eugene81
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| Ayre AX-7e vs. Belles Reference 150A Thanks for the advice, guys, especially Pkoh70 -- that is very helpful! I've decided to keep the 150A Ref and wait for an Aleph J to arise to compare the 2...... I'm also contemplating trying out a tube or hybrid amp, but the excessive concentrate... | |
| How hot is pure Class A solid state vs. SET? Thanks for the responses. Two 100W light bulbs: that puts it into perspective (although an idle Class A SS amp is not as efficient as a light bulb <- sad). Too hot to touch, but not putting out a significant amount of heat into a decent sized l... | |
| Ayre AX-7e vs. Belles Reference 150A Yeah, the Cremona Auditors are 88 dB @ 4 ohms. Sounds like a rather difficult load, but my 60 WPC (actually 120 @ 4 ohms) Bel Canto C5i Class D had no problem with them though and others have reported they are fairly easy to drive.Ugh, but now I'm... | |
| Ayre AX-7e vs. Belles Reference 150A Hmm... now I'm almost set on getting a Pass Aleph 30 or Aleph J. :D The reputation of these amps (and all Pass Class A models) is the stuff of legend. The heat and energy consumption were a deal breaker for me, but I figure I gotta have one of the... | |
| Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor "Minimum" Power? Oops, I was comparing peak to RMS power. OK, the Ref500m ONLY puts out 3.75 times more power than the C5i. :) | |
| Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor "Minimum" Power? Thanks for the reply. I would think the Auditors are harder to drive as they are rated 88 dB sensitivity vs the 91 dB of the floorstanders. Both are 4 ohm nominal impedance. I haven't found an impedance curve for the Auditors, but the big guys are... | |
| Pass Aleph 30 + Placette Passive Pre OK? Also, has anybody had experience with both the Pass Aleph 30/3/J and the Almarro A205A MkII SEP integrated? I know it's kind of apples and oranges, but that's the amp I'm replacing. It sounds great for more intimate, acoustic and vocal music, but ... | |
| Belles 350A Reference vs. Pass INT-150 Anyone have experience with Belles Reference 350A and Pass X-150.5, NOT XA series? XA is more expensive than both of these similarly priced competitors and considerably lower power. | |
| Classe CAP-101 vs Creek 5350SE, others Also, I have been using a Sony 555ES receiver, which generally sounds pretty awful, and have entertained the idea of adding a good power amp in the price range, like a McCormack DNA-1 or McIntosh MC7100 series, and using the pre-out(s) on the rece... | |
| Jolida 1501 RC Bob, did you roll tubes on the 1501RC? I read your comments in other threads and can tell that you're not a fan. I am seriously considering this amp for a 3rd system with Energy RC-50s for movies and some music with a Velodyne servo sub.rnstehno, ... | |
| Got the Touch, Now What? Tpy, it might just be your wireless signal strength/available bandwidth. Try running wired and see if you have the same problem. Is your wireless router 802.11g or 802.11n? The best way to deliver wireless would be to get a wireless router that do... | |
| Usher DMD tweeter upgrade: worth it? Bump. Anybody? | |
| What's your profession? Age? Interesting thread! I always thought people with $20k+ systems were wealthy MD/Biglaw/Exec type people, but there's a lot variety in professions here, although the middle-to-advanced-aged male stereotype seems to hold true. Now I don't feel so gui... | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? I object to the notion that it's too time consuming/requires too much work, particularly when it comes to the wealthy. To me, that's when it becomes easy. Walk into a well-known hi-fi shop, listen to their top setups, pick the one you like best, h... | |
| "My Dad has a system like that", she said.... "Is the whole idea of having a stereo system - a rack with components plus separate speakers, maybe a subwoofer - skipping the younger generation?"No, I don't think so. I got into this hobby in college and am now 29, and I have some audiophile pee... |