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I hate to point the obvious, but... 10 to 20 times? Aren't you just a little bit biased?

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In Reply to: RE: The most significant loudspeaker of the show... IMO posted by gme109 on October 13, 2014 at 15:09:37

Not questioning what you heard, but "world class speaker and the amplification to drive them" - is the amplification, 5 channel Emotiva amps, "world-class" too? In what sense - watts per dollar? Watts per pound?

Or the speakers themselves are so head and shoulders above anything else, that even the middle-of-the-road (to put it nicely) Emotiva amplification can't f.. up the sound enough, for you to be able to notice it?

Or - and I'm REALLY going on a limb here - amplification doesn't matter much at all? Because after the ASP module does its thing, nothing is going to be able to make much of a difference anyway?

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RE: I hate to point the obvious, but... 10 to 20 times? Aren't you just a little bit biased? - gme109 14:52:58 10/15/14 (0)
I said world class speakers, not amplification. I'm aware that the 5 channel Emotiva amps are not top tier performers. That being said, the system as a whole sure sounded good, which makes me question just how important amplification and for that matter, the front end is. Of course I wonder how much better the LX521's would've sounded with a better front end and amps. I'm sure the sound would've been elevated that much more.

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Edits: 10/15/14
Linkwitz has used Pass amplification in the past to demonstrate - MikeCh 15:54:18 10/14/14 (0)
the superiority of his speakers.

Btw, they can be used with either an ASP or DSP.
RE: I hate to point the obvious, but... 10 to 20 times? Aren't you just a little bit biased? - hahax@verizon.net 20:39:52 10/13/14 (0)
I'm not an open baffle advocate. If I do build speakers it will probably be a D'Appolito in a closed box. But I've heard it at a friend's place with Parasound 3 channel amps. They replaced Sophia 3's and the sound is excellent. If they fit my environment they are easily one of the very best buys in medium large speakers, if not the best buy.

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