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| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC,Now that you have seen the light about the merits of a few cheap items, I could recommend other cheap amps to compete with the Plinius. For your needs, the best would be the top amp from Emotiva. I heard last year's top XPA2 gen 3. It was po... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! mikepaul,Instead of your sarcasm about the Rane, why don't you open your mind and try it the way I have described. I could come to your place and show you myself. Better yet, since you are in Central NJ, meet me on Dec 16 at 3 PM rehearsal and 4... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! mrdecibel,My friend, you are making a few mistakes. Since you have not personally heard the Ref 10 in your own system, you cannot make a judgment that the Rane as a line stage is dirtier than the Ref 10. The word, "dirtier," is misleading and am... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC,Good observations on the merits of the cheap Plinius. Except that the cheap Plinius is giving you 190 MPH. Trust me, adding the cheap Rane will give you 250 MPH. I don't know much about cars, but in that area, more money buys higher performa... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! twoleftears,Love your ID. Yes, bridged amps usually are not recommended for very low impedance loads. The same is true for a single stereo amp with a topology of parallel circuits to boost output. WC may get away with this because the low imped... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! mrdecibel,Both you and I are not badgering anyone to accept our advice, but our experience and desire to help by imparting our knowledge is why we spend time posting. The plain fact is that I believe one's chosen tonal balance is even slightly mo... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! ricred1,Yes, compatibility is always a factor, which is why the ultimate test is your own listening rather than blindly trusting a reviewer's comments, especially if you are spending big bucks. However, it is also true that electronics have a cer... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! bigddesign3,I feel that tone controls are at the top of the list for what's important. They don't cure every illness, but go a long way. For example, I recently tried the excellent Classe D200 amp. With the same EQ settings as for my Bryston 2.... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC,I am excited to hear about your AWAKENING (words of the cost conscious grey9hound, and I agree). Thanks for your honest reporting, which opens up consideration of the Plinius as a great sounding cheap amp that should interest everyone here. S... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC,But what about the HF of Ref 10 plus Plinius? You like bass oomph, but usually accuracy with tight, fast impact is associated with less oomph, as in the Magico compared to Focal. If this combo's HF without treble boost are still more prominen... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC,As I discussed before, your Dag integrated within its power limitation will beat any combination of preamp without tone controls and power amp. Suppose the best Dag preamp plus the best Dag power amp has better circuitry than the Dag integrate... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Guido,Thanks. I await your evaluation. Except for power where the bridged Rowland M535 will have the advantage, a highly competitive alternative will be the Element 114 at a similar price. I hope you have an opportunity to do that comparison. | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! mrdecibel,Absolutely correct with your horns. You can get more dynamics with low watt amps then WC will ever get with any powerhouse. Your highly efficient speakers don't need an active line stage for gain, so your passive Luminous with its puri... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! mikepaul,I agree with all your comparisons, except for EQ. I know it goes against audiophile religion, but you should try an excellent EQ like the Rane, plugged into your power amp. The Rane has additional 6 dB of gain with balanced connections,... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Guido,I agree with your caution until you listen. I like your methodology. But in your experience with other amps, do you agree with my theoretical discussion that bridged amps may be less transparent than the unbridged setting in the same amp a... |