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In Reply to: RE: I've been threatening to post my amplifier short list for some time... posted by Dman on October 16, 2014 at 06:07:27
Mkay, I will start the proceedings with the following statement:
all properly working amps used within their designed limitations sound the same.
How is that for sh-t disturbing?
I always loved the aesthetics of the Tresholds, they look the part. I really find most of the Pass amps Chrysler-looking what with their oval windows and such.
Accuphase and Luxman always look polished and refined. At the other end of the scale in terms of gross looking amps are the James Bongiorno creations that look exactly like the way he dresses.
If you can't build them with refined looks at least make them sober and functional.
Sorry if I skewed the discussion to something other than what you were actually asking!
Follow Ups:
"all properly working amps used within their designed limitations sound the same."
duh...
???
Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
- Winston Churchill
"all properly working amps used within their designed limitations sound the same"
Yep, you started it with the same 'ole bullshit.
Good job.
Oz
Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
- Winston Churchill
"all properly working amps used within their designed limitations sound the same."- Sounds rather Stereo Review-ish of you, Middle! Should I call you Middle-Hirsch now? Hehehe...
I too love the rather industrial look of Threshold (mentor had a pair of Stasis 1s driving 2+2s, and a Hartley 24 sub in a TL cab looking like the monolith from 2001! can't remember what the 24 was powered with...). Same goes for early KSA Krells- the original KSA-50 holds a spot in my heart- Michael Hedges first album was playing, and it was the first time I heard class-A, and at only 50 Watts/channel at that! I was blown away
Maybe to level the playing field a little, I should divulge the speakers I'm using- Adire Audio DDRs. While this is a kit, so very few will have heard them, here is a graph that shows the impedance plot of the current (no pun intended) speakers. Of course, they won't be doing anything really below 50 hz- the subs take over at that point...
You didn't skew the discussion at all. I could "talk the balls off a rhinoceros", as Primus once sang (the song is called "Harold of the Rocks"). I like heated debates too.
Cheers,
Dman
Analog Junkie
With that impedance curve I presume that you are looking for a serious voltage source. When evaluating gear I routinely look at the I/O impedances if they aren't specified and the NAK PA-5's output was essentially zero. At least an order of magnitude lower than the other stuff I tried. I presume that is largely a function of the topology and would also be true of the Pass units.
I like that, it makes life simpler. If you need a little impedance you can always add it via cable or discretes but the source sets the lower limit.
Rick
Yeah, I hear ya. The Nackamichi/Pass stuff from that era seems to be really under appreciated...
My old ARC D76a LOVED these speakers, and sounded even better with the 4 ohm taps! Go figure! Bottom end for days! Serious 3-D imaging, and pin point detail (not harshness, but such tight focus, you could pick out individual players in the strings, or winds). AWESOME.
I truly miss that amp as far as SQ, but got tired of minor problems on an almost weekly/monthly basis creeping into what was supposed to be my listening/unwinding time. I thought of going valve power again, but I'm not really into babysitting and maintenance anymore (with exception of my preamp- I'll stick with small signal triodes now!).
I really need plug and play...
Cheers,
Dman
Analog Junkie
A word on the Nakamichi stuff -
I have a smaller unit (can't remmember the model #) ~45-50 watts/channel
Purchased it used -
Display was showing age - and then the unit went into Protection - took it to a tech-
Can't replace the display-
\fixed a bad cap and it ran for about another year - then the speaker relay stopped working-
Nice sound - but I would not go down that road again - near the end of their life and WAY too many parts inside the box....
As to the Linn -
I just received my Classik back from Glasgow - fatal error, go home to be fixed -
nice sound but - can't drive my ProAc R3s - but great on small monitors...
Foe what it's worth,
Good luck
Of the Linn stuff out there, I had the Powertek (gutless wonder, just like my winter beater), but have heard the Klout driving everything Linn from the Kan/Tukan, through Kabers, right up to full Aktiv Isobariks and Keltiks. Always seemed to get out of the way of the music. The only thing scares me (even being a tech) is the amount of horror stories I keep hearing about the protection circuits going faulty (almost a Bill Gates planned obsolescence thing going down?)...
Age and used are an unfortunate part of the game here, simply because of the limited budget ($1500 MAX, although D-wife would prefer under $1k)...
Dman
Analog Junkie
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