pubul57
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| Transitioning from Tubes back to SS Do you know if your speakers have a smooth impedance curve. They certainly should be loud enough with 2-5 watts, but are they an easy load for tubes? If had 99db and smooth impedance speakers I would consider trying them with some low powered SETs... | |
| Joule Electra LA150 MkII or Lamm LL2 Deluxe? I think some folks might think one of the current Joule preamps might be among the best they heard, I would be very surprised to hear someone say that of the Jolida, so in that sense perhaps in a "different league". I don't know the Jolida, but I ... | |
| Best Integrated Under $3000 SS or Tubes? Either? | |
| Hybrid vs. Straight Tubes Wattage still does relate to loudness, but you also get the same loudness with less power if you have more efficient speakers. The other issues is how an amp handles clipping (tubes do it well, SS not so good), and short dynamic output for handlin... | |
| Joule Electra LA-150 MK3 vs MK2? Their site is back up. | |
| Joule Electra LA-150 MK3 vs MK2? That is the right place. Might be down. | |
| Good Amplifier to Drive Thiels' CS1.5 I think the Odyssey Stratos Stereo amp, mentioned earlier, would be an excellent match at the price points you are looking at. A very impressive SS amp, especially at the price. I was really surpised how could they sounded, thought they were much ... | |
| Hybrid vs. Straight Tubes I think you should buy as much power as you need (which may be less than you think). Which is dependent on speaker, room, and loudness requirements. In almost every case I have experienced, lower powered amplification sounds better to me, IF, it i... | |
| Joule Electra LA-150 MK3 vs MK2? I've ordered the LA-150 Signature Edition. Will post when I've had some time with it. | |
| Has anyone ever switched to Harbeth They seem close enough that if I owned one I would only choose the other because I was bored - that is not a big change in persepctive as Dynaudio Harbeth move would be. I do think neutrality and resolution is a house sound; that some like and oth... | |
| Snell A7 Illusion I also wonder if there are many rooms that can support 20 Hz, it most rooms I would think that capability in a speaker would be lost with typical room acoustics. If this speaker is flat at 30Hz I can't imagine feeling like you are missing very muc... | |
| Has anyone ever switched to Harbeth I don't if it is boredom, but the change would certainly quite different. With the Harbeth being warmer. They are different enough for someone to have a clear preference. I personally have always liked the Spendor/Harbeth type of speaker. But that... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Of course there is no best, but I was most amazed when I heard Quad ESLs for the first time; that was memorable. | |
| First Watt F3 or Red Wine Audio 30.2 First Watt is Nelson Pass, should be in business for a while. | |
| Harbeth HL5 vs Magnepan 1.6qr Who wins?? The reason I asked how you got to this choice is that they are so different. I've noticed that most folks that love Maggies find it very difficult to switch to a box speaker, ther render space so differently. Which is not to say the Maggies are be... |