trumpet fanfare please!!! Another convert to better understanding !!!

Posted by Sean (A) on October 8, 2004 at 21:27:29

In Reply to: Power amps and speaker control.... posted by AbeCollins on October 3, 2004 at 23:42:41:

Abe, i hope that your latest personal experiences help put some of my previous "harsh" comments about the HCA-2 in better perspective for you. It obviously isn't quite as "High Current" as the name implies or they would like you to believe.

This specific Krell does things well because it is high bias, has a massive power supply, a massive output stage and is relatively fast. This means increased linearity with less stress under any given load or signal condition. In plain English, it has "finesse", "speed", "dynamic headroom" and "muscle" with all of these traits available on command as needed. Less stress with greater speed equals less distortion and more control equals greater transient response / dynamics. Since real music is all about dynamics and getting rid of distortion, the transparency of the system has probably improved drastically. Something else that you'll find out as you experiment is that much of what you hear with these speakers will carry on over to other speakers. This is because the amp is more stable into a wide array of loads, making it more versatile in terms of system building. If you remember, i made comment to you about the lack of stability of some of your previous amps before. I knew that this was a place that you could easily improve upon in your system and i'm glad to see that you've found this out for yourself.

As far as power output goes, REAL power output ratings DO matter. For further insight as to what i'm talking about, read the link that i've included below. Other than that, welcome to the "voltage source" club. It's a pretty eye and ear opening event, isn't it? Sean
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Topic - Power amps and speaker control.... - AbeCollins 23:42:41 10/03/04 (22)

trumpet fanfare please!!! Another convert to better understanding !!! - Sean 21:27:29 10/08/04 (0)

yet another discovers Reality.. - Bare 19:39:45 10/04/04 (0)

Re: Power amps and speaker control.... - Artar1 11:48:36 10/04/04 (0)

Re: Power amps and speaker control....and for only $1020! - Awe-d-o-file 09:56:29 10/04/04 (6)

Re: Power amps and speaker control....and for only $1020! - AbeCollins 13:17:11 10/04/04 (5)

Abe...an off topic question - btone88 09:37:58 10/05/04 (2)

Re: Abe...an off topic question - AbeCollins 11:25:18 10/05/04 (1)

Thanks (NT) - btone88 11:49:03 10/05/04 (0)

Re: Power amps and speaker control....and for only $1020! - sogood 23:33:16 10/04/04 (1)

Re: Power amps and speaker control....and for only $1020! - AbeCollins 23:42:10 10/04/04 (0)

Re: Power amps and speaker control.... - Paul L 09:25:03 10/04/04 (0)

I know what you meanâ€¦ - millen 07:59:34 10/04/04 (6)

I believe you. - AbeCollins 13:22:58 10/04/04 (1)

I agree... - millen 14:43:11 10/04/04 (0)

Re: I know what you meanâ€¦ - Artar1 11:30:03 10/04/04 (0)

That's not an amp, that's a freakin whole house space heater!!! 8=) nt - Dad 09:13:49 10/04/04 (2)

Fall is in the air and...... - Kal Rubinson 12:35:08 10/04/04 (1)

It sure is... - millen 09:47:46 10/04/04 (0)

Re: Power amps and speaker control.... - sogood 06:00:53 10/04/04 (0)

Re: Power amps and speaker control.... - darkare 03:14:19 10/04/04 (2)

Re: Power amps and speaker control.... - AbeCollins 13:31:37 10/04/04 (1)

Re: Power amps and speaker control.... - sogood 23:58:47 10/04/04 (0)

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