facination with integrated amps? Devialet makes the best sounding amplifier in the world and it’s an integrated ampLMAO. I'm a fan of integrateds but Devialet's units are nowhere close to the best. Yes, I've heard them and they don't hold a candle to even a mid-tier class AB inte... | |
| DeoxIT on tube pins Some basic contact cleaner that quickly evaporates without residue (unlike DeOxit) should be safe. I’d spray it on the Magic Eraser pad and then dip the pins. Note that you don’t need a near-mirror finish on the pins like you find with new-product... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD The Classic1 paired with a Soundsmith Carmen was very uninspiring IME. It was mechanically noisy and didn't have any notable strenghts aside from the bass as mentioned by the OP. It couldn't produce that vinyl "magic." I moved onto a comparably pr... | |
| GaN-based Class D power amps (Corrected OP) Anyone paying that much for class D hardware is getting ripped hard. | |
| DeoxIT on tube pins I use Magic Eraser. Stick the pins into a pad and work them in and out - quick and easy way to get the whole circumference of the pins. | |
| Line Magnetic quality @Invictus, Better built than anything you’re running. | |
| Any experience with Tannoy loudspeakers? I have the XT6Fs. Soundstage is very deep but not terribly wide. Bass extension is very good for their size, but it can sound unrefined at times. Still the best speakers I've owned under the $2K mark. | |
| Is there an actual difference between AB and A/AB ? Yes and no. Some AB amps are capable of practically zero power as class A. | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! Speakers distort more than any other part of the chain. There are good speaker values to be had, but many more that are way overpriced. I'm guessing your former speakers were the latter, and your new speakers are the former. If you ever want to su... | |
| Budget phono stage under $100, cheap but refined, does it exist? Minus one on the Mani. Mine was defective from day one.Oh but their CS does live up to the company name.Refunds minus shipping both ways and restock fee.A restocking fee for a defective item? I'd hope that was only the result of a miscommunication... | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? Not that you need to spend a fortune to achieve this. On the contrary, if you are smart and selective and take advice from the RIGHT people, you can get there on a budget. I think for an entire system, the threshold is probably $20K-$30K. Anyth... | |
| Why so many used focals? ^ Good find. Rest assured you chose well - much better speakers than what Focal produces at that price point.There's an old saying in engineering Steve, "If it looks right - it usually is".The Kanta 3's look right. I don't know why, but rear port... |