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| Balanced Low Power Tube Monoblocks? Thanks Kurt_tank.I had forgotten about the Lamms. They'd be stunning, and I'd love to own a pair.Frankly, they're considerably more than I want to spend. While I don't have a firm price in mind, under $5k would be preferred, and less if possible. ... | |
| Recommended components on Stereophile Magazine. 1) Given only those two options, I'd buy the $3K Class A component.2) Yes, however I believe what some people fail to understand is that Stereophile recommends components they believe to offer the best performance, but the recommendations include ... | |
| Amplifier Hum - A Problem Solved You are fortunate to have found the cause!I had a similar problem with Belles 150A Reference amps. Transformer hum that came and went at different times of the day and on different days. Drove me nuts.There was no pattern. I tried everything inclu... | |
| Most beneficial change . Consider auditioning some different speakers that would enable you to do an in-room comparison with what you presently own.I'd suggest trying the Zu Audio Credenza, if doing so fits into your budget. The Credenza's frequency response is close to y... | |
| Pre for Aerial 9s, Classe CAM 350 and Modwr. TP The input impedance of the Classe 350 is 75,000 ohms (75k ohms), not 75 ohms. When Stereophile tested the output impedance, they measured 100k ohms at the unbalanced inputs, and 200k ohms at the balanced inputs. You want to mate amplifier input im... | |
| Do you plan to buy The Beatles CD remasters? 08-30-09: OzzySure wish they were in Hi-Rez or Blu Ray.Record companies' marketing histories would indicate this is the natural progression. Dust up excitement for a CD version. Sell a boatload of CDs, and then when the CD sales decline release a ... | |
| High End and cables and tin ears.... Anything's possible, but you won't know until you try the Radio Shack cables.No one can tell you what you will hear, 'cuz only you have your ears. | |
| BAT 55se vs Pass xa30.5 vs mac mc275 Well, based on the specs of the speakers, any of your amplifier choices would work well, IMO. If I had to choose one based solely on the belief that it would be a guaranteed match, I'd select the XA-30.5. However, this isn't going to be my recomme... | |
| Pre for Aerial 9s, Classe CAM 350 and Modwr. TP I like a somewhat tubey and warm sound, but not overly so. I also like laidback components as I fatigue from forward systems.I am leaning toward a Modwright 36.5.Your likes will not be fulfilled by what the Modwright 36.5 will provide, IMO.Does yo... | |
| BAT 55se vs Pass xa30.5 vs mac mc275 What model VS speakers?Impedance specifications may be pertinent to your amp choice.All three are excellent. | |
| Balanced to RCA adaptors can I plug in to the balanced end at the amp and the RCA end at the pre...Bullot (Answers)Yes, you can do that. You will need RCA>XLR adapters at the amp end if you're using RCA interconnects, or you will need XLR>RCA adapters at the preamp ... | |
| Balanced to RCA adaptors IMO, it's likely that a difference in sound is going to be attributable more to the preamp/amp impedance match than by the use of XLR>RCA adapters to run single ended out of the preamp to the balanced inputs of your amp, especially if you're mi... | |
| Re: What are the Best Speakers a $1000 could get? NHT are very good speakers, and the SuperOne is a terrific monitor. You could assemble a very nice system with four SuperOne speakers, an NHT subwoofer, and an NHT center speaker of your choice.That said, I think $900 is a little high for this par... | |
| Balanced vs. Unbalanced - What does it mean? ..."listen and see" may not get to nirvana for everyone...for some it could be the holy grail while for others it may mean getting lost in a forest of near random equipment flipping/experimentation in order to get the nicest sound.Shadorne (System... | |
| Balanced vs. Unbalanced - What does it mean? This is how you end up with nice sounding products that do not reproduce the source material with much accuracy (measure badly but are claimed to be SOTA).Shadorne (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers)To the customers of this equipment, nice soun... |