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| Matching power amp and speaker impedance Thank you Newbee. That's very helpful.What's the sound of the 4 ohms output tap compared to 8 ohms and 16 ohms? The amp has 4 EL-34s per channel. According to you, the amp power output is on the conservative side. In terms of efficiency, does it m... | |
| usb vs toslink? My PC is about 100 feet away from my DAC. If I am not mistaken, Hagerman usb converter uses usb cable not CAT5. So, the 15-foot limitation on usb cable length would be an issue. (The optic usb cable is very expensive and such it's out of question.... | |
| Recommended SS amplifiers for Aesthetix Calypso? I had used Ayre V5x with Calypso to drive Focus Audio FS-888 (90db/1w/meter 4ohms). They produced excellent sound; had a touch of that magic tube sound. Now, I am using a pair of Marantz 9. AMAZING! | |
| Tube Life: 6SL7; 6SN7, 12AX7, 12AT7, 6DJ8 et al I have a similar concern. I use my Aesthetix pre-amp standby function when I am not listen to music. In fact, I hardly turn off the unit completely. I leave it "Standby" day and night; unless I am out of town for days. I have used the tubes (6922 ... | |
| Ready to spend $1100 for upgrade and need inputs Jaybo,What would be a matching arm for the AR. So, you don't think $1,300 new TT+arm would beat my exiting AR? | |
| Ready to spend $1100 for upgrade and need inputs Your are right Uppermidfi; its AR ES-1 and PT5. How's Pro-ject and MusicHall and BlueNotes models? Any thoughts? I can stretch to $1300 if the difference of performance is "significant". | |
| 2 amplifiers, 1 pair of speakers Hi Kr4,I am not an electrician or anything close to that. Can you explain -- "... even when off, the amp will load the other." What's the effects to sound quality.Because that's exactly what I am doing. Marantz 9 amps to my Focus Audio FS-888 (and... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso ? Rayhall, I traded in my Sonic Frontier Line 3 for the Calypso Linestage. Line 3 has been an excellent unit but the Calypso is even better. Inronically Calypso costs less than Line 3 and has no seperate power supply unit and much simple topology bu... | |
| All Sonic Frontiers System - Bad Idea?? I upgraded (trade in) SFL-2 to Line 3 since 1998. I still own SFL-1, and a pair SFM-75 power amp. They have no problem whatsoever. Great products. For all who upgraded Line 3 to Line 3 SE, can you tell me the sonic significants. I try to justify t... |