Tvad
.... it never ceases to amaze me how much minutia compells some folks.
naturally there is more to preamp matching to amplifiers than simple impedance figures.... and just 'whose' figures should we use? Those claimed by the makers, or those claimed by the second party testers?
But I still hold to the "plug one in" notion. Despite Tvads notes, he admits he did just that in practice... as he's 'plugged in' several lately by my count alone. Tubed and Solid state as well.
The numbers alone, dont tell the whole story sometimes.
Damping too, along with power reservoirs/storage account for something too. But as so much inference was being placed on impedance matching I felt compelled to throw that CJ bit in . IMO it might ought to be 100:1 . But my exp says there are exceptions to this rule.
BTW consistency doesn't seem a commonality in Silverline products from time to time... apparently either.
it's all just time well wasted, casting about this rhetorical note and system building philosophy back and forth here... the proofs in the pudding... if it were otherwise... we'd all go out and get the exact right amp the very first time as we or some of us do ijn fact 'know' by the numbers only which amp will work best.
Right?
You ask 50 audiophiles a question, youre very likely to get 55 answers!
it's not a numbers game folks. you have to try some out for yourself. that's what most folks here did and do... so I'll just hang onto the more practical approach of just bust a move and throw something in there!
Ledinhhien
Some amps will surely surprise you, and some will (as Tvad pointed out via his own exp) be disappointing... despite their reps and numbers.
Ask the maker of the ??? item for some direction. That's a gooder place to start IMHO.
Look at what others with similar speakers are using in the virtual systems listings.
Ive found scant little if any, perfection in this world and attempting to acquire it is a waste of time and energy . Most quality amps will be capable of providing a good power source and no one here can say for you, just what that should be but you well and your wallet.
Im sure, given the expense of the CS3.7s, youll acquire a commensurate amp . But going back to the initial Q Ill always put more money into a preamp than into an amp as a rule cause you cant make up for what you lost early on, downstream. You can only cover it up.
.... it never ceases to amaze me how much minutia compells some folks.
naturally there is more to preamp matching to amplifiers than simple impedance figures.... and just 'whose' figures should we use? Those claimed by the makers, or those claimed by the second party testers?
But I still hold to the "plug one in" notion. Despite Tvads notes, he admits he did just that in practice... as he's 'plugged in' several lately by my count alone. Tubed and Solid state as well.
The numbers alone, dont tell the whole story sometimes.
Damping too, along with power reservoirs/storage account for something too. But as so much inference was being placed on impedance matching I felt compelled to throw that CJ bit in . IMO it might ought to be 100:1 . But my exp says there are exceptions to this rule.
BTW consistency doesn't seem a commonality in Silverline products from time to time... apparently either.
it's all just time well wasted, casting about this rhetorical note and system building philosophy back and forth here... the proofs in the pudding... if it were otherwise... we'd all go out and get the exact right amp the very first time as we or some of us do ijn fact 'know' by the numbers only which amp will work best.
Right?
You ask 50 audiophiles a question, youre very likely to get 55 answers!
it's not a numbers game folks. you have to try some out for yourself. that's what most folks here did and do... so I'll just hang onto the more practical approach of just bust a move and throw something in there!
Ledinhhien
Some amps will surely surprise you, and some will (as Tvad pointed out via his own exp) be disappointing... despite their reps and numbers.
Ask the maker of the ??? item for some direction. That's a gooder place to start IMHO.
Look at what others with similar speakers are using in the virtual systems listings.
Ive found scant little if any, perfection in this world and attempting to acquire it is a waste of time and energy . Most quality amps will be capable of providing a good power source and no one here can say for you, just what that should be but you well and your wallet.
Im sure, given the expense of the CS3.7s, youll acquire a commensurate amp . But going back to the initial Q Ill always put more money into a preamp than into an amp as a rule cause you cant make up for what you lost early on, downstream. You can only cover it up.