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What Is The Cost Of Amplifier Casework?

What is the approximate cost of the casework on the big Krells, big Pass Labs and big Gryphon amps?  What is the approximate cost of  casework on similar big solid state amps? 
mitch4t
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georgehifi
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when using DSP room correction there is a compeling argument to have loudspeakers placed close to the rear wall.

Yes this can be done with DSP, and you may well get a flat overhaul correction done. But you can also say goodbye to any depth to the image doing this.

I'm also with  dlcockrum and:
"but I prefer to keep my audio in the analog domain where possible"

Cheers George
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roxy54
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georgehifi,
You said something that so many others have said, and I must disagree. For many years I have had my equipment rack between my speakers, and imaging etc. has never suffered for it. And yes, I have tried it the other way too with no noticeable difference.
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georgehifi
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I must disagree.
Well all I can say is Neville Thiele (rip) taught me this, and the result was a no brainer, so much so I even took the wall out inbetween the speakers and left just a short 1.5mt wall behind each speaker for loading purpose, and the depth of image increased even more, to a visual/aural placement of depth imagery up to 5mts back behind the speakers.

Cheers George
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kalali
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"I even took the wall out inbetween the speakers...."

Interesting comment. In one room, I have the speakers placed on the sides of a bay window, well away from the side and back walls. On good recordings, the image depth is as deep as the depth of the bay window and sometimes even more. I always wondered how deep could it go if the space was open to another room.

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georgehifi
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Exactly kalali, the depth perceived is all dependant on how far back the back wall is between the speakers, in my case it’s a good 5mts.

But you still need a short wall with a meter to two space directly behind the speaker for bass loading, as you sort of have with the bay window setup, otherwise you could get bass light depending on the speaker.

Cheers George
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