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| Plinius SB 300 v Plinius SA 250 MK IV Since this thread has already been derailed...Lak... I also have Plinius SA100 mkIII's and TVC. Although, I have dual units in balanced/bridged mode which seems to have many of the same advantages you mention. I've also owned amps that were more d... | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? Since this thread isn't dying... It's not just Macs, it's just about all the "top end" that doesn't get talked about. It's a badge of honour to be obscure.What's to talk about? Once you've arrived, you're there. There's no doubt, no questions. All... | |
| Plinius SA-102 for Magnepan 3.6 As Lak said ... but, if you want, you can get a second 102 and bridge them for a balanced 400 watts. The only problem with that is so much gain that the volume knob won't get much work. Neither will the furnace. | |
| Link for acoustical treatments Foam is only useful for the highest frequencies. Higher density materials are broader band absorbers. For bass below 200 Hz, panels or resonators are most effective. | |
| Passive Pre - No Regrets? Actually, I have compared autoformer vs TVC. It's really simple when you wire your own. Just use one side. To be honest, it was a mistake and was supposed to be a mute switch. Being a switch, I could compare instantly. I thought the difference bet... | |
| Passive Pre - No Regrets? No regrets here. Went from a SFL2 to a DIY TVC. I bought the parts from John Chapman at Bent Audio, great guy. To be honest, I didn't think it could work. Seriously, transformers?! I just had to hear what so many were raving about.The SFL did have... | |
| whats the difference between high capacitance... I've found that low capacitance cables generally sound cleaner and more extended, although they may lack smoothness. Digital cables are completely different than IC's though and "low capacitance" is a relative term. Often, low capacitance also mea... | |
| Need help with room Forget that the electronics could be causing such big, actually huge, swings. It's either the speakers or the room. According to the numbers you came up with, the best solution might be the DEQX. Google it. | |
| Ribbons. Electrostatics. Planar speakers. Confusio Resistor based passives present a high impedance to the source at lower volumes. TVC based passives work differently (better, IMO) but are still not ideal loads and require sources of low output impedance (less than 500 ohms). A mismatch in impeda... | |
| What is a 20 Amp circuit ? The wires have to be rated for 20A which means they would be 12 guage (bigger for long runs) instead of the usual 14, all the way back to the panel. You shouldn't just replace a 15A breaker with a 20A breaker. | |
| Adding tube buffer to Rotel instead of............ I think you're misunderstanding the purpose of a buffer. To just add another link in the chain can only detract from the sound, tubes or not, when not required. An external buffer is used to replace, not augment, the ouput stage of a DAC or other ... | |
| Small Floor Standers Often read where someone wants to acommodate a "bright" piece of gear with "gentle" ICs or other equipment somewhere in the chain. That can be a mistake because that piece is more likely exposing a weakness than being the fault. The same goes for ... | |
| mission 775s w/774 arm...a forgotten jewel? Too bad I recently sold my 776 pre and 777 amp. Beautiful design and way ahead of their time. | |
| Tubes and Rock and Roll, Can they go together? Since you listened on different speakers, all other comparisons are out the window. Unfortunately, there's probably a good reason why they set up those speakers with those amps. It's been a while since I listened to Macs but I remember a multiple ... | |
| Is Bi - amping worth the trouble? Now, you're beginning to get it.So back to your origional question: Is it worth it?I had a pair of power pigs and an old 100 wpc amp. It was a very strong 100 watts though but I auditioned another pair of monoblocks that were much more refined and... |