You could always ask these guys:
http://www.world-designs.co.uk/forum/index.php
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opaqueice;151926 Wrote:
> eats, shoots, and leaves - that was a panda, no?
Sigh... :)
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Jenks;151820 Wrote:
> The Japanese have Kiwis? We seem to have confused the world by calling
> the kiwifruit kiwis when exporting. The Kiwi is of course a flightless
> bird, that has remarkable similarities to the NZ male human - eats,
> roots and leaves...
eats, roots and leaves? I thought th
highdudgeon;151740 Wrote:
> Why not? I've seen Avant Gardes driven by a beefy McIntosh. They didn't
> melt down. It is a waste of power, yes, but it is certainly a more
> linear amp than the vogueish SETs out there.
I've heard the Avante Garde Duo 2.2's on numerous occassions, and the
only tim
The Japanese have Kiwis? We seem to have confused the world by calling
the kiwifruit kiwis when exporting. The Kiwi is of course a flightless
bird, that has remarkable similarities to the NZ male human - eats,
roots and leaves...
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tomjtx;151746 Wrote:
> Jenks, my impression is that you would be in the minority with that
> view(not that that means anything) so I am curious if you know anyone
> who shares your opinion?
>
> Or. is it because your British and drive on the wrong side of the road
> :-)
I agree strongly with Je
Jenks;151753 Wrote:
> Yes, I live in New Zealand (or middle earth to some), sorry about being
> so cryptic when you are ridden with the flu.
see, it could have been japan, they have kiwis too and they drive on
the wrong side of the road and most spell behaviour that way instead of
the obviously
Jenks;151752 Wrote:
> It could be the British genes though. Many British believe in spending
> the money up front in their systems, in contrast to in the US where
> they spend it at the speaker end. I think at least part of that is due
> to how very different their rooms are.
yes, I have (gasp
Yes, I live in New Zealand (or middle earth to some), sorry about being
so cryptic when you are ridden with the flu.
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tomjtx;151749 Wrote:
> I'm sorry, I don't get that, where are you from.
Think 'Whale Rider'.
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Jenks;151747 Wrote:
> A kiwi and drive on the wrong side of the world.
I'm sorry, I don't get that, where are you from. Sorry to be so dense
(I'll blame it on the flu.
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Jenks;151741 Wrote:
> On one level I don't totally agree with you Highdudgeon. Yes the
> differences between speakers is vast, in terms of tonal flavour,
> extension, dynamics, etc. But I have heard very few speakers that
> cannot be made to sound musical. I cannot so easily say that of amps.
A kiwi and drive on the wrong side of the world.
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On one level I don't totally agree with you Highdudgeon. Yes the
differences between speakers is vast, in terms of tonal flavour,
extension, dynamics, etc. But I have heard very few speakers that
cannot be made to sound musical. I cannot so easily say that of amps.
In blind tests different spe
Why not? I've seen Avant Gardes driven by a beefy McIntosh. They didn't
melt down. It is a waste of power, yes, but it is certainly a more
linear amp than the vogueish SETs out there.
PhilNYC;151734 Wrote:
> If you end up with high-efficiency speakers (eg. horns, like he owned
> before), th
highdudgeon;151495 Wrote:
> The best kind of amp, I think, is the kind of amp that will allow you to
> buy the best possible speakers within your overall budget. There are
> differences in amps, to be sure, and they are especially obvious when
> comparing tube and solid state amps (which says so
JackOfAll;151597 Wrote:
> Give me a tube amp any day of the week! ;-)
It's purely a subjective (i.e. personal) choice - nothing to do with
ANY kind of science thank goodness. If you like bananas eat bananas. If
you don't ..don't.
Tube amps can sound great as can SS ones. Life just ain't tha
highdudgeon;151662 Wrote:
> That article is pretty odd -- I think most of the reviewers are being
> overly biased. Chris Maartins really likes the Nuforce...and TAS did
> give it a Golden Ear award. I think it is a solid performer and pretty
> much indistinguishable from other good solid state
That article is pretty odd -- I think most of the reviewers are being
overly biased. Chris Maartins really likes the Nuforce...and TAS did
give it a Golden Ear award. I think it is a solid performer and pretty
much indistinguishable from other good solid state amps. Bass is
extremely good, high
Check out the latest Absolute Sound. They do a comparison of class D
amps. Nu-Force, Rowland and a # of others. Very interesting. If you
like the class D sound ,you might want to audition some of these.
Some people do think class D amps sound different just as tubes sound
different,
but I don't kn
adamslim;151574 Wrote:
> Outrageous flamebait :D
>
> Listen for yourself is all. Krell stuff is highly respected, but the
> last Krell I heard sounded laughably bland to my ears. If I owned it,
> I'd never play music. But that's my ears - highdudgeon's are
> undoubtedly different (although hi
Me too, really. I have McIntosh solid state, which is superb, and
Bryston is in the same category. I'd take either over Krell. On the
other side of the spectrum, I've had Nuforce 9.02s in regular use
lately and think they are great.
However, I keep an audiomat arpege reference and McIntosh 275
adamslim;151574 Wrote:
> Outrageous flamebait :D
>
> Listen for yourself is all. Krell stuff is highly respected, but the
> last Krell I heard sounded laughably bland to my ears. If I owned it,
> I'd never play music. But that's my ears - highdudgeon's are
> undoubtedly different (although hi
teq;151218 Wrote:
> What kind of speakers - to be honest, I don't know. What different types
> are there? (ok, I can tell that I am going to embarrass every one
> now...) Some years ago, I had horn-type ("folded horn" - I have no idea
> what the correct term in English is) speakers which have an
adamslim;151574 Wrote:
>
> Listen for yourself is all. Krell stuff is highly respected, but the
> last Krell I heard sounded laughably bland to my ears.
Give me a tube amp any day of the week! ;-)
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highdudgeon;151495 Wrote:
> Oh, and I would say this: maybe stay away from tube amps. They don't
> have the same bass response and high resolution as well-made solid
> state amps.
Outrageous flamebait :D
Listen for yourself is all. Krell stuff is highly respected, but the
last Krell I heard s
That's a solid piece and you can probably get a good deal on a used or
demo model.
gobikey;151516 Wrote:
> I like the looks and sound of this by my silver transporter.
> http://www.stereophile.com/integratedamps/205krell
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Relax. It's about the music.
I like the looks and sound of this by my silver transporter.
http://www.stereophile.com/integratedamps/205krell
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highdudgeon;151495 Wrote:
> The best kind of amp, I think, is the kind of amp that will allow you to
> buy the best possible speakers within your overall budget. There are
> differences in amps, to be sure, and they are especially obvious when
> comparing tube and solid state amps (which says so
The best kind of amp, I think, is the kind of amp that will allow you to
buy the best possible speakers within your overall budget. There are
differences in amps, to be sure, and they are especially obvious when
comparing tube and solid state amps (which says something about amp
construction, bec
...and do not forget to take the wife along when purchasing speakers ,
given the size of japanese living rooms, she might object to moving the
sofa into the kitchen to make place for the new purchase...
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Now that you have a Transporter, pick your speakers next. Then, you'll
know what you need for an amp.
Just for reference, the Parasound Halo line has balanced inputs and
individual gain adjustment per channel. This makes using it without a
preamp simple.
-Ben
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teq;151218 Wrote:
> What kind of speakers - to be honest, I don't know. What different types
> are there? (ok, I can tell that I am going to embarrass every one
> now...) Some years ago, I had horn-type ("folded horn" - I have no idea
> what the correct term in English is) speakers which have an
PhilNYC;151210 Wrote:
> If you're in Japan, you're in an audio gear nirvana...!
>
> The most important decision in choosing an amp is to know what kind of
> speakers the amp will be driving. Depending on the sensitivity and
> other characteristics of the speakers, you would need to find an amp
If you're in Japan, you're in an audio gear nirvana...!
The most important decision in choosing an amp is to know what kind of
speakers the amp will be driving. Depending on the sensitivity and
other characteristics of the speakers, you would need to find an amp
that is designed to work well wit
Actually you don't want to use balanced connections if you don't use a
pre amp. The attenuation jumpers inside the TP affect the unbalanced
connectors only.
You might want to consider the Jeff Rowland integrated amplifier.
It matches well visually and even has a cool knob :-)
It also sounds great
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