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In Reply to: RE: Solid State Power: MOSFET vs. Bipolar? posted by Karma16 on October 14, 2010 at 04:29:52:
Yep, karma,
I've been aware and heard of people doing the preowned swap and roll thing for a while. I'm not going to get on that bus.
And yes, there are bunches of amps out there which would qualify as testable. I'd personally like to try a Mac with my panels. Or Bryston....or a Pass.
I have no interest, however, in going 'tube'. Here's what would happen. I buy a nice tube amp. Something of decent power and good reputation. I don't like it. Than the trouble would start. 'Why didn't you try XYX tubes?' OR 'Those nasty I/Cs are the problem.....Junk 'em out!' OR 'You use WHAT for speaker wire? That's in insult to that fine amp'.
I've seen suggestions and comments like above for while now. Even stuff that makes no sense. Guys' got a hum.....Sounds to me like some kind of ground problem or maybe a dimmer or other device on the same line. Next thing you know, he's induced to lift all his grounds, buy a 2kva iso transformer and get the power company to run him a new feed and transformer. Problem persists. His wife sews at the times he likes to listen and the motor control of the sewing machine is putting some 'hash' on the line and some RF in the air.
I see you've had your speakers for a LONG time....at least by hifi standards. This is a good thing, to me, at least. I had my first set of panels for 20+ years and a rebuild thru WhiteBear Lake. Sold 'em to buy some 1.6s and a new amp.... Magnepan is Magnepan...even over longer time periods. The only thing they screwed up, IMO was when they rotated the pole piece to the BACK and sold 'em with the mylar side to the listener. Just my opin, but I have ROTATED my panels and listen to the pole piece side to great satisfaction.
Cheers::
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Follow Ups
- RE: Solid State Power: MOSFET vs. Bipolar? - pictureguy 09:07:23 10/14/10 (2)
- RE: Solid State Power: MOSFET vs. Bipolar? - Karma16 16:58:03 10/14/10 (1)
- RE: Solid State Power: MOSFET vs. Bipolar? - pictureguy 19:30:47 10/14/10 (0)
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