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Considering A Change In Electronics? Any Recommendations?
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Posted on April 30, 2022 at 10:19:52 | ||
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System uses JBL 4365 speakers and a pair of Velodyne HGS 12 subwoofers. Recently parted with my Halcro DM8 pre-amp, and my AVM Acoustic amps are in the shop after an unfortunate incident. So I am taking this time to reconsider amplification. If the JBL stay here I am looking for candidates for new electronics. The Esoteric phono stage and SOTA and Scheu tables stay, as does the DAC. I am shopping the used market and everything is wide open. Would consider spending about $7K on a pre-amp, and hopefully around the same for amp although I could go to $10K for the end game piece. Given the JBL like a bit of current, it seems most SET amps don't have the drive for them, although something like a transmitter tube 211/845 might do the job. I was a SET head for a long time, so I am not sure how conventional push/pull tubes work for me. I also wonder about OTL with these speakers. So anyone have any thoughts? |
RE: My recommendation: DIY Audio First Watt M2X Amplifier, posted on May 1, 2022 at 11:23:05 | |
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Understood. Good luck. |
Actually..., posted on May 3, 2022 at 08:18:37 | |
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This is a 35 wpc push pull from Nelson, and it is enough power to hit the volume levels I need with the JBL. It is not a Class A amplifier, but nevertheless quite nice for SS. It is a Class A amp. And rated output is 20 watts into 8 ohms and 30 into 4 ohms. Ever read the manual? "The F7, a nice little Class A amplifier with hardly any feedback does not have the brute force advantage. It resorts to a stratagem that makes the dance a little more like a Tango." |
All is fair, posted on May 4, 2022 at 13:58:44 | |
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RE: Considering A Change In Electronics? Any Recommendations?, posted on May 4, 2022 at 17:11:29 | |
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I bought a pair of PS Audio Stellar M1200 monoblock amplifiers a couple of years ago and they sound spectacular in my system driving my Thiel CS3.7 speakers. I had been using a Parasound Halo A21 power amplifier before buying the PS Audio amplifiers and the improvement was substantial. Anyway, PS Audio just announced a sale on their Stellar line of audio components so I thought you might be interested. |
RE: All is fair, posted on May 17, 2022 at 12:11:16 | |
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Then why the continued references to a site that judges quality strictly by measurements? |