waterzlife
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| A Budget Amp Comparison Musical Design amps by John Hillig truly are musical and reliable. 10 years ago I had a D-75 ( 75w/ch } which just played music, as if whatever solo instrument I hapeened to be playing a record of was actually in the room. Currently I have a 150B... | |
| What does moving from a 150 watt amp to a 400 watt amp get you? POWER ! I had not heard my DQ 10s, not really - until I went from a 60w/ch tube amp to a 250w/ch ss amp. It then rocked out! drums were heard AND felt, bass lines became distinct, dynamics went through the roof. It became capable of inducing F... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable I have tried to prove guys' contention that inexpensive cables sound as good or very nearly as good as pricier wires BUT i have wasted money constructing speaker wires and ic's with variously ...Radio Shack wires ( several ) ....Monoprice, Dayton ... | |
| DAC Suggestions Please Bel Canto 2.5 dac ! I heartily second 1Graber2. I've played musical chairs with dacs for years - none staying in-system more than a few months. Then the BC came along used from a friend who "upgraded" to a $4K one. Since then I have not had a ... | |
| Small room electrostat/ planar speaker? Essence Electrostats are extremely transparent, are ( about) 12 inches wide by 2inches deep ( the panels) and 48 inches tall. Quads in sound but only $2000 shipped from Netherlands. | |
| Seeking Speaker Recommendations Soliloquy 5.3 floorstanders musical, punchy and efficient ( 89dB ) | |
| Musical Design - D150B & SP2B Opinions typo in previous note...NOT D150Bht...correct is D150B ! | |
| Musical Design - D150B & SP2B Opinions I absolutely love my Musical Design D150B amp (s). Actually I had purchased my first one 3 years ago ...but had my recordist buddy who has Quad 989s, the big black ones...he picked them up for me - ( BIG MISTAKE !! ). He kept talking about how ... | |
| Here to learn and more TIDAL music streaming, the highest quality option ($20/month) is EXCELLENT !! I don't have an MQA decoding capability, but even without it the "HI-FI Master" sound is superb... and I've been going to my cd collection a lot less since getting Tidal. | |
| Diana Krall Another vote for the wonderful"Live in Paris" dvd! | |
| What’s in your system today that you also had 10 years ago? Musical Design D-150B amp....still powerful and musical ! | |
| Brands that have the least depreciation I'd add Totem to the list....many after the 1st year 50% drop they remain pretty much there. Some classic models like the Mani 2 have barely lost resale...or increased ! | |
| mono block or bi-amps which would you pick? 2 mono amps - being close to the speakers you significantly shorten the distance traveled over speaker wire resulting in less entry points for distortions....AND.... - since the length is shorter, you can opt for better-sounding speaker wires t... | |
| Need recommendation for amplifier Taranis | |
| Simple copper speaker terminal jumpers? Lost my originals. Why not just biwire? Better sound. |