barrysandy
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| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Forget the prior post. Despite all the time on the parts, they're still not broken in yet! The sound has changed a lot but hasn't settled in. Others that posted their opinions probably weren't dealing with 17uF Cast capacitors that weigh between 1... | |
| DH Labs Silver Sonic I would go for the Air Matrix over the Silver Sonic as they are better by a wide margin. The Silver Sonics can be a bit hard sounding. You could throw a Revelation in the mix somewhere. You'll get a bit more detail. They might sound more refined i... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil So have about 550 hours on all the Duelund parts in the new tweeter/midrange XO of magnepan 3.6Rs. Very neutral, quiet, extended & refined. May go back to the stock XO and do a comparison over the coming weeks. Aural memory's far from perfect ... | |
| Which cost more: your system or your car? My preamp cost more than my current car. | |
| Magnepan 1.7 crossover capacitor improvement? Have experimented extensively with Axons, Solens, Dynamicaps, Mundorfs, VTV Ultratone, both TF & Cu V-Caps, and Duelund Casts in various applications including on my Magnepan 3.6. You might not like the sound of the Axons or Solens, but they a... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Had some other issues when I re-worked the XO. Everything has opened up now. The CAST are WAYYYY quieter than the Solens that were in my Maggy 3.6s. I'm with you Volleyguy, I might prefer a little bit "juicy" noise for some airiness. The quiet bla... | |
| seek a threashold power amplifier Have the manual right here. Same # of per channel output transistors 64, same uF size power supply = huge .25 Fahrad (key is cap voltage rating), bias current almost identical 1.1-1.2 amps with the lower the 12e, same peak current output 200 amps ... | |
| Bass amp for a tri-amped system? I asked this same question recently and didn't get a useful response -- maybe because I didn't provide enough info. What is the low frequency driver's nominal impedance and how about efficiency? I have a pair of subs with a 2.5 ohm nominal impeden... | |
| General opinion about ADCOM amplifiers I've owned the 5800 and the 5802. Both really nice amps and Nelson Pass contributed to the design. Sorry the highs are not dry or hard despite what others may say here but they aren't the amps' best qualities being a little recessed. The 5800 had ... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Have been following this thread for many months. Just installed Duelund cast caps and inductors in the tweeter midrange section of the XO of my Magnepan 3.6s. Cost a small fortune. Treble's more than a bit recessed so I'm hoping everything opens u... | |
| Subwoofer Amp Suggestions? Magfan thanks for your thoughts. See the system - hybrid tube NP-220 for the mid/tweets and tube-like Aleph 2s, which are probably not ideal given current limitations, from 60 to 220 Hz for Maggie bass panels. This system integrates perfectly on t... | |
| PASS LABS XP20 or MODWRIGHT LS 36.5 DM Since no one else has responded, I'll try. I am not sure what sound you are after based your desire for both "accurate, detail speed and resolution" and that you "like the warm tube texture". These pre-amps are very different in sound. One of the ... | |
| Pass XA.60.5 Monoblocks to Pass XA.100.5 Monoblock I'd second Jpspock's suggestion to try to listen to the ARC Ref 5 (if new, even better, the 5SE). I owned both the X0.2 and XP20 both very nice preamps. The ARC presentation in comparison will be quite a bit different and you may prefer it dependi... | |
| Counterpoint SA20 I have owned Counterpoint products for at least 25 years (still own an SA20) and have had personal dealings with Mike for at least a dozen (own another NP220 upgraded). Mike's a reasonable guy and he stands by his products - he's taken care of me ... | |
| Your best ''outstanding'' products in last 5 yrs? Audio Research Reference 40 Anniversary preamp ($25,000). I've been listening to music through audio equipment for 40 years too. I've never heard anything like it! Music is positively thrilling. I'm floored by the very natural tonal colors, textur... |